Who Was Saint Germain?

The Count of Saint Germain was a prominent figure in European high society in the mid 1700s. This controversial figure was regarded by many of his peers as the keenest of philosophers and ridiculed by others as a charlatan. What is generally agreed upon by occultists is that The Count of Saint Germain was a master of secret mystical sciences. He seemed to be a man who could do absolutely anything. His talents, résumé, and mysterious wealth garnered him much attention. Even many notable figures of 18th century Europe, like Louis XV were impressed and praised him for his intelligence.

Saint-Germain traveled extensively throughout Europe for 40 years — and in all that time never seemed to age. Those who met him were impressed by his many abilities and peculiarities: He could play the violin like a virtuoso. He was an accomplished painter. Wherever he traveled, he set up an elaborate laboratory, presumably for his alchemy work. He seemed to be a man of great wealth but was not known to have any bank accounts. (If it was due to his ability to transmute base metals into gold, he never performed the feat for observers.) – He dined often with friends because he enjoyed their company, but was rarely seen to eat food in public. He subsisted, it was said, on a diet of oatmeal. He prescribed recipes for the removal of facial wrinkles and for dyeing hair. He loved jewels, and much of his clothing including his shoes were studded with them. He had perfected a technique for painting jewels. He claimed to be able to fuse several small diamonds into one large one. He also said he could make pearls grow to incredible sizes. He has been linked to several secret societies, including the Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Society of Asiatic Brothers, the Knights of Light, the Illuminati and Order of the Templars.

The origin of The Count of Saint Germain is somewhat uncertain. Historians generally place his birth around 1712, but other more specific facts are few. Depending on what you read, he was the child of an Italian tax collector, the offspring of Portuguese royalty, the illegitimate son of a Transylvanian prince, or simply appeared out of nowhere. The most probable explanation of his origin came from Annie Besant. She believed that Prince Racozi II of Transylvania was indeed The Count of Saint Germain’s father. All of Racozi’s children were to be looked after by the emperor of Austria. However, documents reveal that one was withdrawn from his care and raised by descendants of the Medici family in Italy. Besant also believes that the Count of Saint Germain took his name from San Germano, a town where his father owned estates.

There is much more information about his adult years. However, this information does nothing but pile on more mysteries. In fact, many claim he simply arrived on the scene of France in the 1700s as a full grown man of 40-50 and that his appearance remained that way for decades — maybe even centuries to come.

To add to this oddity, there were also several claims that he did not eat. He was quite the socialite and sat at the tables of many to discuss matters, but had never addressed a dish.

While the Count of Saint Germain never claimed to be older than he appeared, he never denied it either. This caused much gossip and many interesting stories of his possible immortality, the three most popular being: There are those that suggest Count Saint Germain was a time traveler and could bend time at will. They site as evidence the appearance of individuals spanning centuries claiming to be the Count. All of these individuals had no verifiable past, were of youthful appearance, and kept company with the social elite of their time. Among the time bending abilities claimed where the abilities to suspend or halt time and move from one time period to another at will. It was also said that he stopped time for himself whenever he was asleep.

Some assumed he originated from the time of Christ. He was thought to be among the men that taunted Jesus during the events that led to his crucifixion, cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming. Alternatively, some believe he wasn’t cursed and simply became an Ascended Master, or godly being sent to earth as an assistant to humanity.

During this time, a “science” that dealt with obtaining special powers and the transmutation of several metals, called Alchemy, become popular. The Count of Saint Germain showed a deep interest in its studies and often boasted about his success in creating gems. Some parts of Alchemy deal with rejuvenation or preservation, so many concluded that he had produced an elixir of life. Some have mentioned that he frequently drank a special tea when out in public.

Gossip of his alleged immortality may have been the primary focus of the attention he garnered, but his other talents also drew their share of attention. He was a highly skilled painter, often noted for his ability to perfectly render gems.

He was a talented musician, with great skill on the piano and violin. He even composed a few pieces and worked with the likes of Tchaikovsky. He was a designer of felt hats, a skilled jeweler, and fluent in many languages from French to Chinese.

