Comte Saint-Germain - or eternal youth. Who is the Comte Saint-Germain - an outstanding alchemist or time traveler? Portraits and descriptions of appearance

Marquise de Pompadour.

Among other great undertakings conceived by the count, Saint Germain promised the Danish king to design and build for him a seven-gun admiral's ship that could reach the shores of East India in a month or less and would not be affected by the wind. The design of the vessel assumed the absence of sails and masts, except for the sentinel one. A strong but simple hull that will not be afraid of the dangers and hardships of the sea. Also, this ship will not need sailors, at least it will be possible to get by with only a small number of them, since any person will be able to control the ship, thanks to the new wonderful navigation system.

On this amazing ship, the count intended to put no less amazing guns. According to him, such a gun has no recoil, so it does not need a carriage and wheels, and has such amazing accuracy that it can split a rope with a shot. In addition, its incredible rate of fire is at least ten times faster than any other cannon. However, the gun barrel, even with such an intense rate of fire, does not warm up at all. Only one person can serve it. The design of the cannon allows him to quickly reload it. Among other advantages of the miracle cannon, Saint-Germain notes its compactness and long range, which is much superior to other weapons.

Isn't it amazing how the ship described by Saint-Germain without sails is similar to the steel monsters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries - the first battleships, and the count's rapid-fire cannon, to steel rifled guns loaded from the breech. Alas, these inventions seemed so unusual and incredible to his contemporaries that the graph's project was not accepted and was not considered seriously. Here is what the Minister of Foreign Affairs von Bernstorf and the Danish Ambassador Count von Wedel-Fries write in a note accompanying the count's message to the king: “We, Gracious Sovereign, do not appreciate lovers of secrets and projects; as it seems to us, the honor of the King urgently demands that the public should not think that His Majesty is bringing people like him closer to himself ... "and:" his projects seemed to me so extensive, not to say paradoxical, that I wanted to get rid of him, but his insistent requests compelled me to give in…”

In 1760, the Count of Saint-Germain went on behalf of Louis XV to The Hague on a secret political mission. According to Baron de Gleichen, the purpose of this mission was to conclude a separate treaty with Prussia and England, during the Seven Years' War, in order to break the alliance between France and Austria, which was supported by the French Foreign Minister, the Duke de Choiseul, who then had great political authority in the country. Therefore, in order to avoid dangerous political dissonance during the war, Marshal Belle-Ile developed a plan for secret negotiations on a separate peace. The marshal’s plan, secretly from Chauzel, was supported by King Louis XV and his mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour, providing for this the entire available arsenal of tricks that the monarch’s own intelligence had at its disposal - the “King’s Secret”, which, moreover, often conflicted with the Foreign Ministry. The Marshal recommended the Count of Saint- Germain as a confidant in the upcoming negotiations and asked him to give the count full authority to negotiate on behalf of France. The king, having familiarized himself with the recommendations of the marshal, approved the candidacy of the count for the role of a secret parliamentarian and, having honored him with his audience, personally handed him all the papers due, along with a special cipher.

Details of Saint Germain's political activities during the Seven Years' War can be gleaned from the archives of the British Museum, in particular from the diplomatic correspondence between the representative in The Hague, General York, and Lord Holderness in London. The general, in his letter dated March 14, 1760, reports that he personally spoke with Saint-Germain, who came to him on behalf of Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour and Marshal Belle-Ile. By them, he was authorized to negotiate a truce between France and England. Soon a response was received from Lord Holderness, expressing the position of King George II of Great Britain. The letter said that His Majesty King George II was interested in conducting these negotiations, as they correspond to the interests of Great Britain, and Saint-Germain may well be authorized to conduct such negotiations.

Holland was to act as an intermediary in the peace negotiations between England and France, and, according to the Minister of the Saxon court in The Hague, Kauderbach, Saint-Germain provided such mediation by establishing relations with the President of the Council of Plenipotentiaries of the Province of Holland, Count Bentinck. The Prussian king Frederick II the Great also became interested in Saint Germain's proposal for peace negotiations.

While in Holland, Saint-Germain wrote a letter dated March 11, 1760, to Madame de Pompadour, in which he expressed his devotion to her and reported on the successes achieved, thanks to which an opportunity opened up for France to conclude a truce and perhaps even establish peace in Europe, bypassing the Congress. In addition, the count intended to obtain for France, a huge cash loan of 30 million florins.

However, these plans were not destined to come true, the spies of Choiseul found out about the preparation of secret separate negotiations and reported this to the duke. Now that Choiseul knew of the mission of Saint-Germain, he made every effort to discredit and destroy the count, who in the current situation was very dangerous to him, and thereby prevent him from interfering in state affairs of particular importance. The Duke of Choiseul insisted on publicly discrediting Saint-Germain in the press, slandering him in publications posted in French newspapers, in which he exposed the count as an adventurer, spy and a person dangerous to the state.

As a result, Louis XV was forced to give in to pressure from Choiseul and the Foreign Ministry, to cancel the powers of the count, declaring Saint-Germain an adventurer who was not trustworthy. As a result, separate negotiations were disrupted, and the count, having fallen out of favor with the king, was forced to leave the country in order to avoid imprisonment in the Bastille. Already in April 1760, on his way to England, he crossed East Frisia, and on June 3, 1760, an article appeared in the news of the London Chronicle about a mysterious stranger who had just set foot on British soil. The article was about none other than the Count of Saint-Germain. Despite French demands to extradite Saint-Germain, a refusal was received.

A stay in the British Isles has always inspired the Earl, who was an all-round gifted man, not only a scientist and mystic, but also an excellent artist and skilled musician. The British Museum has preserved music books with musical works composed by the earl during the period from 1745 to 1760 during visits to this country.

Catherine II.

Later, one landsknecht, a German who served in those days in the Russian guard, will write in his memoirs what he heard while playing billiards from Grigory Orlov: “If it wasn’t for him, then nothing would have happened.” So he said of Saint-Germain, recalling the events of the coup of 1762.

It is also known about the cordial meeting of Saint-Germain with another Orlov, Alexei, an associate of Catherine II and the brother of her favorite, Grigory Orlov. This meeting took place somewhat later, in 1774, in the city of Nuremberg, when Saint-Germain was visiting the Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who witnessed this warm meeting. Orlov warmly embraced Saint-Germain, who for some reason was dressed in the uniform of a Russian general, and after dinner, they retired for a long time in the office to resolve some important issue.

No less interesting is the fact that Grigory Orlov paid Saint-Germain large sums of money for predicting the future military victories of Empress Catherine II. The fact is that the count claimed that he was able to foresee the events of the future by entering a long and deep trance, which could last from 37 to 49 hours. Then he unmistakably answered any question of the past or predicted the future. Sometimes, plunging into a trance, the count told about his wanderings through unknown lands or about contacts with the other world, with the spirits of the dead. The count owed these abilities to the knowledge he gained from the sages and sorcerers of Tibet and India. He was also proud of his knowledge of the language of animals and the ability to tame snakes and bees, which he learned from yogis.

It was rumored that the count brought from the East a mysterious magical artifact, the so-called "Mirror of Saint-Germain", which reflected the events of the future. We learn about this mirror thanks to the confession of Cagliostro, a student of Saint Germain, which he made when he fell into the clutches of the Inquisition. Cagliostro claimed to have seen this mysterious artifact in Holstein when he was initiated by the count into the highest mystical degrees of the Knights Templar. Then he also saw the vessel in which the count kept his elixir of immortality.

Needless to say, in times of intrigue, wars and great political changes, when Europe was seething, immersed in the cauldron of history, the Count's abilities were in great demand. His main clients in the delicate issues of the future were people endowed with great power, who, firstly, had something to lose, and secondly, they wanted even more of this very power. Therefore, Saint Germain's predictions concerned mainly the events of the not so distant future and were connected with the fate of quite famous people, whose questions he tried to answer.

Often, King Louis XV of France and the Marquise de Pompadour used his predictions and advice. There was a legend that with the help of his magic mirror, the Count made a terrible prediction to the King of France Louis XV, seeing in the reflection the terrible fate of his offspring - the decapitated grandson of the Dauphin. The king was then horrified and in a rage drove Saint Germain away. This gloomy prophecy came true on January 21, 1793, a few years after the start of the French Revolution. The Bourbon king of France, Louis XVI, grandson of Louis XV, ascended the scaffold and was beheaded with a guillotine knife.

Soon Saint-Germain leaves Russia and in 1763 stops in Brussels, where for several months he stays with Count Karl of Koblenz, who, in a letter to the Prime Minister Prince Kaunitsky, dated April 8, 1763, reports a number of curious news about Saint-Germain.

Portrait of Giacomo Casanova.

Once Casanova, while passing through Tournai, learned about Saint Germain's stay in this city. Despite the fact that the count did not receive anyone, Casanova wished to be introduced to him and wrote a letter to the count asking for a meeting. Saint Germain gave a positive answer, however, put one condition - Casanova must come to him incognito and leave his house before dinner. The count appeared before him in an oriental dress of strange cut, with a long beard; in his hand he had an ivory wand and looked like a real sorcerer. There were many mysterious alchemical devices around, various crucibles and vessels.

Saint Germain told Casanova of his plans to set up a factory for the Count of Koblenz and then demonstrated one amazing alchemical experiment. The count asked Casanova for a coin, he gave him 12 sous. After that, Saint-Germain put the coin in a special vessel, heated it with a blowpipe and threw some small black seed on the coin. A few minutes later, the coin became very hot, and then some time later, after it had cooled, the count returned it to the guest. Casanova was amazed: “I began to examine the coin. Now it was gold. I never doubted for a moment that I was holding my coin in my hands (…) Saint-Germain simply could not quietly replace one coin with another.” (…) “ That coin really looked like gold, and two months later in Berlin I sold it to Field Marshal Keith, who showed great interest in the unusual gold coin of 12 sous.

