Albert Riedel
Albert Richard Riedel (born May 5, 1911 in Dresden , † 1984 ) was a German - American later representative of alchemy , who called himself Frater Albertus (also Albertus Spagyricus).
In 1929 Riedel went to Salt Lake City in the USA , where he joined a New Rosicrucian Order ( AMORC ). He founded the Paracelsus Research Society in Salt Lake City in 1960 and Paracelsus College in 1980. He combined mythical aspects of alchemy and spagyric with Kabbalah and astrology and also gave courses in Europe and Australia. His school was closed after his death in 1984.
Fonts
- The Alchemist's Handbook, York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser 1960, 1974
- The seven rays of the QBL, York Beach: Samuel Weiser 1985
- Practical Alchemy in the Twentieth Century, Paracelsus Research Society, Salt Lake City 1970
In 1998 he gave the practice spagyrica philosophica lapidis philosophorum ( or clear and sincere instructions, like the ancient wise men, to produce their highest secret or stone ) by an anonymous author, published in Leipzig in 1711, in German and English translation.
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical entry in Clare Goodrick-Clarke Alchemical Medicine for the 21st century , Healing Arts Press, Rochester / Vermont 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riedel, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Riedel, Albert Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American alchemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984 |