The Count of Saint Germaine also showed an interest in politics, popping up at many important points in political history. He worked as spy for the French court and became a close adviser to Louis XV. While unsuccessful, he even took part in the negotiation of a peace treaty between France and Austria. Some paintings suggest that the Count of Saint Germain may have spent some time as a Russian general, with Alexis Orloff deeming him as “a man who played an important part in our revolution.” During the time of Louis XVI, he also spoke with Marie Antoinette, predicting the fall of the monarchy and the death of Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux.

Several burial records confirm that the Count of Saint Germain died on February 27th 1784. For any ordinary mortal, that would be the end of the story. But not for Count de Saint-Germain. He would continue to be seen throughout the 19th century and into the 20th century. In 1785 he was seen in Germany with Anton Mesmer, the pioneer hypnotist. (Some claim that it was Saint-Germain who gave Mesmer the basic ideas for hypnotism and personal magnetism.) Official records of Freemasonry show that they chose Saint-Germain as their representative for a convention in 1785. After the taking of the Bastille in the French Revolution in 1789, the Comtesse d’Adhémar said she had a lengthy conversation with Count de Saint-Germain. He allegedly told her of France’s immediate future, as if he knew what was to come.

In 1821, she wrote: “I have seen Saint-Germain again, each time to my amazement. I saw him when the queen [Antoinette] was murdered, on the 18th of Brumaire, on the day following the death of the Duke d’Enghien, in January, 1815, and on the eve of the murder of the Duke de Berry.” The last time she saw him was in 1820 — and each time he looked to be a man no older than his mid-40s.

After 1821, Saint-Germain may have taken on another identity. In his memoirs, Albert Vandam wrote of meeting a man who bore a striking resemblance to Count de Saint-Germain, but who went by the name of Major Fraser. Vandam wrote:

“He called himself Major Fraser, lived alone and never alluded to his family. Moreover he was lavish with money, though the source of his fortune remained a mystery to everyone. He possessed a marvelous knowledge of all the countries in Europe at all periods. His memory was absolutely incredible and, curiously enough, he often gave his hearers to understand that he had acquired his learning elsewhere than from books. Many is the time he has told me, with a strange smile, that he was certain he had known Nero, had spoken with Dante, and so on.” Major Fraser disappeared without a trace.

Between 1880 and 1900, Saint-Germain’s name once again became prominent when members of the Theosophical Society, including famed mystic Helena Blavatsky, claimed that he was still alive and working toward the “spiritual development of the West.”

Both Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin met with Saint Germain in person and collaborated with each other closely. The writer, philosopher, and historian during the French Enlightenment, Voltaire, left written proof that he was contacted by Saint Germain, who traveled in a “Flying Machine.” As the story is told, Count Richard Jiamfre gave Eugenio Siragusa a strange, handwritten letter from Voltaire. It was addressed to the legendary Count of St. Germain. The letter has phrases that fit perfectly with the idea of an alleged ET presence in human history. The date on the handwritten letter was June 6, 1761.

“Germain, your long road through time will be illuminated by my friendship for you – even at the time of your revelations about the middle of the 20th century. Because of time, the talking pictures will not be able to be stored in memory. May your wonderful flying machines bring you back to me.”

Voltaire accompanied his close friend Benjamin Franklin into the Loge des Neuf Soeurs in Paris, France — a Freemason club. Sir Francis Bacon was a leader in the Freemason and Rosicrucian movement. It is likely that many of the founding fathers had deep-rooted Mason/Rosicrucian agendas. Benjamin Franklin supposedly cavorted with Saint Germain in France. Multiple scholars believe Saint Germain appeared at the signing of the Declaration of Independence — and gave a rousing speech that encouraged everyone to sign. The Masons and Rosicrucians credit him with inspiring the Founding Fathers to draft the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution — as well as providing the design of the Great Seal of the United States.

In a passage from the letter of 6 June 1761 in French, roughly translated into English, Saint Germain apparently predicted when Voltaire was going to die.