After this meeting, Casanova changed his opinion about the count for the better, although he was somewhat distrustful of what he saw. Casanova writes the following in his memoirs about Saint-Germain: “Oddly enough, as if against my will, the count unconsciously amazes me, he managed to amaze me ...” Already later, from Casanova’s memoirs, it will become known that Saint-Germain offered to help him to turn the Marquise d'Urfe into a man, who passionately desired this and which Casanova himself could not do, and also to cure him of syphilis, however, he rejected this proposal.

In the period from 1763 to 1769, the Count of Saint-Germain would disappear, information about these six years of his life is extremely scarce. However, he apparently spent at least a year in Berlin between these dates. The memoirs of Mr. Dieudonné Thiebaud, which allow us to draw such a conclusion, have been preserved, here is what he writes: “A very remarkable person lived in Berlin for a whole year, calling himself Count Saint-Germain. Abbé Perneti immediately recognized him as an adept and came to us filled with many wonderful stories.”

Once having learned about the stay in the city of the count, Princess Amelia wished to see him. During their acquaintance, the princess was very surprised by the attitude of the Count of Saint-Germain towards the elderly Baron Niehausen - they talked as if they were old friends, while the count often addressed the baron with the words “my son”, although he was much older than him.

Soon the fact that the count was staying in Berlin became known to Madame de Trussel, who had heard a lot about this amazing and mysterious person and had long been burning with curiosity and really wanted to see him. She asked Abbot Perneti to arrange a meeting for them, and then one day, the count appeared in her house. In the ensuing conversation, we talked about the "philosopher's stone". The count noticed that many alchemists who seek to obtain it are greatly mistaken, placing their hopes in experiments to obtain the "philosopher's stone" on fire. However, as you know, fire is the element of destruction, while the truth should be sought in creation.

Whether Count Saint-Germain managed to reveal the secret of the legendary "philosopher's stone" remains a mystery, but the transformations to which he subjected precious stones and metals amaze to this day. Perhaps the count really knew some kind of alchemical recipe that allowed him to carry out these transformations? It is even known that once in a letter to Pyotr Ivanovich Panin, he offered to reveal to him the secret of gold production.

There were other rumors that the count possessed the elixir of immortality, the secret of eternal youth. Saint-Germain really had some kind of phenomenal ability - over the years he did not change and did not age. People who had known him all their lives turned into old men, and the count remained the same as when they first met, many years ago. Naturally, this fact could not be hidden. Yes, and the count himself from time to time added fuel to the fire of gossip with his stories. At the court of Madame de Pompadour, it was said that once Saint-Germain made a gift to his favorite - a miraculous elixir of youth. A quarter of a century had passed since then, and this lady still retained the charm of youth.

An equally entertaining story happened at one of the receptions, when Count Saint-Germain had a chance to accompany Italian arias on the piano to a young countess, later known as Countess de Genlis. Then the count asked the girl if she wanted to keep her voice, charm and beauty and remain the same young after many years. Sighing, the countess objected that, alas, this is beyond human capabilities, but what the count was talking about would really be charming. Smiling enigmatically, Saint-Germain promised the countess to fulfill this desire by presenting a special elixir on the day of her coming of age.

Being an excellent chemist and alchemist, the count did from time to time give gifts to the ladies in the form of infusions and cosmetics for rubbing, which made them more beautiful. He never instilled in them a false hope of eternal youth, recognizing his impotence here, but he promised them that they would be able to maintain freshness and youth for a long time thanks to his drugs.

Between 1770 and 1773, Count Saint-Germain traveled widely, visiting Holland six times, stopping in the cities of Amsterdam, Ubergen and The Hague. In The Hague, the count lived in the ancient castle of Zorgfleet. At the end of June 1770, Saint Germain, together with his assistant and follower, the chancellor of Emperor Joseph II, Count Maximilian of Lamberg, visited the island of Corsica, where they carried out some alchemical research for the needs of the Masonic lodge.

In addition, all in the same 1770, the count managed to visit Livorno, when the Russian fleet was stationed there. Dressed in the uniform of a Russian officer, he was introduced by Count Alexei Orlov as Count Saltykov. Here he presented the expedition with a gift, a recipe for "Aqua Benedetta", "Russian Tea", a healing drink, which the count compiled thanks to his deep knowledge of medicine and herbalism. This drink perfectly helped Russian sailors endure all the hardships of the hot climate during the Archipelago Company.

Soon, news from the capital of France reaches the count that his enemy, the Duke of Choiseul, fell into disgrace and Saint-Germain is going to Paris. In 1773, the count spends some time in Mantua. Then he moved to Troisdorf and lived there from 1774 to 1776. In 1776, Saint-Germain moved to Leipzig, where Count Marcolini, on behalf of the court, offered him a high government post in Dresden, but Saint-Germain rejected this offer. The following year, 1777, the count appears in Dresden and conducts diplomatic work there with the Prussian ambassador von Alfensleben. In the same year, Saint-Germain met with D. I. Fonvizin, when he was passing through Germany.

Count Saint-Germain died, according to some researchers, on February 27, 1784 in the Duchy of Schleswig, as evidenced by the entry in Eckernförd's church book. However, many authors believe that he simply moved away from worldly affairs for a while and, perhaps, again went to comprehend the secrets of the Universe somewhere in the East, as he had done more than once before.

If Saint-Germain were an ordinary person, this, perhaps, would have ended our story about him. However, the count was and remains a man of mystery. No one knows for sure when he was born, just as no one knows the exact date of his death. There are only guesses, and therefore the count's adventures did not end at all in 1784, life went on ...

"Life after death" and the Masonic activity of Count Saint-Germain.

The death of the count in 1784 was reported in the newspapers, however, there are numerous witnesses who allegedly saw and communicated with Saint-Germain after the date of his official death. Moreover, these were people who knew the count well during his lifetime and could not confuse him with anyone else.

One curious piece of evidence of the Count's activities after 1784 is the surviving list of Masonic lodge members who met in Paris in 1785. Among the names of the participants in this meeting is the name of Saint-Germain.

Saint Germain is a Freemason.

This mystical current arose in central Europe and began to spread rapidly throughout the enlightened world, capturing the minds of many prominent and influential persons of that time. The 18th century was the century of Freemasonry, everything mystical attracted and attracted the aristocracy of that time. It was fashionable and prestigious, however, only a select few became brothers of secret orders. But among these chosen ones were kings and princes, ministers and generals, people in whose hands was concentrated enormous power and wealth. And above all of them, within the order, according to many theosophists, including such as Helena Roerich and Helena Blavatsky, he stood - the envoy of the Grand Lodge, Comte de Saint-Germain.

The purpose of the order of the Christian Rosenkreuz, built on ancient esoteric truths, was the dissemination of sacred science and knowledge, the comprehension of the nature of things and being. This order was a brotherhood of sages, philosophers, mystics and alchemists. And only a few of the Supreme Mentors of the order had access to sacred knowledge and controlled the spiritual evolution of mankind, thereby fulfilling the charter of a single Grand Lodge. According to many theosophists and esotericists, such a Mentor was Saint Germain, who possessed a certain mystical artifact - the Encrypted Rosicrucian Manuscript.

Saint Germain - mahatma

Blavatsky calls the count "the secret ruler of Tibet", a sage and a prophet from Shambhala, one of the three Great Himalayan Mahatmas, standing at the origins of the International Theosophical Society. And the famous theosophist Charles Leadbeater, in his book "The Life Hidden in Freemasonry", goes even further in his reflections, believing that the man known to us under the name of Saint Germain has experienced more than one reincarnation.

Be that as it may, the count seems to have indeed reached a very high position in the Masonic lodges of different countries. Perhaps this explains his great wealth and the fact that he was at home among persons of royal blood, many of whom were also Freemasons ...

As for the other facts of the count's activities after his official death, they are based mainly on the memoirs of the Countess d'Adhémar, the lady-in-waiting of Queen Marie Antoinette and Madame de Genlis. D'Adhémar writes in her memoirs that she saw Saint-Germain in 1788, that is, four years after the official date of his death. Then the count allegedly appeared to Marie Antoinette to warn her of the imminent mortal danger that the revolution would bring. Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793, according to the decision of the Revolutionary Committee of France. The later recordings of the Countess d'Adhémar seem incredible at all. She claimed that she had seen Saint-Germain more than once, in various dramatic stories of France, and their last meeting took place in 1820.

Similar stories are found in the diaries of Madame de Genlis, who allegedly also saw the count after his official death. It's hard to say how true all these claims are, maybe the older ladies just mistook him for someone very similar, who knows...

However, time is inexorable - people who personally knew Saint-Germain left this world. But, despite this, here and there, from time to time, information appears that the count was seen.

Count Saint Germain - alchemist, soothsayer, connoisseur of magical sciences and traveler who lived in the 18th century. For some time he served as a diplomat and enjoyed the confidence of Louis XV, as he was an outstanding polyglot. In addition to most European languages, he spoke Arabic and Hebrew. He had extensive knowledge of history and chemistry. He stated that he explored the possibilities of changing and improving diamonds, he knew how to get gold using mysterious chemical reactions.

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Biography shrouded in myths

Many legends are associated with the count. He became one of the most mysterious characters in 18th century France. It is not known where the alchemist comes from, but the most common version is that he is a Portuguese Jew.

Count Saint Germain. Engraving by N. Tom

There are many rumors about relatives. So, he was considered the heir to the Transylvanian prince Rakoczi given to be raised in the family of the Medici rulers. When he learned that his brothers and sisters had become royal subjects, he decided to take on a new name. Saint Germain supposedly comes from "holy brother" in Latin. The version was confirmed by the patronage of the Count de Medici. The latter took care of the worthy education of the pupil. He was also called the bastard of other royals, but the information has not been confirmed.

It is believed that the count wore a bracelet with a portrait of his mother on his arm. True, no one could recognize the woman depicted on it. The count said that at the age of seven he was forced to leave his father's house and hide in the forests from people who were pursuing him. He never saw his mother again, who gave him a bracelet so that he would not forget his origin.

