St.-Germain,
The Great Enigma—A Study of the Adept as
an Expression of the Ultimate in Human Potential
8.5
x 11 Inch Comb-Bound Book (Item
# 1027): The life and work of a high adept of the caliber
of that entity who assumed the name and identity of the Comte de St.-Germain
in 18th Century France must remain an enigma shrouded in a mystery. This is
an ancient law which must be obeyed and respected. This presentation endeavors
to speculate upon the identity, age, secret of the fabled longevity, and worldly
mission of this extraordinary "Wundermann" of Europe who was called
by Frederick the Great "the man who never dies." A number of the
most reliable sources are drawn from, including anecdotes from the memoirs
of individuals who had met him. 76 pp., 26 illustrations,
15 in color-including 37 color plates from La Très Sainte Trinosophie;
with 68-minute CD of the music of Comte de St.-Germain–$19.50
(Spanish translation available for the same price
as Item #1027S)
5.5 x 8.5 Inch Saddle-Stitch Booklet (Item #1028): 88 pp., 16 illustrations–$7.50
ST.-GERMAIN, THE GREAT ENIGMA
Foreword by the Author
Perhaps once
in a millennium, if not in a century or two, the great benevolent hierarchy
of divine teachers and human adepts sends one or more of its sons out into the
world to assist in the evolutionary progress of mankind. Two such highly evolved
men were Sir Francis Bacon—Viscount St. Albans, Baron Verulam, Lord High
Chancellor of England in the 17th Century; and that other extraordinary human
entity which assumed the body and identity of the Comte de St.-Germain in 18th-Century
France. Some commentators have speculated that these two personalities were
projected by one and the same entity. Such is, indeed, the lore of every high
adept—who must by the very power and force of his or her individuality
remain an enigma shrouded in a mystery. We cannot by any process of logic or
imagination fathom the character of such extraordinary personages, or apply
the normal standards of human nature in judging their motives. Both of these
entities—from the esoteric viewpoint—underwent feigned or philosophic
deaths in order to free themselves up to serve more effectively in accomplishing
the secret goals of the spiritual hierarchy. Both were impeded in their public
work by the failings of mediocre men—an unfortunate occurrence which has
been repeated much too often in the history of human civilizations.
To derive the
most benefit, then, in this commentary on the more mysterious of the above two
personalities—which I have the temerity to attempt—I will approach
this difficult task from the standpoint of the adept as the expression of the
ultimately unlimited potential of a human being. This boundless potential was
certainly stressed and demonstrated by our hero, the Comte de St.-Germain himself.
The great majority of human geniuses have an imbalance in their overall character—their
extraordinary talent(s) or faculty(ies) being countered by deficiencies in other
aspects of their constitution. That this is so is a given since a balance of
extraordinary powers and traits in a person by definition would remove him or
her from the great mass of ordinary folk and place them in the extremely lonely
and exalted category of the superhuman or high adept. The many extraordinary
abilities and accomplishments of the Comte de St.-Germain have certainly been
documented anecdotally in the diaries of those who were privileged to encounter
him: master chemist, alchemist, gemologist, jeweler, perfumist, proficient musician
and composer, poet, painter, conqueror of the physical aging process, diplomat,
conversationalist, story teller, connoisseur of art and literature, animal lover,
benefactor of the poor, inventor, military man, possessor of impeccable character,
personal detachment, kindness and power of concentration, etc., etc.
We will deal systematically with our venerable subject by assembling what has been gleaned from personal anecdotes of his contemporaries, and speculation derived from esoteric considerations, into the following categories: (1) Who was he? (2) How old was he? (3) What was the secret of his longevity? (4) What was his mission? and (5) selected anecdotes about his activities and personality.