“I reply, sir, to your letter you sent me in April, in which you reveal frightening secrets, among which the most terrible for an old man like me — the hour of my death. Thank you, Germain. Your long journey through time will be illuminated by the friendship I have for you, Until the day your revelations will come true — in the middle of the twentieth century. The talking pictures are a gift to the time I have left to live. Your mechanized flying machine could one day bring you back to me.”

Voltaire’s reference to “talking pictures” from Saint Germain may indicate that Germain may have shared advanced technology with Voltaire. Saint Germain apparently gave Voltaire prophecies that there would be sightings of “mechanized flying machines” in the “middle of the twentieth century.” Of course, during the mid-twentieth century, we have Roswell and other such UFO crashes — now publicly acknowledged as real by whistleblowers.

In a fascinating article on Saint Germain,entitled “UFO Secret: The Friendship Case, Voltaire and Germain,” Voltaire said that Germain was “a man who knows everything, and who never dies.”

He was a European courtier, served the French court on some diplomatic missions, and seemed to deflect questions on his origins by inventing lively fantasies — to the point where people thought he had lived several centuries. Multiple people have written that he never seemed to age. On another occasion, Voltaire called him the ‘Wonderman.’

Germain apparently had a mysterious manuscript, as did Caligrostro. It uses a variety of advanced ciphers and codes to conceal its message from “the profane,” i.e. the general public. The document is called “The Most Holy Trinosophia.” It was later published by none other than Manly Palmer Hall, the author of Secret Teachings of All Ages. Part Five of this enigmatic, encrypted document clearly describes a UFO ride:

“Scarcely had I risen to the surface of the earth, when my unseen guide led me still more swiftly. The velocity with which we sped through space can be compared with naught but itself. In an instant, I had lost sight of the plains below. I noticed with astonishment that I had emerged from the bowels of the earth — far from the country about Naples. A desert and some triangular masses were the only objects I could see. Soon, in spite of the trials which I had undergone, a new terror assailed me. The earth seemed to me only a vague cloud. I had been lifted to a tremendous height. My invisible guide left me, and I descended again. For quite a long time, I rolled through space. Already the earth spread out before my confused vision…. I could estimate how many minutes would pass until I would be crushed on the rocks. But quick as thought my guide darts down beside me, takes hold of me, lifts me up again, and again lets me fall. Finally, he raises me with him to an immeasurable distance. I saw globes revolve around me — and earths gravitate at my feet. Suddenly the genius who bore me touched my eyes — and I swooned. I know not how long I remained in this condition.”

As we go on to section 12 of the same document, we find evidence of what appears to be a modern contactee story of a visit to the interior of a UFO. This strange story closely matches other modern witness accounts. Anti-gravity apparently levitates the man — and his clothing is then transformed.

“The hall into which I had just entered was perfectly round. It resembled the interior of a globe, composed of hard and transparent matter, as crystal — so that the light entered from all sides. Its lower part rested upon a vast basin filled with red sand. A gentle and equable warmth reigned in this circular enclosure. With astonishment I gazed around this crystal globe — when a new phenomenon excited my admiration. From the floor of the hall ascended a gentle vapor, moist and saffron yellow. It enveloped me, raised me gently — and within thirty-six days bore me up to the upper part of the globe. Thereafter the vapor thinned. Little by little I descended. I finally found myself again on the floor. My robe had changed its color. [My robe] had been green when I entered the hall, but now changed to a brilliant red. A contrary effect had taken place in the sand on which the globe rested. Gradually, its red color had been transformed into black. After finishing my ascent, I remained three more days in that hall.”

Voltaire published one of the world’s first science fiction stories in 1752, with a short story entitled Micromegas. It describes ETs from Sirius and Saturn visiting the Earth. Once they arrive here, they fly around the globe for thirty-six hours. (Hot-air balloons were not in use as of 1752. They would not look like flat discs with beams of light shooting out of them. Now we know what we are looking at - a UFO.) What is Micromegas about? An extraterrestrial visitation of earth, by a giant from the star Sirius — accompanied by a smaller human life form from the planet Saturn. When these ETs arrive at earth, they do not recognize any intelligent life on Earth at first, and then get into a philosophical debate. Voltaire may have been closer to Saint Germain than anyone else of his time. We have written proof of Voltaire writing to Saint Germain, prizing his “talking pictures,” his “flying machine,” and his apparent return in the mid-20th century.