From the biography of Count Saint Germain, you can learn about the financial situation of the alchemist, who lived quite modestly by the standards of his status. The surviving memories of acquaintances confirm his decency and justice. The count was engaged in music, almost all of his works were published in the UK during the author's lifetime. They are also in the repertoire of some modern ensembles.

From 1737, for five years, the alchemist conducted scientific research for Nadir Shah in Persia. In 1745, upon arrival in Britain, he was arrested as a Jacobite spy. The accusation was declared false, and the count was released. Information was preserved only because of an article in a newspaper. After leaving the cell, he was expected to have lunch with the secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the parliamentary treasurer - Lord Harrington.

After the incident, the alchemist moved to Vienna, where he also had a high-ranking status. During this time, he developed a close friendship with the Imperial Prime Minister. Subsequently, the acquaintance became the reason for the count's contacts with the French marshal, at whose request the adventurer moved to Paris. The count often visited Vienna, mainly on government assignments.

In Paris, he quickly made friends among the nobility. Among them is the mother of Catherine ll. None of the Parisians who knew the Count for many years came close to unraveling his secrets. He also received an important diplomatic assignment during the Seven Years' War. Despite his reputation as a seasoned adventurer, many rulers trusted him.

Portrait of the Marquise of Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, 1755

Perhaps the ability of the alchemist was the reason. The maid Madame Pompadour wrote that she had to observe a curious fact. At the royal request, the count spared the defect from the diamond. He did not answer questions about how this was done, but he mentioned the skills to increase pearls and fuse diamonds. In addition, he knew how to give a special shine to jewelry.

It was rumored that the miracle worker knew the secret of making gold. He offered to open it, of course, not for free, to the Russian General Panin, but he refused.

Giacomo Casanova was Saint Germain's rival. He never spoke of the latter without the epithet "black", called him a deceiver and a charlatan. The age of the count was especially harshly criticized. The latter claimed that he was over three hundred years old and possessed the elixirs of life and immortality. Casanova did not believe that it was possible to fuse several diamonds into one and own all the secrets of nature, but dignitaries still trusted Saint Germain.

In his memoirs, Giacomo Casanova mentions that he happened to be a witness to the "miracles" performed by Saint Germain. So, an old adversary asked Casanova for a coin of 12 sous, put a certain black grain on it and heated it. After the money cooled down, Casanova realized that it had become gold. However, he refused to believe that this was the same coin, considering what was happening to be a quality trick.

From further demonstration of the abilities of Count Casanova refused. For example, he did not give consent to the transformation of the marquise into a man, although the latter really wanted to, and Casanova himself could not cope with the sex change. He also refused to treat syphilis with Saint Germain's medicines. In his memoirs, Casanova noted that the count was preparing cosmetics for ladies, who offered an infusion that preserves youth.

Saint Germain had knowledge ahead of his time. For example, in the middle of the 18th century, he proposed to the Danish king to build a high-speed ship for one person, unsinkable and fast-firing. The monarch and his favorite refused, as the society condemned the connection of the head of state with a dubious person.

After the adventurer-alchemist went to England, and then to Russia. There were rumors that he helped Catherine ll ascend to the throne and made friends with the Orlovs. After the palace coup, he visited almost all European countries. Sometimes the count was offered high positions, but he refused. For drugs that do not give a positive effect, the alchemist was often called a charlatan.

In 1779 Saint Germain settled in the province of Schleswig. He was accepted by the prince, who had sympathy for the alchemists - Karl of Hesse. Then the mysterious count reveals his age - 88 years. After 1780, he only researched for permanent coloring compounds and herbal remedies for various diseases. According to church documents, the adventurer died on February 27, 1784. The date is confirmed by the recorded memoirs of the prince.

Legends associate Saint Germain with, calling him the "godfather" of the swindler. It is believed that he was a Templar and initiated Cagliostro into the order. Thanks to the story of the royal necklace, the connection between the two adventurers could not be overlooked.

In the archives of France, the alchemist is listed in the lists of Freemasons. It is documented that after a year from the official death there was a visit to their meeting under his name. Many believed that he was truly immortal.

There are records that the count appeared several times to dignitaries after 1784. So, he warned Marie Antoinette about the revolution. Countess Ademar and several of her acquaintances, the count appeared until the beginning of the 19th century. With one of the barons, he even shared his future plans. So, after a meeting in 1790, Saint Germain was going to England to invent the steam locomotive and the steamboat. After that, the count planned to go to the Himalayas for almost a century of rest.

Saltykov and other pseudonyms of the alchemist

The real name, true origin and exact date of birth of the count are unknown. He definitely lived in the 18th century. Most often he called himself Count Saint Germain.

In Russia, he presented himself as Count Saltykov in a general's position. The adventurer was also known under the name of Prince Rakosi, because for a long time there were rumors about such a biography of the count. He lived under many other names, in particular: de Bellamy, de Veldon, de Montferat or Tsarogi.

The alchemist had many imitators. The mime Gower, who was often mistaken for the "original", became especially famous. The false servants of the count spread rumors about the immortality of the latter. The letter to Empress Elizabeth is considered to be created by one of the imitators - a different handwriting and style. It is about the construction of soap factories, healing people with the help of alchemy, as well as increasing state revenues.

The habit of hiding his name and origin made the count a fraud in the eyes of some of our contemporaries. Many historians and biographers believe that only a penchant for adventurism is the reason for so many pseudonyms. In addition, the count cheated people when selling elixirs, declaring himself living forever.

In a letter to the Danish king, the count mentioned that he was unable to reveal his name and origin. He wrote that his family goes back to the youngest son of the king, who ruled in the VIII century. Some troubles allegedly threaten the count and his relatives if he tells the truth about himself.

Portraits and descriptions of appearance

Portrait of Saint Germain

There is no photo of Saint Germain for obvious reasons - this way of capturing the world around us appeared a little later than the period of the count's life. He was described as a man with a stocky figure. The count had broad shoulders, according to the diaries of his contemporaries.

Saint Germain knew how to dress with taste, his style was distinguished by magnificence and at the same time simplicity. The maid Madame Pompadour claimed: this man always looked elegant, but not pompous.

Among the surviving images of the count is only an engraving by N. Tom, who considered him an outstanding alchemist. There are no other lifetime portraits.

Saint Germain - books

Count Saint Germain. Secrets of Kings"

The count did not write books. Perhaps he kept some treatises on alchemy and occult knowledge, but they have not survived to this day. There is a possibility that the count's library went to the Duke of Hesse. But there are many books about Saint Germain published by various authors.

So, in 1995 in Paris, a book by P. Riviera was published under the title "Secrets and mysteries of the occult: Saint-Germain and Cagliostro." One of the members of the Theosophical Society, I. Cooper-Oakley, wrote the book “Count Saint Germain. Secrets of Kings. She came out in 1912. Theosophists were excited about the personality of Saint Germain, he often became the object of discussion, reflection and research.

Helena Blavatsky considered the alchemist to be a student of the sages of the East, who possessed solid knowledge. She often mentions him in her letters. Helena Roerich believed that this mysterious man was a member of the Himalayan community.

Comte Saint Germain reveals secret centuries later

Count Saint Germain. No one knew exactly where and when the illustrious count was born, which allowed him to easily talk about his meetings with celebrities who died hundreds or even thousands of years ago. The count was fluent in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, he also knew oriental languages, so it was completely impossible to establish which of them was his native.

His colorful stories about exotic countries simply amazed the audience. It is no wonder that the count aroused extreme curiosity and many tried to find out his ins and outs by bribing the servants.

The old servant took the offered money, but stated that he knew nothing about the pedigree of the count and his past, since he had served him for only ... 300 years!

After such an answer, the people around decided that Count Saint Germain knew the secret of making the elixir of immortality. And soon there were witnesses who claimed to have seen the count decades ago, and since then he has not changed at all.

In historical documents, the name of the Comte de Saint-Germain was first mentioned in 1745, when he, who had already lived in England for two years, was arrested for bringing letters in support of the Stuarts. After the suppression of the Jacobin rebellion in this country, foreigners were treated with distrust, especially those who poke their nose into its internal affairs. Count Saint Germain spent several weeks under house arrest; he was interrogated, but found out only two circumstances:

he lives under a false name and does not want to have anything to do with women.

In 1746, Comte Saint Germain left London and disappeared for twelve years. There is no mention of where he spent those years; presumably engaged in alchemy in Germany or traveled to India and Tibet.

They didn’t really know anything about Count Saint Germain in France, there were only rumors that he was very rich and had phenomenal abilities. And soon Louis XV received a mysterious letter from the count. Count Saint Germain wrote that "the king may need him and for some reason - which is not the time to expand - he could help him."

The all-powerful monarch was extremely intrigued by how this strange man, whom many called an adventurer and rogue, could help him. Despite the negative attitude towards Saint Germain of his entourage, Louis XV invited the Count to France and even provided him with Chambord Castle, and in return, Count Saint Germain promised Louis to do everything for his well-being.

In early 1758, Count Saint Germain arrived in France. In Chambord Castle, he placed a laboratory, assistants and workers.

True, he himself preferred to spend time not at melting furnaces and chemical retorts, but in the salons of the French nobility. The count dressed beautifully, large diamonds sparkled on the buttons of his jacket and buckles of his shoes, and a diamond ring adorned his little finger, which he used to rotate.

He looked forty or fifty years old, exactly the same as twelve years ago in England: time seemed to have stopped for him ...

The old Countess de Cergy recognized in him a man whom she met in Venice fifty years ago ... The lady swore that since then he had not changed at all!

Count Saint Germain did not refute the rumors about his immortality and even skillfully warmed them up. He played the violin superbly, understood the intricacies of political intrigue and owned a rich collection of precious stones. His influence and popularity grew day by day.

The most beautiful secular lionesses dreamed of an affair with him, but he skillfully bypassed the traps set by them, remaining inaccessible.

