Count de Saint-Germain

It is very difficult to capture the truth about Count de Saint-Germain. His life is just so marvelous, that is it very difficult to comprehend.  He is legendary in some respects and also quite a real person in history.  His many names include Count Surmont, Count Welldone, Count Soltikoff, Count Tzarogy, Marquise di Aymar, Prince Rakoczi or Ahasverus. 

Saint-Germain is considered one of the greatest alchemists and has quite a reputation as an adventurer, gentleman and scholar. His exact details are unknown including his age and his nationality. He is thought to be more than 2,000 years old. There is a story that he once showed a portrait of his mother to the Countess de Genlis in 1723. She commented about the unfamiliar dress worn in the painting, and inquired  "To what period does this costume belong?" she asked, but she did not receive a reply. 

There is no doubt that Saint Germain was, or perhaps he still is, an actual person.  He mingled among the highest aristocracy and was present at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as well as many other prominent in history.   He also was favored by Ludvig XV, and became envoy to Netherlands. Saint-Germain helped explain the details of magnetism to Mesmer, who had been starting to discover them on his own. Many have said that Saint-Germain is immortal since no one ever saw his eat food, show signs of aging, or participate in any worldly vices.  No place or date of birth is known and his recorded death is considered to be a fabrication by many.  The source of his education is also unknown. 

What is known about Saint-Germain is he was quite wealthy. His personal jewelry was fabulous. Invitations to his dinners, where he ate nothing, were delivered on cards encrusted with precious stones. He conducted himself as a true gentleman.   Everyone who met him was deeply impressed by his gentle and refined nature, his graciousness, kindness and compassion, and by his brilliant and engaging conversation.  Graf Karl Cobenzl wrote to Prime Minister Prince Kaunitz about visiting the Count:

Possessing great wealth, he lives in the greatest simplicity; he knows everything, and shows an uprightness, a goodness of soul, worthy of admiration...

Saint-Germain's talents are many.  He spoke French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese fluently without carrying an accent that might tell a tale of his origin.  He also knew Greek and Latin as well as Sanskrit, Chinese and Arabic, which was the most surprising since some of these languages were not commonly taught in French colleges.  He was ambidextrous and could write with both hands at the same time.  He was also a superb painter and art critic who never revealed the secret of his beautiful paintings.   Saint-Germain composed music and played the violin quite well. Prince Ferdinand von Lobkowitz received one of Saint-Germain's compositions, and another, including the Count's signature, eventually came into the hands of Tchaikowsky. Two others compositions, dated 1745 and 1760, are preserved in the British Museum

Of course, what he is known for among the Alchemists are his talents with chemistry and life. He knew how to grow pearls artificially.  He also performed great alchemical feats such as removing a flaw from a large diamond of Louis XV.  Casanova watched as a silver coin from his pocket transmuted into gold in about two minutes.  Casanova voiced doubts to which Saint-Germain replied, "People who question my Art do not merit my attention."  Casanova never saw him again. 

Saint-Germain carries all the glow of the enlightened being described as being extremely handsome, with intense eyes and very charismatic.  He assisted in many historic world events.  Saint-Germain was a great story teller and often spoke of great events in the past as though he were there. It is important to note that he never claimed that these events transpired while he was "Saint-Germain" or explained how he had this knowledge.  Among alchemists and mages, Saint-Germain is one of the greatest masters of Matter and Life and has truly passed all the stages of the Great Art.   There is no doubt among the Alchemists that Saint-Germain was indeed in possession of the Philosopher's Stone and the elixir vitae, The Elixir of Life which gives the holder incredible stamina, restores and maintains health, enhances memory and prolongs life.  H.P.Blavatsky summed up his character and work simply: "Count St. Germain was certainly the greatest Oriental Adept Europe has seen during the last centuries."

Although it is believed that Saint-Germain wrote several works, only one brief treatise survives which is the famous La Très Sainte Trinosophie, The Most Sacred Trinosophy.  (This is occasionally attributed to Cagliostro because the surviving copy was seized with his personal effects when he was arrested in Rome by the Inquisition. Tradition holds that Cagliostro received it when initiated into the Templars by Saint-Germain.) 

The count seemed to spread the belief in alchemy during the period before the French revolution.  It seems after that, he went gone underground, only appearing from time to time to keep the public interested.  There are rumors that currently he is the leader of an alchemy society in Paris  or he is travelling the world spreading the art. The legacy of Saint Germains continues on in the organizations of the Knights Templar and the Masonic Brotherhood.  His guiding hand is also considered to be upon a number of organization including the Frates Lucis, the Asiatic Brothers, the Order of Strict Observance, which he helped to found, and Rosicrucian groups.  

If you are traveling and see Saint-Germain, ask him to join the Spiritual Learning Center.  I have a lot of questions.