Adonism

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Adonism (from the Greek of Άδωνις ( Adonis ) and Hebrew אֲדֹנָי ( Adonai ) for Lord or God) is a secret ideological doctrine developed by the orientalist and occultist Franz Sättler (pseudonym: Dr. Musallam) (* 1884 ; † 1942 ), Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher (* 1893 ; † 1945 ) (pseudonym: Rah Omir-Quintscher) and Franz Bardon (* 1909 ; † 1958 ) in the twenties and found supporters in the "Adonistic Society" founded by Franz Sättler.

Tradition legend

According to the traditional legend of Adonism , Franz Sättler was accepted into their “Adonistic secret box” by “oriental adepts” (“Chakimîm”) on a trip to the Middle East after the First World War and allegedly visited as an initiate in “Nuristan” (Land of Light) the temple city “Bit Nur” (House of Light), which is said to have housed the world's largest secret science library . Sättler claims to have studied the "primordial religion of humanity" there. In addition to the "oriental adepts", Sättler, like Nietzsche , refers to Zarathustra : "Zarathustra I ... was the magician and keeper of the Adonistic doctrine" (Sättler).

Adonistic society

Based on the traditional legend described, Sättler distributed his depictions of Adonism in books and magazines in the late twenties and gathered supporters and adepts in the “Adonist Society” in Vienna and published the magazine “Dido”. Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher , Franz Bardon , Silias and later Frater Devachan expanded and changed Sättler's teachings. The lodges of the Adonistic Society partly worked according to a ceremonial that referred to the signatory star , an alchemical treatise from the 19th century. In 1936 the organization, which had meanwhile been renamed "Orion Bund", was banned by the National Socialists.

Course content and rituals

Adonism, which sees itself as the rehabilitation of the “ original religion ”, has a strongly dualistic worldview with opposing forces and principles, including the contrast between male and female. At the center of ethics is an anarchist liberation doctrine that seeks to liberate humanity from what it calls senseless institutions such as do's and don'ts, legal laws or ethics and morals . Means for this are, among other things, so-called "exchange rituals" in which classic symbols and their evaluations are reversed into their opposites. Since the Adonists are said to have also practiced sex magic within their rituals , they were attacked by the bourgeois press in Austria.

Aftermath and present

Around 1955 one of Sättler's pupils called for the establishment of the Adonist Society and looked for Sättler's works in newspaper advertisements. For some years now, Adonism textbooks have been appearing again as reprints . A formal association of practicing Adonists is currently not known.

literature

Adonistic writings

  • Franz Sättler:
    • Myth of humanity - the life and death of the gods, cultures and religions from the perspective of the Adonistic Secret Doctrine. Schleierwelten-Verlag, Wyk auf Föhr 2006.
    • Adonism or the ancient secret doctrine as it was given to us by d. Chaldaers, Phoenicians, Persians, Egyptians etc. Greeks handed down, still today in the Orient at d. Nasairians or "light extinguishers", d. Jezîdi Kurds or "devil worshipers" among others is preserved u. by e. own order, which "Nizâm el-Khâf" has recently been spread again. Without a location, 1926.
    • Power and success. Berlin: Adonistischer Verlag, 1927.
    • Youth and beauty. Berlin: Adonistischer Verlag, 1927.
    • Hes or: The flame of life. Berlin-Weissensee, 1927.
    • The adept. The twelve stages of the magical path of initiation. Archive for Old Thoughts and Knowledge, Sinzheim 2004, ISBN 3-937592-11-3 . With an introduction by Hans Thomas Hakl and a bibliography.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher:
    • Adonistic astromagy. Schleierwelten-Verlag, Wyk auf Föhr 2005.
    • Adonism - the primal knowledge of humanity. Schleierwelten-Verlag, Wyk auf Föhr 2005.
      • Vol. 3: According to the Adonis Bible: vu tutam val evisul - against delusional belief. ISBN 3-937341-16-1 .
      • Vol. 4: According to the Egyptian revelations: be silent and act! ISBN 3-937341-17-X .
    • The essence of magic. Schleierwelten-Verlag, Wyk auf Föhr 2007.
    • Secret magical practices. Bürstadt, 2006.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher, Silias: Magical correspondence of Ophias. Schleierwelten-Verlag, Wyk auf Föhr 2007.
  • Silias: Magic diary of Silias. Facsimile. Schleierwelten-Verlag, Wyk auf Föhr 2005.
  • Devachan: Adonism: the ancient secret teaching. Esoteric Verlag Hartmann, Bürstadt 1999.

Secondary literature

  • Marco Frenschkowski: The Adonistic Society. In: The secret societies. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 978-3-86539-926-7 . Pp. 172-176.
  • Hans-Jürgen Glowka: German occult groups 1875-1937. Hiram Edition, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-9215-1354-5 , pp. 81-91.
  • Adolf Hemberger : Adonism as a cult of Baal. In: Forms of organization, rituals, teachings and magical topics of the Masonic and Masonic-like associations in the German-speaking area of ​​Central Europe. Vol. 2: Pansophy and Rosenkreuz. Giessen 1974.
  • Horst E. Miers : Lexicon of secret knowledge. Freiburg 1979. p. 86.
  • Helmut Möller: Light from the East. Franz Sättler's wondrous journey to Nuristân. In: Albrecht Götz von Olenhusen (Ed.): Ways and astray. Contributions to the European intellectual history of modern times. Festschrift for Ellic Howe on September 20, 1990. Freiburg 1993, ISBN 3-8107-5051-4 . Pp. 199-230.