Karl von Eckartshausen
Karl von Eckartshausen (German: [ˈkaʁl fɔn ˈʔɛkaʁtsˌhaʊzn̩]; (1752-06-28)28 June 1752 – (1803-05-12)12 May 1803) was a German Catholic mystic, writer, and philosopher.
Karl von Eckartshausen
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- Born
- 1752.
- Died
- 1803.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- writer, archivist, mystic, philosopher, jurist and court counsel.
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Karl von Eckartshausen (German: [ˈkaʁl fɔn ˈʔɛkaʁtsˌhaʊzn̩]; (1752-06-28)28 June 1752 – (1803-05-12)12 May 1803) was a German Catholic mystic, writer, and philosopher.
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Karl von Eckartshausen (1752–1803) was an archivist, court counsel and jurist, among other activities, of German nationality. The archivist was born in Haimhausen and died in Munich.
Karl von Eckartshausen was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Illuminati. Activity centred on Christian mysticism and esotericism. Languages used include German.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Karl von Eckartshausen was born in Haimhausen, Bavaria. Eckartshausen studied philosophy and Bavarian civil law in Munich and Ingolstadt.
Career
Career
Von Eckartshausen was the author of The Cloud upon the Sanctuary, a work of Christian mysticism which was later taken up by occultists. It was translated into English by Isabelle de Steiger. He joined the order of the Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt, but "withdrew his membership soon after discovering that this order only recognized enlightenment through human reason." Von Eckartshausen was acquainted with Johann Georg Schröpfer, an early pioneer of phantasmagoria, and himself experimented with the use of magic lanterns to create "ghost projections" in front of an audience of four or five people. He died in Munich at the age of 50.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1752
Karl von Eckartshausen born at Haimhausen.
1803
Karl von Eckartshausen died at Munich.
Publications
— (1790). Aufschlüsse über Magie [Explanations Concerning Magic] (in German). Munich. — (1792). Aufschlüsse zur Magie aus geprüften Erfahrungen über verborgene philosophische Wissenschaften und verdeckte Geheimnisse der Natur [Insights into magic from verified experiences about hidden philosophical sciences and hidden secrets of nature] (in German). Munich. 4 vols. — (1796). Die wichtigsten Hieroglyphen fürs Menschen-Herz (in German). Leipzig. —. Die Wolke über dem Heiligtum [The Cloud upon the Sanctuary] (in German). — (1791). Gott ist die reinste Liebe [God is pure love] (in German). Munich. — (1989). Hanswille, Gerhard; Brumlich, Deborah (eds.). Magic: the principles of higher knowledge. Scarborough, Ontario: Merkur Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-9693820-1-0. OCLC 24215790. Translation of Aufschlüsse zur Magie.
Influence
The Cloud upon the Sanctuary was given a high status in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, particularly by Arthur Edward Waite. It is known to have attracted English author and the founder of Thelema, Aleister Crowley, to the Order.
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- 1.The work was translated into Czech by Josef Vratislav Monse in 1792 under the name
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- Booth, Martin. A Magick Life: A Biography of Aleister Crowley. Hodder and Stoughton. 2001. 0-340-71806-4.
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- Knowles, George. Karl von Eckartshausen. Controverscial.com. 2005.
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