Leopold Engel

Leopold Engel

Leopold Engel (b. April 19, 1858; d. November 8, 1931) was a Russian writer and occultist.

Early life

Engel was born in St Petersburg, Russia. His father was Karl Dietrich Engel (1824–1913), a violinist who in 1846 became Konzertmeister (leader) of the orchestra of the Imperial Russian Theatre.

Career

Leopold Engel went to Germany, finally settling in Dresden where he wrote extensively on the Faust legend. He became a follower of occultist Jakob Lorber (1800–64) who wrote ten volumes of "inspired" teachings. In 1891 Engel himself heard an "inner voice" which commanded him to write an 11th volume of Lorber's work, The Great Gospel of John.

During the 1890s he became involved with Theodor Reuss in reviving the Illuminati in Germany, setting up an irregular masonic lodge which they called the Ludwig Lodge. This and several other lodges they were active in were not recognised by any of the regular German Grand Lodges. This association came to an end on July 3, 1903 with Engel's expulsion along with his friend Siegmund Miller.

Death

Leopold Engel died in 1931.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.