“Your revelations will come true in the middle of the 20th century.”

We also have Voltaire unambiguously drawing a Fatima-style flying saucer to illustrate his book. He wrote other science-fiction stories throughout his life as well.

Saint Germain is therefore a human ET who used a flying disc that he revealed to Voltaire.

Classic Luciferian occultists like Alice Bailey and Helena Blavatsky had later worked Saint Germain into their storylines — as well as various modern channelers. In Alice A. Bailey’s books, Saint Germain is referred to as the “Master Rakoczi” or the ‘Master R.’ His title is said to be the “Lord of Civilization,” telepathically influencing people who are seen by him as being instrumental in bringing about the new civilization of the Age of Aquarius. Bailey has said that “sometime after AD 2025,” Jesus, Master Rakoczi, and the others in the Spiritual Hierarchy (except Gautama Buddha) would ‘externalize,’ i.e. descend from the spiritual worlds and live physically on Earth in ashrams surrounded by their disciples. It is very common for spiritual figures to be deified and fetishized by both positive and negative groups alike.

Several contemporary groups in esoteric and New Age traditions honor Saint Germain as a Christ-like Ascended Master — with paranormal powers, such as the ability to teleport, levitate, walk through walls, and influence people telepathically. During his life, he reportedly removed flaws from precious stones [using telekinesis] and created an elixir that prevented aging. Saint Germain was ambidextrous and could compose simultaneously a letter with one hand and poetry with the other, or two identical pieces of writing with each hand.

To summarize, Saint Germain first appeared in Venice early in the century, looking about forty-five years of age, extremely handsome, with intense eyes and a charming manner. About 1760, Countess von Georgy met him at the court of Louis XV. Stunned to see the Count completely unchanged over fifty years, she asked if it were really he. The Count not only confirmed her guess, but related several incidents which the two alone would have known. In 1710, Rameau praised Saint-Germain’s clear and moving pianoforte improvisations. Prince Ferdinand von Lobkowitz received one of [Germain’s] compositions. And another, with the Count’s signature, eventually came into the hands of Tchaikowsky. Two others, dated 1745 and 1760, are preserved in the British Museum. Saint-Germain played the violin equally [as] well [as the piano], being favorably compared with Paganini by those who had heard both. Saint-Germain’s knowledge of languages was phenomenal. He spoke French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese fluently, and without an accent. Scholars were surprised by his facility in Greek and Latin as well as Sanskrit, Chinese and Arabic, which were not yet well taught in French colleges…. He admitted that he could grow pearls [and gemstones] artificially, and once removed a flaw from a large diamond owned by Louis XV. Casanova witnessed a silver sixty-centime coin taken from his own pocket transmuted into pure gold — in about two minutes. When Casanova voiced doubts about what he had seen, Saint-Germain simply replied, “People who question my Art do not merit my attention,” and never saw Casanova again. Two months later, Casanova gave the coin to Field Marshall Keith in Berlin. Besides his capacity to perfect metals, Saint-Germain’s own unchanging age and unique eating habits — no one ever saw him eat — suggest that he had in his possession the elixir vitae - the so-called “Fountain of Youth. Since others claim to have received direct benefit, including renewed stamina and restored health, enhanced memory and prolonged life from its derivatives, it appears that Saint-Germain possessed knowledge of Azoth, which in its three forms constitutes the Philosopher’s Stone, the power of projection and the elixir of life.

So who was Count Saint-Germain? Some thought him a charlatan, while others considered him a visionary who continues to walk among us. The fascinating thing about the Count of Saint Germain is that his story never really dies. Who, or what, he truly was may never be known.

by David Wilcock in The Michael Prophecies, Book 3, pp 56-67 and from anomalaien.com