- Karl von Eckartshausen
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footnotes =Karl von Eckartshausen (
28 June 1752 - 1803) was a German Catholic mystic.He was the author of "
The Cloud upon the Sanctuary " (""). This Christian mystical work which was later taken up by occultists. It was given a high status in theHermetic Order of the Golden Dawn , particularly byArthur Edward Waite . It is known to have attractedAleister Crowley to the Order. [Booth p.59]Publications
*"Aufschlüsse über Magie". [Explanations Concerning Magic.] München [Munich] , 1790.
*"Aufschlüsse zur Magie aus geprüften Erfahrungen über verborgene philosophische Wissenschaften und verdeckte Geheimnisse der Natur". 4 vols., Munich. 1788-1792.
*"Die wichtigsten Hieroglyphen fürs Menschen-Herz". Leipzig, 1796.
*"Die Wolke über dem Heiligtum". [The Cloud upon the Sanctuary.]
*"Gott ist die reinste Liebe". Munich, 1791.
*"Magic: the principles of higher knowledge". (translated into English and edited by Gerhard Hanswille & Deborah Brumlich. -- Scarborough, Ont. : Merkur Pub. Co., c1989.)ources
*Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica. " [http://www.xs4all.nl/~bph/c/p/h/bel_16.html Karl von Eckartshausen (1752-1803)] " 2003. Retrieved
15 June 2006 .
*cite book | last=Booth | first=Martin | authorlink=Martin Booth | title=A Magick Life: A Biography of Aleister Crowley | origyear=2000 | format=trade paperback | edition=Coronet | year=2001 | publisher=Hodder and Stoughton | location=London | language=English | id=ISBN 0-340-71806-4
*Knowles, George. " [http://www.controverscial.com/Karl%20von%20Eckartshausen.htm Karl von Eckartshausen] ." Retrieved15 June 2006 .Notes
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