Franz Hartmann was a German physician, theosophist

Theosophy

Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...

, occultist, geomancer, astrologer

Astrologer

An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...

, and author. His works include several books on esoteric studies and biographies of Jakob Böhme

Jakob Böhme

Jakob Böhme was a German Christian mystic and theologian. He is considered an original thinker within the Lutheran tradition...

 and Paracelsus

Paracelsus

Paracelsus was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist....

. He translated the Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita

The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...

into German and was the editor of the journal Lotusblüten

Lotusblüten (magazine)

Lotusblüthen and New Lotusblüten was a theosophical magazine published by Franz Hartmann. It was the second theosophical magazine in Germany and Austria after Wilhelm Hübbe-Schleidens Die Sphinx.- Lotusblüthen :...

. He was at one time a co-worker of Helena Blavatsky at Adyar. In 1896 he founded a German Theosophical Society

Theosophical Society

The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in 1875 to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy. The original organization, after splits and realignments has several successors...

. He also supported the Guido-von-List-Society (Guido-von-List-Gesellschaft).

According to Theodor Reuss

Theodor Reuss

Theodor Reuss was an Anglo-German tantric occultist, anarchist, police spy, journalist, singer, and promoter of Women's Liberation; and head of Ordo Templi Orientis.-Early years:...

 he was one of the original founders of the magical Order that would later be known as Ordo Templi Orientis

Ordo Templi Orientis

Ordo Templi Orientis is an international fraternal and religious organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century...

, along with Reuss and Carl Kellner.

Partial bibliography

• Magick: White and Black
• The Life of Jehoshua, the prophet of Nazareth
• The Principles of Astrological Geomancy
• Correlation of Spiritual Forces
• With the Adepts: An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians
• Life and the Doctrines of Philippus Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim Known as Paracelsus (1887).
• 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

External links

• FranzHartmann.org
• 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 Third Edition Fourth Edition Fourth American Edition Fifth American Edition Eighth American Edition
• Occult Science in Medicine by Franz Hartmann
• Personal Christianity: A Science: The Doctrines of Jacob Boehme, The God-Taught Philosopher With an Introduction and Notes by Franz Hartmann
• 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
• The Life of Philippus Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim Known by the Name of Paracelsus and The Substance of His Teachings by Franz Hartmann
• 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 First Edition Second Edition
• Contents of Lotusblüten 1893-1900
• Contents of Lotusblüten 1908-1914
• Memorable Recollections from the life of the author of the "Lotusblüten".
• The Life of Jehoshua, the prophet of Nazareth - full text