wahrsagenden Geister
demonic intermediate Masonic single tradition · 1
Scrying ghosts or spirits created as homunculi with the ability to foresee the future. Ten such entities were reportedly created by Count Johann Ferdinand von Kufstein and Abbé Geloni in 1775 and kept in glass containers at a Masonic lodge in Vienna. These spirits were reputed to have been seen by several people, including local dignitaries.
When
- First attested
- 1775 CE
- Attested period
- 1775 – 1800
- Historical notes
- Created in 1775 and documented in Dr. Emil Besetzny's Masonic handbook Die Sphinx.
Relationships
- created by
- Count Johann Ferdinand von Kufstein, Abbé Geloni
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Count Johann Ferdinand von Kufstein, together with Abbé Geloni, an Italian cleric, is reputed to have created ten homunculi with the ability to foresee the future...These are reputed to have been seen by several people, including local dignitaries.”
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