Secret_History

48 The Secret History of the World
is a shadow. You shall guide the course of the stars, and those who rule Empires
shall be guided by you.”
Sounds rather like the build-up to another con job! Nothing like feeding the ego
of the “mark” before slipping away with all his money! However, Saint Germain
was on the way to a place where money was of no use. On February 27, 1784, he
died at Prince Charles’ home on Eckenforde. He was buried locally and the Prince
erected a stone that said:
He who called himself the Comte de Saint-Germain and Welldone, of whom there
is no other information, has been buried in this church.
And then the Prince burned all of the Count’s papers “lest they be
misinterpreted”. The only reason we can conceive of for that is because the Prince
wanted to continue to believe in the powers of Saint Germain, and the papers of
the Count did not support that belief.
Supposedly there is evidence that the Count did not die, and many occultists
claim he is still alive for these past two centuries! Based upon his pattern of
behavior, however, Count Saint Germain seems merely to have been your garden
variety psychopath. He may have had certain esoteric knowledge - he was
certainly well-versed in many subjects - but his history, and the conflicting stories
told about him give us a different perspective, particularly when we examine the
histories and personalities of those who believed in him as opposed to those who
did not. You can tell a lot about a man by his friends and his enemies.
The mystery of Saint-Germain is mostly due to the uncertainty surrounding his
origins. One source says that he was born in 1710 in San Germano, son of a tax
collector. Eliphas Levi, the 19th century occultist said that Saint-Germain was
born in Lentmeritz in Bohemia, and was the bastard son of a nobleman who was
also a Rosicrucian. Levi’s story and accomplishments suggest that he was another
psychopath, so his word on the matter is useless.
It is known that Saint Germain had a genuine gift for languages and could speak
French, German, English, Dutch and Russian fluently. He also claimed that he was
fluent in Chinese, Hindu and Persian, but there was no one about to test him on
those. And, we note that Horace Walpole said that he was a wonderful violinist
and singer and painter, though none of his purported art has been known to
survive. Supposedly, he was able to paint jewels that glittered in a very lifelike
way.
There is also a great deal of evidence that Saint-Germain was an expert jeweller
- he claimed to have studied the art with the Shah of Persia! In any event, he is
reported to have repaired a flawed diamond for Louis XV, who was very pleased
with the result. Saint-Germain also had an extensive knowledge of chemistry in all
its branches at the time, and the many laboratories that he set up with borrowed
money were all designed to produce brighter and better pigments and dyes and
also for alchemical studies. Then, there was his reputation as a healer. Not only did
he cure the Marshal de Belle Isle, he also cured a friend of Madame de Pompadour
of mushroom poisoning. Saint-Germain never ate in company, which was
obviously part of his plan to focus attention on himself. He could sit at a table
where everyone else was gorging on the most amazing array of delectable dishes,
and eat and drink nothing. Casanova wrote: