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Line 1: {{Short description\|German occultist, geomancer and astrologer}} '''Franz Hartmann''' ([[1838]] - [[1912]]) was a german theosophist and author of esoteric works. He wrote esoteric studies and a biography of Jakob Böhme and of [[Paracelsus]]. He translated the [[Bhagavad Gita]] into German and was the editor of the journal ''Lotusblüten''. He was at one time a co-worker of Helena Blavatsky at Adyar. In 1896 he founded a german [[Theosophical Society]]. {{Hatnote\|For other uses, [[:de:Franz Hartmann (Begriffsklärung)\|Franz Hartmann (disambiguation)]]}} {{Expand German\|topic=bio\|Franz Hartmann\|date=May 2015}} {{More citations needed\|date=January 2021}} == External links ==▼ {{Infobox person \| name= Franz Hartmann \| image= File:Franz-Hartmann.jpg \| caption= \| image_size= 250 px \| birth_date= {{birth date\|1838\|11\|22\|df=y}} \| birth_place= [[Donauwörth]], [[German Confederation]] \| death_date= {{death date and age\|1912\|08\|07\|1838\|11\|22\|df=y}} \| death_place= [[Kempten im Allgäu]], [[German Empire]] \| signature= }} {{Theosophy}} '''Franz Hartmann''' (22 November 1838, [[Donauwörth]] – 7 August 1912, [[Kempten im Allgäu]]) was a German medical doctor, [[Theosophy (Blavatskian)\|theosophist]], [[occultist]], [[geomancer]], [[astrologer]], and author. ==Biography== Hartmann was an associate of [[Helena Blavatsky]] and was Chairman of the Board of Control of the [[Theosophical Society Adyar]].<ref name="Baier 2018">Baier, Karl. (2018). ''Yoga within Viennese Occultism: Carl Kellner and Co''. In Karl Baier, Philipp André Maas, Karin Preisendanz. ''Yoga in Transformation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives''. Vienna University Press. pp. 395-396. {{ISBN\|978-3-7370-0862-4}}</ref> He collaborated with the mystic [[Carl Kellner (mystic)\|Carl Kellner]]. He published the journals ''Lotusblüthen'' (1893-1900) and ''Neue Lotusblüten'' (1908-1913). He wrote articles on [[yoga]] and popularized the subject within Germany.<ref name="Baier 2018"/> He has been described as "one of the most important theosophical writers of his time".<ref name="Baier 2018"/> His works include several books on esoteric studies and biographies of [[Jakob Böhme]] and [[Paracelsus]]. He translated the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' into German and was the editor of the journal ''[[Lotusblüten (magazine)\|Lotusblüten]]''. He was at one time a co-worker of [[Helena Blavatsky]] at [[Adyar (Chennai)\|Adyar]]. In 1896 he founded a German [[Theosophical Society]]. He also joined and supported the far-right esotericist [[Guido-von-List-Society]] (''Guido-von-List-Gesellschaft'') which was a [[Modern paganism\|modern Pagan]] [[new religious movement]] which promoted [[Heathenry (new religious movement)\|Wotanism]], a proposed revival of the religion of the ancient German race, and which included an inner set of openly racist [[Ariosophy\|Ariosophical]] teachings that Guido-Von-List termed [[Ariosophy\|Armanism]]. According to [[Theodor Reuss]] he was one of the original founders of the magical order that would later be known as [[Ordo Templi Orientis]], along with Reuss, [[Carl Kellner (mystic)\|Carl Kellner]] and others. == Works == {{expand list\|date=April 2019}} ''Magic: White and Black'' (London, 1886) ''Life and the Doctrines of Philippus Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim Known as [[Paracelsus]]'' (1887) ''Geomancy'' (London 1889) ''The Talking Image of Urur'' (New York, 1890) ''The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme'' (1891) ''[[Occult Science in Medicine]]'' (1893), United Kingdom: Theosophical Publishing Society ''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73860 Among the Gnomes: An Occult Tale of Adventure in the Untersburg]'' (1895), London: T. Fisher Unwin ''The Life of Jehoshua, the Prophet of Nazareth'' ''The Principles of Astrological Geomancy'' ''Correlation of Spiritual Forces'' ''With the Adepts: An Adventure Among the [[Rosicrucian]]s'' ''In the Pronaos of the Temple of Wisdom Containing the History of the True and the False Rosicrucians'' ''Alchemy and