In May 1758, at a dinner at the Marquise Durfe, Saint-Germain met Casanova, about which the latter wrote in his Memoirs:

« Count Saint Germain wanted to seem unusual, to surprise everyone, and often he succeeded. His tone was very confident, but so thoughtful that it didn't evoke irritation."

The King of France dreamed of using the Count's knowledge for his own purposes, for example, to learn the secret of turning various metals into gold. In addition, Louis, constantly afraid of being poisoned, was extremely interested in whether there was a universal antidote.

Count Saint Germain did not give direct answers to the king's questions, but encouraged him, promising to do everything possible for the welfare of his royal patron.

Soon, Louis XV was actually convinced of the talents of Saint-Germain. He complained to the count that his diamond had a noticeable defect - a large stain. A few days later, Saint-Germain returned it completely transparent. It is not known how he managed to fix the defect. Experts are sure that he simply cut exactly the same diamond.

After that, Louis finally believed in the ability of Saint-Germain, and he became his man at court. Of course, not everyone was to their liking. The first minister of the king, the powerful Duke of Choiseul, especially disliked the count. He constantly repeated to the monarch that Saint-Germain was a rogue and should either be imprisoned in the Bastille or expelled from the country.

One day, Louis drank a glass of wine while falconry and fell ill with severe pains in his stomach. He ordered the count to be called to him. He appeared in the chambers of Louis immediately, recalled that at one time he wrote that he would definitely come in handy for the king.

Comte Saint Germain examined the patient's palate and tongue and demanded goat's milk. Having mixed the powders in it, he gave the weakening Louis the drug to drink, and soon he calmly fell asleep.

The count not only saved the king, but also pointed to the poisoner - the Duke of Choiseul, however, Louis did not believe him. Saint Germain reassured the king that there would be no more attempts and he would die a natural death. The French monarch was delighted with such news, but refused to know the day and hour of his death.

By the way, Count Saint Germain could actually name the day and hour of the death of the French king: he became famous for very accurate predictions. It was rumored that he owes this phenomenal ability to a magic mirror in which one could supposedly see future events, the fate of people and states.

According to the legends, the magic mirror once belonged to Nostradamus and it was with his help that he became known as the greatest soothsayer. Catherine de Medici also wrote about its existence in her diary. When Nostradamus showed her this magical item, she saw in it the bloody events of the Bartholomew night and the death of Henry III.

Whether Count Saint Germain possessed a mysterious mirror or was simply a talented clairvoyant is unknown, but his prophecies really came true.

The ability of the mysterious count to predict events, his knowledge of poisons and antidotes attracted the close attention of the king's mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour, to him. Deciding that such a knowledgeable person would be extremely useful to her, the Marquise decided to "tame" him.

Realizing that he did not need money and positions, and nothing could intimidate him, she decided to use her charms. Pompadour knew that all attempts of secular beauties to seduce the count ended in failure, so she was driven by excitement - to do what others failed to do.

The favorite invited the count to her, citing illness. However, Saint-Germain seemed to read her thoughts and behaved with a coquette quite boldly. To begin with, he stated that the reason for the malaise was overeating, then he reproached him for senseless hatred of Queen Mary, and in the end he named the exact date of her death.

Needless to say, after such a "heartfelt" communication, the Marquise de Pompadour became the worst enemy of Saint-Germain.

She even tried to put him in the Bastille, but Louis came to the defense of his savior, refusing to comply with the insistent request of the favorite. Then Pompadour, together with Choiseul, developed a cunning plan, advising the king to send Saint-Germain to negotiate in The Hague.

He skillfully defended the interests of France, but was soon arrested on charges of preparing the murder of Queen Mary, wife of Louis XV. The reason was a letter that Saint-Germain allegedly dropped, in which he outlined this insidious plan.

The letter, no doubt, was a fake, but before the circumstances were clarified, the count was thrown into a Dutch prison, from where he, of course, fled.

But how did Comte Saint Germain, who was able to foresee events, let himself be lured into a trap? Most likely, he knew that everything would end well, and used this story to simply leave France, where he stayed too long.

After that, Saint Germain was seen in England, Italy, Saxony, Prussia and even in Russia on the eve of the 1762 coup, when Catherine II came to power. It is possible that the count was directly related to this.

In any case, there are references to the meeting of Saint-Germain with Alexei Orlov. And one German, who served at that time in Russia, wrote in his memoirs that one day a drunken Grigory Orlov told him about the true spring of the coup:

“If not for Count Saint Germain, nothing would have happened ...”

In 1766, Saint Germain took refuge with the Prussian King Frederick II, but the next year he moved to the Prince of Hesse, in Gottorp in the Baltic. According to the prince, Saint-Germain died in 1784, he was ninety-three years old, although he looked no older than sixty. Rumors soon spread that the “dead man” was at the Masonic Congress in 1785, and Marie Antoinette claimed that Count Saint Germain had warned her months in advance of an imminent revolution.

The count was seen in 1788, 1793, 1814. Then everyone who knew him from the turbulent 18th century left this world. True, rogues sometimes appeared who tried to use the name of the count for personal purposes, but they had nothing to do with Saint-Germain.

Who was the mysterious count really? Helena Blavatsky wrote:

“Saint Germain was certainly the greatest Oriental Adept that Europe has seen in the last centuries. But Europe didn't recognize him."

Who knows, maybe Saint Germain still wanders the world incognito, secretly influencing the course of history?

Count Saint Germain

MANTRA

I AM a violet flame being

I AM purity
God's wish!

Lord Saint Germain - Chohan of the seventh Violet Ray, freedom, alchemy, justice and mercy.

Guide of humanity in the Age of Aquarius.

Ruler of the Golden Age Civilization

Comte Saint-Germain is a diplomat, traveler, alchemist and occultist. The origin has not been unequivocally established, according to a common version, he came from the Transylvanian princely family of Rakoczi. The exact date of birth is unknown. He spoke almost all European languages. Possessed extensive knowledge in the field of history and chemistry, was a violinist, composer, artist. His circle of friends included noble people from different countries.
Most often he called himself Count Saint-Germain (fr. Le Comte de Saint-Germain), although he sometimes presented himself under other names. Many fictions and legends were associated with the name of the Count of Saint-Germain, largely due to which he remained one of the most mysterious figures in the history of France in the 18th century.

From 1737 to 1742, Saint-Germain was in Persia at the court of Nadir Shah. F. W. von Barthold and Lamberg also stated that he was engaged in scientific research here.

In 1745, according to a letter from the English writer Horace Walpole (1717-1797), Saint Germain was arrested in England on suspicion of spying for the Jacobites and then released. The newspapers of those times reported a misunderstanding. His innocence was proven, and after his release he was invited to dinner with Lord Harrington, Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer of Parliament.

From 1745 to 1746 Saint-Germain lived in Vienna, where he held a high position. His best friend was Emperor Franz I's prime minister, Prince Ferdinand Lobkowitz. He also introduced him to the French marshal Belle-Isle, sent by King Louis XV on a mission to the Vienna court. Bell-Isle and invited Saint-Germain to visit Paris.

Between 1750 and 1758, he again visited Vienna more than once, where he dealt with the affairs of not only the king of France, but also Charles of Lorraine.

In 1755, together with General Clive (Baron de Plassy), a military leader, he visited India, apparently for a political purpose. Probably, in India he studied the wisdom of the East.
In 1757, the Minister of War, Marshal and Count of Belle-Isle was introduced to the high-society Parisian society. In Paris, Saint-Germain's close friends included the Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (mother of the Russian Empress Catherine II), as well as the Baron de Gleichen and the Marquis d'Urfi. King Louis XV greeted him warmly, since the king knew the story long before Saint Germain and his family.

In 1761, after visiting England, Saint-Germain was in Prussia, where he facilitated a truce between Austria and Prussia.
In 1762 he visited Russia, where he probably contributed to the coup d'etat, as a result of which Catherine II ascended the throne.
From 1763 to 1769 Saint-Germain made a year-long visit to Germany. Dieudonné Thiebo reports that Princess Amelia has expressed a desire to meet the Count.

In 1773, together with Count Maximilian of Lamberg, Chancellor of Emperor Joseph II, he visited Tunis.
In 1774 he returned to Paris to warn Queen Marie Antoinette of impending danger.
In 1776, Saint-Germain visited Leipzig, where Count Marcolini offered him a high government post in Dresden. Saint-Germain did not accept the offer.

In 1779 he settled in Eckenferde, in the Duchy of Schleswig, with the famous patron of alchemists, Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel. He was engaged in research of persistent dyes and the preparation of medicines from herbs.
It is believed that right there, in the Duchy of Schleswig on February 27, 1784, Saint-Germain died.
However, in 1785, according to the Masonic archives, he attended a Masonic

assembly in Paris.

In 1788, Queen Marie Antoinette received a letter from Saint Germain with yet another warning of impending danger.

In 1789, the Queen again received a warning letter from Saint Germain. In addition, he met with the Countess d "Ademar.

In 1790, in Vienna, he met with Baron Linden and his friend Rodolphe.

Landgrave Karl of Hesse reported information that Saint Germain himself told him about himself: “He (Saint Germain) told me that, without a doubt, he was the fruit of the marriage union of Prince Rakoczi from Transylvania with his first wife named Tekeli. As a child, he was given into the care of the last Duke de Medici (Giovano Gasto - Grand Duke of Tuscany - the last representative of the famous Florentine family), who adored the baby and put him to sleep in his bedchamber. When the grown-up Saint-Germain learned that his two brothers, the sons of the Princess of Hesse-Wanfried (Rheinfels), turned out to be subjects of Emperor Charles VI and received by title, henceforth called St. Charles and St. Elizabeth, he decided to call himself Sanctus Germano i.e. Holy Brother. Of course, I do not have sufficient information to prove his high origin, but I am very aware of the powerful patronage of the Duke de Medici, rendered to Saint-Germain, from another source.

