
The Comte de St. Germain (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Occult Biography of an Eighteenth-Century European Court Mystic, Alchemist, and Theosophical LegendBy Isabel Cooper-OakleyLength6h 14m
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The Comte de St. Germain is a learned occult-historical study of one of eighteenth-century Europe's most enigmatic figures: the diplomat, musician, alchemist, and reputed adept known as the Count of Saint-Germain. Cooper-Oakley assembles memoirs, correspondence, court anecdotes, and esoteric tradition into a narrative that is part biography, part documentary inquiry, and part Theosophical interpretation. Its style is earnest, evidentiary, and reverent, situated within late Victorian efforts to recover hidden spiritual lineages behind European history. Isabel Cooper-Oakley was a prominent English Theosophist whose intellectual formation was shaped by comparative religion, esoteric philosophy, and the Theosophical Society's search for "masters" and initiatory wisdom. Her interest in Saint-Germain reflects this milieu: she approaches him not merely as a historical adventurer, but as a possible representative of a higher occult tradition, interpreting scattered records through a framework of spiritual evolution and hidden knowledge. This book is recommended for readers interested in esotericism, eighteenth-century cultural history, and the making of modern occult biography. While not a conventional academic life, it remains valuable for understanding how Saint-Germain became a central figure in Theosophical imagination and Western mystical literature.
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Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 14 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 28, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
10Appendices
2Chapter I. Mystic and Philosopher
11Appendix I. Documents Concerning the Apartment in Chambord Offered to the Comte de Saint Germain by Louis XV. (1758).
3Chapter II. His Travels and Knowledge
12Appendix II. Correspondence Between the Duc de Choiseul and the Comte d’Affry with Regard to the Comte de St. Germain, from the Archives in Paris.
4Chapter III. The Coming Danger
13Appendix III. From the Papers of Sieur Bentinck van Rhoon, in the Archives of the Palace of H. M. the Queen of Holland, Translated from the Dutch.
5Chapter IV. Tragical Prophecies
14Appendix IV. Extracts from the "Memoirs of Hardenbrock" (Edition of the Historisch Genootschap of Utrecht), Vol. I, P. 220; Translated from the Dutch Original.
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6Chapter V. Political Work
15Appendix V. Masonic Document from the Lodge of the "Grand Orient" of France.
7Chapter VI. In the "Mitchell Papers"
16Appendix VI. Additional Mitchell Papers
8Chapter VII. Masonic Tradition
17Appendix VII. Miscellaneous Papers from English Record Office.
9Chapter VIII. Masonic Work and Austrian Traditions
18Memorable Quotes