Astrology'' ''Metafisica Medicina y Sanacion'' ''Philosophy and Theosophy'' ''The Four Pillars of Occult Medicine'' ''An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians: A Student of Occultism'' ''Among the Adepts: The Brotherhood of the Golden and Rosy Cross and Their Occult and Mysterious Powers'' ''To Will, to Dare and to Be Silent in Magic'' == See also == [[Christianity and Theosophy]] * [[Theosophy and literature#Theosophists as fiction writers\|Theosophists as fiction writers]] '' Buried Alive'' (1895) ==References== {{Reflist}} ▲== External links == [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/legacy/works/the-life-and-the-doctrines-of-paracelsus/ The Life and the Doctrines of Paracelsus] (1887), by Franz Hartmann [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/legacy/works/the-life-and-the-doctrines-of-jacob-boehme/ The Life and the Doctrines of Jacob Boehme] (1891), by Franz Hartmann [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71252 Occult science in medicine] (1893), by Franz Hartmann [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73860 Among the gnomes : An occult tale of adventure in the Untersberg] (1895), by Franz Hartmann [https://books.google.com/books?id=nw4AAAAAYAAJ ''In The Pronaos of the Temple of Wisdom Containing the History of the True and the False Rosicrucians With an Introduction into the Mysteries of the Hermetic Philosophy''] by Franz Hartmann ''Magic, White and Black or The Science of Finite and Infinite Life Containing Practical Hints for Students of Occultism'' by Franz Hartmann [https://books.google.com/books?id=whgPAAAAQAAJ Third Edition] [https://books.google.com/books?id=gOUOAAAAQAAJ Fourth Edition] [https://archive.org/details/magicwhiteblacko00hartrich Fourth American Edition] [https://books.google.com/books?id=osAVAAAAYAAJ Fifth American Edition] [https://books.google.com/books?id=bE0PAAAAYAAJ Eighth American Edition] [https://books.google.com/books?id=LwZD6njgEeUC ''Occult Science in Medicine''] by Franz Hartmann [https://archive.org/stream/personalchristia00bhuoft ''Personal Christianity: A Science: The Doctrines of Jacob Boehme, The God-Taught Philosopher''] With an Introduction and Notes by Franz Hartmann [https://books.google.com/books?id=sjcAAAAAMAAJ ''The Life of Jehoshua, the Prophet of Nazareth: An Occult Study and a Key to the Bible, Containing the History of an Initiate''] by Franz Hartmann [https://archive.org/details/paracelsusandthe017572mbp ''The Life of Philippus Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim Known by the Name of Paracelsus and The Substance of His Teachings''] by Franz Hartmann [https://books.google.com/books?id=_eEOAAAAQAAJ The Principles of Astrological Geomancy, The Art of Divining by Punctuation According to Cornelius Agrippa and Others] by Franz Hartmann ''With the Adepts: An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians'' by Franz Hartmann [https://books.google.com/books?id=_wATAAAAYAAJ First Edition] [https://books.google.com/books?id=crYNAAAAYAAJ Second Edition] [http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/LOTBLGHU.HTM Contents of Lotusblüten 1893-1900] [http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/NLOBLUHU.HTM Contents of Lotusblüten 1908-1914] [http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/hartmannmr.htm Memorable Recollections from the life of the author of the "Lotusblüten.".] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320235316/http://www.theosophical.ca/Jehoshua1.htm The Life of Jehoshua, the prophet of Nazareth - full text] [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:2-30931 Digital edition of "Beitrag zur Litteratur über die Wirkung des Chloroforms"] by the [[University and State Library Düsseldorf]] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmann, Franz}} ~~{{writer-stub}}~~ [[deCategory:~~Franz~~1838 ~~Hartmann~~births]] [[Category:~~Theosophy\|Hartmann,~~1912 ~~Franz~~deaths]] [[Category:German astrologers]] [[Category:19th-century astrologers]] [[Category:20th-century astrologers]] [[Category:German occult writers]] [[Category:German Theosophists]] [[Category:People from Donauwörth]]