The famous writer Cesare Cantu, librarian of the main Milan book depository, who had access to the Milan archives, reported in his work "History of Italy" that Saint Germain was the son of Prince Rakoczy of Transylvania and that he was patronized by the last Grand Duke of Tuscany (de Medici), who gave Saint Germain an excellent education.

The old German book "Genealogical Directory" contains information about the death of Prince Rakoczy, about his family, ancestors and descendants. It states that Prince Franz - the grandfather of Saint-Germain - fought all his life for the independence of his principality. After his death, the widow and children were captured by the Austrian emperor. The widow married a second time, and their son, Rakoczi, was taken under guardianship by the emperor himself. It happened in 1688. Some time later, the Emperor of Austria returned some hereditary possessions to Prince Rákóczi. In 1694 he married Charlotte Amalia, daughter of Landgrave Karl Hesse-Wanfried.

Three children were born from this marriage, Josef, Georg and Charlotte. Prince Rakoczy led a conspiracy against the Austrian Empire, but was defeated. His property was confiscated, and his sons were forced to abandon the surname Rakoczy and take the names of St. Charles and St. Elisabeth.
Georg Hezekl fully confirms these facts in his book

The same information is given by Isabelle Cooper-Oakley. She also discovered the will of Prince Rakoczy, which already mentions his three sons, St. Charles, St. Elisabeth and Charles of Hesse (Saint-Germain), who is under the patronage of the last Medici. The execution of the will was entrusted to the Duke of Bourbon (grandson of Louis XIV), the Duke of Maine and the Duke of Charleroi-Toulouse (illegitimate sons of Louis XIV). It was to their care that Prince Rakoczy provided his third son, who was entitled to an impressive share of the inheritance.

In the book "Curiositaten der Literarich- hstorishcen Vor und Mitwelt" it is reported that in Schwabach, Count Tsarogi (that was the name of Saint Germain) was invited to visit the Margrave of Brundenburg-Anspach. At this time, Tsarogi received a letter from Count Alexei Orlov, close associate of Catherine II. Orlov said that he was in Nuremberg and asked for a meeting. Count Tsarogi, together with the margrave, went to the meeting. According to the author, Tsarogi was dressed for the first time in the uniform of a Russian general. Orlov greeted Count Tsaroga with the words "Caro padre" and "Caro amiko" ("dear father" and "dear friend"). As the author reports, much has been said about scientific discoveries and the recent Archipelago Company. Upon returning to the Margrave's castle, Count Tsarogi presented the Margrave with a document sealed with an imperial seal, which certified that he was a Russian general. He admitted that he was forced to use the name of Tsarogi, and that his real name should be considered Rakoczy, and that he is the only representative of this family and a direct descendant of the exiled prince who ruled Transylvania during the time of Emperor Leopold.

“He (Saint-Germain) seemed to me the most original of all the people whom I had the good fortune to know before. I find it difficult to speak with certainty about its origin. However, I fully admit that he may be the offspring of a very famous influential family, for one reason or another hiding his origin. Possessing a huge fortune, he is content with very little and lives very simply and unpretentiously. He knows, apparently, all the sciences. And at the same time, one feels in him a just and decent person, possessing all spiritual qualities worthy of praise.

Saint Germain, as stated in the Chroniques de l "Oeil de Boeuf", said to the Countess de Genlis: "Seven years old, I hid in the forests, and a reward was placed on my head. On the day of my birth, my mother, whom I was never destined to see more, she tied a talisman with her portrait on my arm.” Saint-Germain, according to the author, showed this portrait to her interlocutor.

All this information points to the noble birth of Saint Germain and his significant source of income.

At the end of the 18th century, a difficult political situation developed in Europe. Austria and France entered into a military alliance in 1756, directed chiefly against England and Prussia. Russia supported them. During the Seven Years' War, the Prussian throne could collapse more than once. Poland was torn apart by internal unrest. England got bogged down in a war with America and France, continuing to pursue an aggressive policy in India as well.

There is evidence, including from the kings of Prussia and England, as well as ministers and generals, that at this time Saint Germain played an important political role in uniting the warring parties, carrying out secret assignments for King Louis XV.
Baron de Gleichen reports that the French Marshal Belle-Isle tried to conclude a separate treaty with Prussia and thereby break the alliance between France and Austria, which rested on the authority of another French minister, Choiseul. Louis XV, like Madame Pompadour, in secret from Choiseul, supported Belle-Isle's intentions. Marshal prepared all the necessary recommendations. The king personally handed them over to Saint Germain, along with a special cipher.

For various reasons, and especially because the rise of Prussia posed a threat both to France and to the independence of the small German states, Saint Germain sought to destroy the alliance between Prussia and England, which sent money and people to Frederick II. Despite the marshal, Saint-Germain managed to convince Louis XV of the need to seek peace with England through the mediation of Holland. So, on a secret commission from the king, Saint-Germain went to Holland.

It is also known that with King Louis XV, Saint-Germain spent several hours behind closed doors. What happened after these conversations is reported by the Countess d "Ademar:

“A few hours after meeting with Louis, the count jumped into the mail coach and rushed to the border. Indeed, since 1749, Louis XV entrusted Saint-Germain with secret diplomatic missions, which he carried out with great success.

Kauderbach, the minister of the Saxon court in The Hague, also reported that he had a conversation with Saint-Germain about the causes of the difficulties that befell France. According to Kauderbach, Saint-Germain was an attorney for Marshal Bell-Isle, for which he had letters of credence. Saint Germain intended to carry out the plans of the Marshal and Madame Pompadour to conclude a treaty with England through the mediation of Holland, and that for this purpose Saint Germain had established relations with Count Bentinck, President of the Council of Plenipotentiaries of the Province of Holland. While in Holland Saint-Germain, on March 11, 1760, he wrote a letter to Madame Pompadour in which he said: “You should also know my devotion to you, madam. Therefore, give orders, and I am at your service. You can establish peace in Europe without the tedious and complicated manipulations of Congress...”

In his letter to Prince Golitsyn dated March 20, 1760, Kauderbach wrote: “There is now an extraordinary person here. This is the famous Count of Saint-Germain, known throughout Europe for his learning and great wealth. In this country, he performs a very important mission, and talks a lot about the need to save France by any means ... ".
Frederick II himself, King of Prussia, said the following about Saint Germain: “Another political phenomenon appeared in London, which no one could understand. This man was well known as the Comte de Saint-Germain. He was in the service of the French king and was in such great favor with Louis XV that he thought about giving him the Chambord Palace as a gift.

Voltaire put Saint-Germain on the same level as the ministers of France, Austria and England. This is confirmed by Voltaire's letter to Friedrich of Prussia. “Messrs Choiseul, Kaunitz and Pitt did not tell me their secret. They say that only Monsieur Saint-Germain knows him ... "

An important piece of evidence of Saint Germain's political activities is the diplomatic correspondence between General York, the English representative in The Hague, and Lord Holderness in London, which, according to Cooper-Oakley, is in the archives of the British Museum. General York, in his letter of March 14, 1760, wrote that he had spoken with Saint-Germain about the possible conclusion of a truce between France and England. Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour and Marshal Belle-Isle authorized him to do this. In response, Lord Holderness, on behalf of King George II of Great Britain, said that "Saint Germain may indeed be authorized to conduct such negotiations ... We are also interested in this, because everything that contributes to the speedy progress towards the desired goal is important to us ... " .

It is known that Saint-Germain demonstrated the art of chemistry to King Louis XV in his laboratory. After visiting the laboratory of Saint-Germain, the king was so fascinated by his abilities that he instructed Saint-Germain to establish a dye factory in Tournai, and then provided him with a room - the Chambord castle with 440 rooms, and 100 thousand livres for setting up a laboratory and doing chemical experiments there. Madame Osse, in her memoirs, described the case when Saint Germain, at the request of the king, removed the defect from the diamond, which delighted him. To the questions of the king, “the count did not really answer anything. However, he confirmed that he can enlarge pearls and give them a special shine.

The king kept this diamond as a keepsake. She also claimed that "his Majesty, apparently, is completely blinded by the talents of Saint-Germain and at times speaks of him as if he were a person of the highest origin." “Some could not get from the king not only an audience, but also just a look that gives hope for the favor of fortune. Other important people were furious that Saint Germain had a long conversation with the monarch, while they, completely unsure that they would soon be received, propped up the walls of the Oval Room. However, both of them nourished and consoled their pride, slandering about the origin of a foreigner. The courtiers tried to take revenge on both the count and Louis XV, claiming that the king was spending time with an adventurer, whom they turned either into a certain Portuguese marquis named Bethmar, or into the son of a certain Rostondo, a tax collector in Aix or in San Germeno in Savoy, sometimes into a Frankfort Jew named Samuel Zamer, then into the son of a Jewish doctor Wolf from Strasbourg.

The most resourceful in this respect was Minister Choiseul. At first, he favored the count, and he often visited his house. But soon Choiseul became wary of the trusting relationship between the count and the king, thanks to which they sometimes spent long hours alone. The minister started a secret war against the count. He spread rumors that Saint-Germain was a spy and claimed to have all the evidence for this.

The police began to follow Saint-Germain. For two years, his mail was intercepted. It was established that the count never received money from anywhere and, nevertheless, lived quite richly.
From a letter from the English General York to Lord Holderness dated April 4, 1760: "The Duke of Choiseul seems to be making desperate attempts to discredit this man (Saint-Germain) and prevent his interference in matters of national importance."

From a letter from the Ambassador of France in Holland d "Affrey to the Duke of Choiseul dated April 5, 1760: "If we fail to discredit him (Saint-Germain) in any way, then he will be very dangerous for us, especially in the current situation."
Choiseul d'Affrey's answer (May 10, 1760): “I have already managed to get acquainted in some newspapers with your submission against the so-called Count of Saint-Germain. I think it should be placed in some French newspaper so that this publication completes our an operation to discredit an adventurer..."

