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* Explores Kremmerz's life, his teachings, his work as a hermetic
physician, and the metaphysical and hermetic principles that guided
his activities * Offers a detailed account of the distance healing
practices, diagnostic methods, and rituals of the Fraternity of
Myriam * Includes texts written by Kremmerz on the inner workings
and magical operations of the fraternity, intended for its
practicing members Giuliano Kremmerz (1861-1930), born Ciro
Formisano, was one of the most influential Italian occultists,
alchemists, and Hermetic masters of the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, though he remains almost unknown to English
readers. In 1896, Kremmerz began writing about natural and divine
magic, healing, and alchemy through the journal Il Mondo Secreto
(The Secret World). At the same time, he founded a school known as
the Schola Philosophica Hermetica Classica Italica as well as a
magical group, the Therapeutic and Magical Fraternity of Myriam.
Within the Myriam, he sought to use Hermetic, magical, and
Pythagorean principles to harness the power of the psyche and
convey collective energies for therapeutic purposes and distance
healing. His initiatic order would become the principal esoteric
society in Italy--comparable to its British counterpart, the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn--but forced to be a carefully
guarded secret as Mussolini's government rose to power. In this
unique compilation of essays, David Pantano presents an in-depth
study of Kremmerz's life and work by his student and initiate,
Italian esotericist Marco Daffi. Without holding back criticism,
Daffi provides a detailed account of the history and practices of
the Myriam as well as the metaphysical and Hermetic principles that
guided their activities. Revealing Kremmerz's rediscovery of the
occult healing of ancient mystery schools, Daffi also shows how
Kremmerz laid the foundation for passing this initiatory tradition
on to the new millennium. He explores the means by which Kremmerz
said miracles can be performed and the way Hermetic forces affect
both bodily health and mystical eroticism. Throughout this
collection, David Pantano provides extensive annotations, offering
the English reader essential historical and mystical context for
Daffi's work. Connecting to untranslated Italian texts and
elucidating Daffi's poetic style, Pantano's commentary reveals the
particular tradition of Italian esoterism. Pantano also includes
rare and unpublished texts written by Kremmerz and intended for the
Myriam's practicing members. Combined, these papers offer a picture
of the inner workings and magical operations of this fraternity,
available for the first time in English.
Every year since 1933 many of the world's leading intellectuals
have met on Lake Maggiore to discuss the latest developments in
philosophy, history, art and science and, in particular, to explore
the mystical and symbolic in religion. The Eranos Meetings - named
after the Greek word for a banquet where the guests bring the food
- constitute one of the most important gatherings of scholars in
the twentieth century. The book presents a set of portraits of some
of the century's most influential thinkers, all participants at
Eranos: Carl Jung, Erich Neumann, Mircea Eliade, Martin Buber,
Walter Otto, Paul Tillich, Gershom Scholem, Herbert Read, Joseph
Campbell, Erwin Schrodinger, Karl Kereyni, D.T. Suzuki, and Adolph
Portmann. The volume presents a critical appraisal of the views of
these men, how the exchange of ideas encouraged by Eranos
influenced each, and examines the attraction of these esotericists
towards authoritarian politics.
Few people are aware that from 1933 and for a period of almost
seventy years, many of the world's leading intellectuals met
annually at Ascona on Lake Maggiore to give scholarly lectures
about their latest insights in the fields of religion, philosophy,
history, art and science, and in particular to explore religion
with an emphasis on its mystical and symbolic aspects. Known as the
Eranos meetings (Eranos in Ancient Greek meant banquet),
participants over the years comprised a galaxy of illustrious names
in many branches of the humanities and sciences: Carl Gustav Jung,
Erich Neumann, Mircea Eliade, Martin Buber, Walter F. Otto, Paul
Tillich, Gershom Scholem, Sir Herbert Read, Joseph Campbell, Erwin
Schrodinger, Karl Kereyni, D.T. Suzuki, Adolph Portmann and many
others. Based on archival material, printed sources, private
letters and interviews with Eranos presenters and participants,
Hakl presents the only complete study of what is arguably the
single most important gathering of scholars in the twentieth
century. With a masterful hand, Hakl skillfully weaves together
portraits of the exceptional people involved, their significance in
the world of learning, the way they interacted with each other as
well as the manifold influences that the meetings exerted. While in
general sympathetic to the Eranos spirit, the author does not try
to hide the negative aspects of the concern with esotericism, such
as the Islamicist Henry Corbin's sympathy for the reign of the
Shah, nor the Eranos patron (and OSS member) Paul Mellons' massive
holdings in Iranian Oil. The final chapter concerns itself with an
exploration of the political implications of the Eranos phenomenon
and the tendency amongesotericists towards authoritarian
standpoints. The vignettes it offers of the lives and lively
debates of leading twentieth century intellectuals will attract
readers interested in the history of ideas, psychology, religious
and cultural studies, Jewish and Islamic studies, the history of
science, mysticism and the development of the new age religions.
From 1933 and for a period of almost seventy years, Italy's Lake
Maggiore region was the gathering place for some of the world's
foremost philosophers. Once a year, illustrious thinkers such as
Carl Jung, Erich Neumann, Mircea Eliade, D.T. Suzuki, and Adolph
Pormann gathered there for Eranos - a meeting of the minds for
elite intellectuals. Hans Hakl presents the only complete study of
what is arguably the single most important gathering of scholars in
the twentieth century. Eranos chronicles the golden years of Jung,
Corbin, Eliade, and Scholem, tracing the roots of the Ascona
movement in Theosophy, its later branches, and many lesser-known
but no less fascinating figures. Distilling decades of archival
research and interviews with Eranos participants, Hakl illuminates
the trialogue of religion, esotericism, and scholarship that began
with Eranos and continues to the present day. This finely crafted
history shows how Eranos played an important counterpart to the
dominant spiritual and intellectual history of the twentieth
century by encouraging freedom of thought and radicality. Detailing
the development and influence of a movement that set the course of
contemporary philosophical thought, Eranos is a landmark volume
that will draw readers interested in the history of ideas,
psychology, religious and cultural studies, Jewish and Islamic
studies, the history of science, mysticism, and the development of
new age religions.
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