Choiseul also spread rumors about the count's low birth. But, despite this, as Madame du Osse stated, “the king undoubtedly considered him a man of noble

kind."

Then Choiseul decided to make Saint Germain the object of ridicule. He attributed to him such statements that only a madman could utter. A certain Gov, nicknamed my lord Gower, was bribed, who was usually used to spy on the English and could imitate any person. “A certain Parisian rake, known as 'My Lord Gower', was an inimitable mime, and roamed the salons of Paris, posing as Saint Germain, naturally heavily caricatured. However, by many people this comical figure was perceived as a real Saint-Germain. Gov, posing as Saint Germain, spoke on his behalf: “Jesus and I were very close. This is the best man in the world, but he was too romantic and reckless. I warned him more than once that he would end badly...” This charlatan also spread a version of help, which he allegedly tried to provide to Jesus Christ, acting through the wife of Pontius Pilate, whose house he allegedly often visited.

With extraordinary detail, Gower described the villa of the Roman governor and even listed the dishes served at one of the parties.

Unfortunately, there were people who liked to believe in miracles, and nothing seemed impossible to them. Stories about the fabulous longevity of Saint Germain, allegedly a contemporary of Jesus Christ, instilled in them a timid hope that their most secret desire - to live indefinitely - would come true.

From the memoirs of Baron Gleichen: “Minor characters were also invented, for example, the old servant of the count. Cardinal de Roan, somehow heard a story about a dinner at Pontius Pilate, referring to the valet of the Saint-Germain, or rather, to the one who pretended to be him, asked if this was true. To which he replied: "Oh no, monsignor, it was before me. After all, I have been serving Mr. Count for only 400 years ..."

Collin de Plancy also writes about this in his Infernal Dictionary.

So did Casanova, an adventurer with a dubious reputation, “probably felt Saint Germain’s contempt for himself and wanted to take revenge on him.” In his memoirs, he wrote: “This extraordinary man (Saint-Germain), a born deceiver, without any hesitation, as if about something taken for granted, said that he was 300 years old, that he possessed a panacea for all diseases, that nature there are no secrets from him that he knows how to melt diamonds and from ten or twelve small ones make one big one, of the same weight and, moreover, of the purest water.

However, also in his memoirs, Casanova described the incident when he had to meet Saint-Germain for the last time. This happened in Tournai, in the house of the count himself. The count asked Casanova for a coin, he gave him 12 sous. Throwing a small black seed on it, Saint-Germain put the coin on the coals and heated it with a blowpipe. Two minutes later, the coin also became red-hot. After a minute it cooled down, and Saint-Germain gave it to Casanova. “I began to examine the coin. Now she was golden. I never doubted for a moment that I was holding my coin<...>Saint-Germain simply could not quietly change one coin for another.” Then he adds: “That coin really looked like gold, and two months later in Berlin I sold it to Field Marshal Keith, who showed great interest in an unusual gold coin of 12 sous.”

After all his statements, Casanova adds: “Oddly enough, as if against my will, the count unconsciously amazes me, he managed to amaze me ...”

Saint Germain himself said the following about his age: “... Parisians believe that I am five hundred years old - I am in no hurry to dissuade them of this, because they really like to think so. However, I'm really much older than I think."

Baron Gleichen wrote about the fortune that Saint-Germain had after visiting the count: “There was an opal of unimaginable size, and a transparent sapphire the size of an egg. I dare to say that I am well versed in jewelry and can assure that even the most experienced eye will not doubt the purity of the Earl's stones, although they have not been processed.

There were also rumors that Saint Germain possessed an elixir of youth, as if he could extend the life of anyone for many years. In particular, Gene stated this: "... he (Saint-Germain) has an elixir of longevity and he is many years old." But even Casanova, who always accused Saint Germain of boasting, confirmed that Saint Germain himself always denied this. From the Memoirs of Casanova: “The count provided the ladies with ointments and cosmetics that made them more beautiful. Saint Germain did not instill in them hope for rejuvenation, modestly admitting his impotence here, but promised that they would be well preserved thanks to his infusion. The main secret of the "eternal youth" of Saint-Germain was hygiene and proper regimen.

In 1760, while in Holland on a secret mission from Louis XV, Saint-Germain was again compromised by the Duke of Choiseul, who, having learned that Saint-Germain was trying to establish relations with England through the mediation of Holland, presented the count as a traitor. The king, in order not to embarrass himself, signed a decree on the arrest of Saint-Germain without trial or investigation. But Holland did not extradite Saint-Germain to France, and he went on a trip to Europe.

After France, Saint-Germain went on a trip to Europe. He visited England, Prussia, Russia, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Germany. “And wherever the count turned out to be, he managed to penetrate into the highest circles. Just like with Louis XV, he secretly talked with the rulers, gave them valuable advice, and warned them against trouble. The highest-ranking, the most inaccessible, the most powerful persons treated Saint-Germain with great respect. Even in the newspapers of that time, publications appeared in which recognition of Saint-Germain's talents was expressed. From a newspaper article of those times: "... the Italians consider him equal to their virtuosos and one of the best experts in all types of ancient and modern art ... the Germans consider him equal to their most outstanding chemist."

Philosophical sonnet attributed to Saint Germain

Curious explorer of all nature,
I have known the principle and limits of the great All,
I beheld the primordial power of the radiance of gold,
I comprehended matter and learned the secret of its fundamental principle,
I understood how the soul settles
In the mother's womb and takes possession of the body,
And as from a seed thrown into damp soil,
Grass and vines grow, that is, bread and wine.
At first there was nothing but the will of God
Something was born out of nothing.
I was tormented by doubts and was looking for what the World stands on.
Nothing seemed to keep him in balance.
And it does not serve as a fulcrum.
Finally praises and reproaches led me to the Almighty,
And He called my soul.
I died, I worshipped
And I didn't know anything else.

Leaving France in 1760, Saint Germain went to England. And here France demanded to extradite Saint-Germain to her, but was also refused.
From England in 1761 he went to Prussia, where he contributed to the conclusion of a truce with Austria.

In 1762 he visited Russia. On March 3, according to Cooper-Oakley, he was visiting Princess Maria Golitsyna in Arkhangelsk. In St. Petersburg he lived with Count Rotary, a famous Italian artist who spent the last years of his life at the court of Elizabeth Petrovna. Saint Germain probably took part in the preparation of the palace coup, as a result of which Prussian influence was replaced by French. Catherine II ascended the throne. It is known that at that time Saint-Germain wore the uniform of a Russian general, and in certain circles he presented himself as Count Saltykov. In 1772, Grigory Orlov, close associate of Catherine II, spoke to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Anspach about Saint-Germain: "Here is a man who played a big role in our revolution."

In 1770 he was in Livorno when the Russian fleet was stationed there. Saint-Germain was in the uniform of a Russian officer, and Alexei Orlov introduced him as Count Saltykov.

It is known that from 1763 to 1769 Saint Germain had a year-long visit to Germany. Dieudonné Thiebo reports that Princess Amelia has expressed a desire to meet the Count.

Between 1770 and 1773 Saint Germain stayed six times in Holland, namely in the cities of Ubergen, Amsterdam and The Hague. In The Hague, the count lived in the ancient castle of Zorgfleet, which stood on the very spot where the Peace Palace is now built. In 1773 he visited Mantua.
Then Saint-Germain lived for some time in Venice, Siena, Milan, Genoa, where he negotiated the sale of his recipes for making paints and was engaged in the construction of factories. Visited Nuremberg.

After his disappearance from France, Saint-Germain went on a tour of Germany and Italy. In 1779 he settled in Eckenferde, in the Duchy of Schleswig, with the famous patron of alchemists, Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel. According to J. Lenotre, the count was now engaged in research on permanent dyes and herbal medicines. According to Le Nôtre, Saint Germain finally confessed to being 88 years old. Right there, in the Duchy of Schleswig, on February 27, 1784, as follows from the entry made in the Eckenjerde church book, Saint Germain died. Charles of Hesse in his Memoirs of My Time confirms this date, although Charles himself was in Kassel at that time.

Evidence remains that Saint-Germain was seen after his alleged "death". If the Count wanted to hide from the eyes of the public, then perhaps faking his own death would be the best way to do this.
In 1788, as reported by the Countess d "Ademar, the Count de Chalom, who completed his mission in Venice, on the eve of his departure for Portugal, met Saint Germain in St. Mark's Square and talked with him there.
In the same year, 1788, Queen Marie Antoinette received another warning letter from Saint-Germain.

In 1789, Saint Germain wrote to the Queen again and met with the Countess d'Adhémar
A note written by the hand of the Countess d "Adémar, dated May 12, 1821 and pinned to the original manuscript of her memoirs, contains the following words about Saint Germain: "I have repeatedly seen Mr. de Saint-Germain, but our meetings have always been amazing unexpected He appeared at the execution of the queen, then on the eve of 18 Brumaire, then the day after the death of the Duke d "Angien, in January 1815, on the eve of the assassination of the Duke of Berry. God willing, we will see the count for the sixth time! I look forward to his visit." They say that the last visit took place on the day of the death of Madame d "Adhémar, May 12, 1821.

In 1774, Count Saint-Germain returns to Paris again to inform Marie Antoinette of the dangers that threaten her. The Countess d "Ademar, the court lady, was present at this conversation and in her memoirs gave all its details. According to her testimony, the count warned of an impending conspiracy, that the conspirators decided to use a member of the royal family of the Duke of Chartres, that with his help they could seize power ", and then send him to the scaffold. "It is the villains who will seize power in their bloody hands, destroy the Catholic Church, the nobility, the courts," said Saint Germain to the queen. The queen conveyed the conversation to Louis XVI, but he did not listen to the advice of Saint Germain do not speak of this to the king's adviser, de Maurepé, who, considering Saint-Germain his enemy, immediately ordered the count to be seized, but he disappeared.

In 1788, Marie Antoinette received a letter from an unknown person. The queen gave the letter to the Countess d "Ademar, she immediately recognized Saint Germain's handwriting. The letter said:

“The time is about to come when, with unreasonable France
There will be trouble that she could have avoided
And the country will resemble the hell described by Dante.
Queen! These days are not far off, and leave vain doubts.

The vile, nasty, huge hydra will sweep away the throne, the altar and Themis.
Not common sense, but complete madness will rule the country.
The kingdom of evil will come.
........................
Endless rivers of blood will flood the cities.
And I hear only sobs, and I see only exiles.
Civil war is raging everywhere...
........................
I see how the sword falls on the heads of the highest persons!
What monsters will be hailed as heroes!
........................
Not one usurper will rule the country.
The hearts of the people will have to soften and be ashamed of what they have done,
And then, finally, the abyss will drag on
And, born on a gloomy grave,
A young lily will grow
Even happier and more beautiful than before!”

In 1789, at a time when terrible events were planned in the country, Queen Marie Antoinette again received a letter from the count. The Queen, in order to clarify the situation for Madame Polignac, who witnessed this event, said: “Since my arrival in France, at every important event affecting my interests, the mysterious patron informed me of what I should be afraid of. I already told you a little about him. And now I have no doubt that he will tell me what to do.” The letter said: “Madame!... And so you waited for those days about which I wrote to you. There can no longer be any talk of maneuvering ... For the sake of strengthening your positions, you must remove the most beloved people from you.

Then the rebels will have no extra reason to attack you. However, your friends are in danger. All Polignacs and people close to them are sentenced to death, and orders are given to the murderers. The same bandits have already dealt with the guards of the Bastille and the Parisian prevost. Count d'Artois is also in danger of death. The rebels also crave his blood, so the count must be careful. I hasten to tell you at least this. I will write more later.

The Countess d'Adémar herself also received a letter. Saint-Germain invited her to a meeting. They met at the appointed place, in the Recole church. Saint-Germain told the countess what would happen to the Queen and France: “The Queen is doomed to death ... The monarchy will be replaced by a republic, it, in turn, will be replaced by an empire. It will be ... a torn state. From the hands of cunning tyrants, it will pass to other unworthy power-hungry. The country will be divided, dismembered, torn to pieces. And I am not exaggerating ... ". Then, according to d "Ademar, Saint Germain told her that they would meet five more times, and that he was going to go to Sweden to try to prevent a conspiracy against Gustav III.

In 1793, the disastrous denouement of events came. “The earth is burning under our feet,” said Marie Antoinette to Countess d “Adémar, “and I begin to believe that your Comte de Saint-Germain foresaw everything correctly. We were wrong when we did not want to listen to his words, but Mr. Morepa so deftly and arbitrarily imposed his opinion on us ... ".

Thus, Saint-Germain made several attempts to prevent the impending revolution, but remained unheeded.

In 1785, Saint-Germain was one of the elected representatives of the French Freemasons present in Paris at the Great Congress. Also, the French side was represented by Lavater, Saint-Martin, Mesmer, Touse-Duchanteau, Cagliostro and others. The same persons appear in a more extensive list presented by N. Deschamps. Deschamps speaks of Saint Germain as a Templar. It is also reported that Cagliostro received a knighthood of the Templars from Saint Germain.
The Catholic source Cantu Cesare, Gli Eretici d "Italia. Turin 1876 speaks of a Masonic conference in Wilhelmsbad in 1785, which was attended by Saint Germain.

This is also confirmed by the Masonic source Freimaurer Bruderschaft in Frankreich, Latomia, vol.II.
According to Cadé, Saint Germain was an itinerant Templar who traveled from lodge to lodge in order to establish and strengthen spiritual ties between them.

Saint-Germain, according to Greffer, helped Mesmer develop the theory of mesmerism (animal magnetism).

Isabelle Coupet-Oakley in her research confirms Saint Germain's close ties with many Rosicrucian societies in Austria and Hungary, as well as with the Parisian "Martinists".
In the Masonic documents of the Lodge of the Grand Orient of France, Saint Germain, as well as Rousseau, is listed as a member of the Lodge of Public Concord of Saint John of Ecos from August 18, 1775 to January 19, 1789.

In Paris, Manly Hall claimed, Saint-Germain had a strong relationship with the Marquis Lafayette through their participation in the activities of the Freemasonic Lodge of the Nine Sisters. Honorary Master, who was elected Benjamin Franklin, who later directed the initiation of Voltaire.

Also, Manly Hall claimed that the Comte Saint-Germain was well acquainted with the principles of Eastern esotericism and practiced Eastern meditation and concentration. According to him, Saint Germain periodically retired to the heart of the Himalayas, from where he suddenly returned to the light. “Sometimes he (Saint-Germain) admitted that he was following the orders of higher powers. But he kept silent about the fact that he was sent by the mystery school to the world to fulfill a specific mission. Comte Saint Germain and Sir Francis Bacon were the two greatest emissaries of the last two thousand years, sent into the world by a secret brotherhood."

Some societies supposedly led by Saint Germain
Canons of the Holy Sepulcher
Canons of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem
Benevolent Knights of the Holy City
Nicosian Clear on the Island of Cyprus
Oversky Clear
Knights of Providence
Asian Brothers; Knights of Saint John the Evangelist
Knights of light
African Brothers

The teachings of these societies included such concepts as the evolution of the spiritual nature of man, reincarnation, the hidden forces of nature, the purity of life, the nobility of the ideal, the Divine Omnipresent Power, etc.

Isabelle Cooper-Oakley in The Comte de Saint-Germain. The Secret of Kings" lists the most important names under the mask of which this mysterious person was hiding in the period 1710 - 1822. “During this time, Saint Germain figures as Marquis de Montferrat, Count Bellamare or Aymar in Venice, Chevalier Schoening in Pisa, Chevalier Weldon in Milan and Leipzig, Count Saltykov (Soltikoff) in Genoa and Livorno, Count Tzarogy (Tzarogy) in Schwabach and Troisdorf, Prince Rakoczi (Ragoczy) in Dresden and Count Saint-Germain in Paris, The Hague, London and St. Petersburg.

To this list, Manly P. Hall in his work “The Most Holy Trinosophy of Count Saint-Germain” supplements the following names: Count Gabalais, who appeared to Abbot Vilar and delivered several speeches about underground spirits, Signor Gualdi from the book of Harkgive Jennings "The Rosicrucians, their Rituals and Mysteries", the last Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of Malta, Count Hompesh.

It is worth noting that the fact of changing names was in the habit of high-ranking persons of that time, who did not want to attract excessive curiosity to themselves. So, for example, the Duke de Medici, traveled in 1698 - 1700 under the name of the Count of Siena, and Kür-Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony traveled around Italy under the name of Count Losi.

Saint-Germain is credited with the manuscript "Holy Trinosophia", the grimoire "Holy magic given to Moses by God" (probably a translation of a Jewish work of the 15th century) and a treatise on alchemy, which contains many consonances with Eastern culture.

Among the research works that tell about the life and work of the Count of Saint-Germain, one of the first and most detailed can be considered the work of the well-known figure of the Theosophical Society, Isabelle Cooper-Oakley (1854 - 1914), entitled “The Count of Saint-Germain. The Secret of Kings. Initially, excerpts from this work were published in the London Theosophical Journal for 1897-1898, and then the book appeared in full edition in 1912.

Isabelle Cooper-Oakley uses various historical documents in her book. Among them, for example, is the diary of Madame de Adémar, a close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette. The Countess d'Ademar kept daily records, as was customary in her period. The diary data is subjective. However, scientists use the diaries of the Countess d'Ademar and refer to them. The work of Isabelle Cooper-Oakley is supplied with a solid appendix in the form of a selection of archival documents (business and diplomatic correspondence for 1747 - 1780) associated with the name of the mysterious earl. The researcher was admitted to many archives of the Foreign Ministries of European countries, such as: England, France, Denmark, Holland, Austria, Germany.

The latest of the books published abroad about Saint Germain is the book by Patrick Riviere published in Paris in 1995, Secrets and Mysteries of the Occult: Saint Germain and Cagliostro.
There is also the work of Manly Hall, who studied the life, political activity, and literary works of the Comte de Saint-Germain. The author publishes in it the manuscript "Holy Trinosophia". , which in his opinion is the only surviving manuscript of Saint Germain.

The research work of the French historian Paul Chacornac, entitled "The Comte de Saint-Germain", is stated in the preface as "the most exhaustive study on this subject that has been written in French." The first edition was published in 1947, then the book was reprinted twice. In 1948, for his monograph, Paul Shakornak was awarded the Prize. Mary Star of the French Society of Writers.
P. Shakornak collected all the references to Saint-Germain known to him in French in books (scientific literature and fiction), periodicals, and oral presentations.

P. Shakornak restored in detail the biographies of several contemporaries of Saint-Germain, who bore the same name, who were often confused with the count. First of all, this is Count Robert Claude-Louis de Saint-Germain, French minister, secretary of state for military affairs, field marshal in the service of the Danish king, commander of the Order of the Elephant, lieutenant general (1707 - 1778), who became famous for his military talents and in 1875 appointed by Louis XVI Minister of War, after the death of Marechal de Muy. P. Shakornak believes that many of the well-known episodes in which participation is attributed to Count Saint-Germain actually tell about the minister.

It should be noted the point of view of H. P. Blavatsky and H. I. Roerich, according to which the epithet “adventurer” attached to Saint-Germain is an insinuation, and he really was a student of Indian and Egyptian hierophants and an expert on the secret wisdom of the East.

“... What is offered as evidence that Saint-Germain was an 'adventurer', that he sought to 'play the role of a sorcerer' or that he swindled money from the profane. There is not a single confirmation here that he was someone else than he seemed, namely: the owner of huge funds that helped him honestly maintain his position in society. He claimed to know how to melt small diamonds into large ones, and how to transform metals, and backed up his claims with untold riches and a collection of diamonds of rare size and beauty. Are "adventurers" like that? Do charlatans enjoy for many years the trust and admiration of the most intelligent statesmen and nobility of Europe?<...>Has anything been found among the papers of the secret archives of at least one of these courts that speaks in favor of this version? Not a single word, not a single proof of this vile slander has ever been found. It's just a vicious lie. The way Western writers treated this great man, this student of Indian and Egyptian hierophants and an expert on the secret wisdom of the East, is a shame for all mankind. In the same way, this stupid world treated everyone who, like Saint Germain, after long years of seclusion devoted to the study of the sciences and the comprehension of esoteric wisdom, again visited him, hoping to make him better, wiser and happier ... "

Left to right: Djwhal Khul, El Morya, Saint Germain
three Great Sovereigns and H. P. Blavatsky
Photo from the end of the 19th century. From the Roerich Museum

- E. Blavatsky

“One can recall how the Swedish king Charles XII received a strong warning not to start a fatal campaign against Russia, which put an end to the development of his state. Since the publication of the diary of the Countess d "Ademar, a court lady who was with the ill-fated Marie Antoinette, the fact of the queen's repeated warnings through letters and personal meetings, through the same countess, about the impending danger to the country, the entire royal house and many of their friends, has become widely known. And, invariably, all these warnings came from the same source, from the Comte Saint-Germain, a member of the Himalayan Community.But all his salutary warnings and advice were taken as insults and deceit.He was persecuted, and he was threatened more than once by the Bastille.The tragic consequences of these denials well known to everyone."

Helena Roerich

A.S. Pushkin "The Queen of Spades". Saint Germain reveals the secret of the three cards to Countess Anna Fedotovna.
“A very wonderful person was briefly acquainted with her. You have heard of the Comte Saint-Germain, of whom so many wonderful stories are told. You know that he pretended to be an eternal Jew, the inventor of the life elixir and the philosopher's stone, and so on. They laughed at him as a charlatan, and Casanova in her Notes says that he was a spy, however, Saint-Germain, despite his secrecy, had a very respectable appearance, and was a very amiable person in society. Grandmother still loves him without memory, and gets angry if they talk about him with disrespect. Grandmother knew that Saint Germain could have a lot of money. She decided to run to him. (...) Saint-Germain considered. “I can serve you with this amount,” he said, “but I know that you will not be calm until you pay me off, and I would not want to introduce you to new troubles. There is another remedy: you can recoup." - "But, dear count," answered the grandmother, "I tell you that we have no money at all." - "Money is not needed here," objected Saint-Germain: "if you please listen to me." Then he revealed to her a secret, for which any of us would give dearly ... "

source-http://astralia.org.ru/pagescomment-22-page-4.html

In the XVIII century. magic, thinning, left the world of people, which suddenly became so vain and rationalistic. The last magician of this time was the one who is remembered as the eldest son (or reincarnation) of the charismatic leader of Hungary, the liberator king Ferenc Rakoczi II. This man had many aliases. In England he was known as the "Marquis of the Black Cross", in Holland he was called Surmont, in Venice he was called the Marquis de Montferra, in Pisa - Chevalier Schenning, in Genoa - General Saltykov, in Russia - Count Clever, and sometimes - Tsarogi.

But most often - Count Saint Germain, although this name was not genuine. Contemporaries were amazed by his mystical ability to keep his appearance unchanged for many decades. The French Countess d'Adhémar gave a detailed description of Saint Germain's appearance: “Rumors reported that a certain incalculably rich, judging by the jewelry that adorned it, had just arrived at Versailles, a foreigner. Where did he come from? Nobody knew about it. Self-control, dignity, intellect struck from the first minute of communication with him ... The eyes are kind, the look is penetrating.

ABOUT! What were those eyes! I have never met their equal." Another author added to this portrait: “Saint Germain is of medium height and refined manners. The features of his swarthy face are correct. He has black hair and an energetic soulful face. His posture is majestic." Alexander Pushkin, who based one of the episodes in the life of Saint Germain and Countess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyna as the basis for the plot of The Queen of Spades, wrote: “You know that he pretended to be an eternal Jew, the inventor of the life elixir and the philosopher's stone and so on ... However, Saint Germain , despite his mystery, had a respectable appearance and was a very amiable person in society.

He did not always have the appearance of a court nobleman. In Belgium, the Chevalier de Seingal met the Count of Saint Germain, who was dressed like a Chaldean magician, wearing a star-studded robe, a pointed hat, a long beard to his waist, and carrying an ivory cane. An even more picturesque description of the meeting of the magician with the Count of Cagliostro was given by the Marquis de Luchet: “Saint Germain sat on the altar. At his feet two attendants were swinging golden censers. On the chest of the deity was a diamond pentagram, shining with an unbearable light. A majestic figure, white and transparent, stood on the steps of the altar and held a vessel with the inscription "Elixir of Immortality".

The famous theosophist C.W. Leadbeater spoke of past incarnations of Saint Germain:

“He was Francis Bacon and Lord Verulam in the 17th century, the monk Robertus in the 16th century, Hunyadi Janos in the 15th century, the Christian Rosicrucian in the 14th century. and Roger Bacon in the thirteenth century... Before that, he was the great Neoplatonist Rokl, and before that, Saint Albano. He deals mainly with ritual magic, using for this great Angels who are happy to serve him and fulfill his will ... Despite the fact that Saint Germain is mainly engaged in ancient magic, which is almost forgotten in the modern world, he is also interested in politics and the development of science in Europe".

The wizard was not only interested in politics, but actively intervened in it, changing its direction for the benefit of mankind.

In the 18th century, the Mughal empire, created by the great Akbar two hundred years earlier, collapsed in India. Saint Germain visited there twice: the first time - taking part in the military campaign of Nadirshah in 1739, and the second time - in 1755, accompanied by the English general Clive. As a result of his diplomatic efforts, British India appeared on the map, which is still a spiritual bridge connecting East and West. In 1757, Saint-Germain travels to Paris, becomes a confidant of King Louis XV, and on his behalf in 1760 begins secret negotiations in The Hague to end the bloody war between France, Austria and Russia on the one hand and England with Prussia that joined it. - with another. However, Saint Germain was slandered by the courtiers of Louis, and the peacekeeping mission failed. The wizard was forced to flee to England, and from there to Russia, where, together with the Orlov brothers, on June 28, 1762, he enthroned Catherine II, for which he received the rank of general of the Russian army. In St. Petersburg, he lived in Grafsky Lane near the Anichkov Bridge, next to the palace on Nevsky. It is known that he wrote music for the violin and was an outstanding performer: a hundred years later, the great violinist Paganini, who was distinguished by thinness, was said to be "the skeleton of Saint Germain playing the violin." In those same years, Saint Germain became close friends with Count Vorontsov and revealed to him some of the secrets of the White Brotherhood in the Himalayas. Together they went to India to reach Shambhala. Nevertheless, Vorontsov was not allowed into the Stronghold of Light: his extreme enthusiasm for the rites of magic, attachment to home, family prevented him, and he had to return to Russia in order to warn the Decembrists about the unfaithfulness of their plans on the instructions of the mahatmas, which, however, was still far away .

Having completed his mission in St. Petersburg, Saint Germain returned to Europe, where he visited first in Belgium, and then went to Paris to warn Queen Marie Antoinette of the coming revolution. “Time is short, there are still several years of deceptive silence ahead,” he said. The reaction was unexpected: for the gloomy prophecies, the wizard was ordered to be arrested. Again he was forced to leave - this time to Germany, to Hamburg, and then to Schleswig, where he found the most cordial welcome from Prince Karl of Hesse. The time from 1779 to 1784, his imaginary death, Saint Germain spent on settling the activities of the Masonic, Rosicrucian and other occult lodges, where he was an honorary member and spiritual mentor. In Bohemia, he founded a new order - St. Joachim.

On February 27, 1784, an entry appeared in the church book of the city of Ekernfjord about the death and burial of the count. However, this evidence has been disputed. Helena Ivanovna Roerich explicitly stated that although "there is a grave of Saint Germain, in fact, a deputy is buried there." Helena Blavatsky writes that in 1785 or 1786. the magician was at a meeting with the Russian Empress. Even later, in 1789, in Vienna, in a conversation with the Rosicrucian Franz Greffer, he said: “I'm leaving. Someday we'll see each other again. I am very much needed now in Constantinople. Then I will go to England, where I have to prepare two inventions that you will hear about in the following centuries. By the end of this century, I will disappear from Europe and go to the Himalayas. I need to rest. But exactly in 85 years I will again appear before the people.

85 years later, on November 17, 1875, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott founded the international Theosophical Society. Was the society initiated by Saint Germain himself? Unknown. But Blavatsky herself believed that the magician reincarnated as one of the mahatmas ("great soul") of the Great White Lodge: "Comte Saint Germain was the greatest adept of the East ever known in Europe." Another theosophist, Annie Besant, added: "The Great Occultist and Brother of the White Lodge ... was the main driving force intellectually

th change, the development of which was interrupted in connection with the French Revolution. Like Phoenix, this movement arose in the 19th century, but already as a Theosophical Society, in which Brother was one of the recognized leaders ... His presence is clearly felt now, during an active spiritual upsurge.

Leadbeater met him personally: “I had the good fortune to personally speak with an adept named Master Comte de Saint Germain, who is also called Prince Rakoczi.

I met him in a completely ordinary setting on Via Corzo in Rome. He was dressed like an ordinary Italian gentleman.

He is short, but slender and fit, carried with the refined courtesy and dignity of an eighteenth-century lord. It is immediately noticeable that he is from an old noble family. In the big brown eyes of Saint Germain, tenderness and fun shine ... He lives in an old castle in Eastern Europe, which once belonged to his family.

Even later, in the 20-30s. of our century, he posed for the American artist Paul Kagan, where he is depicted in the same pose and costume as his father, Ferenc Rakoczy, in the front portrait.

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