Christian Isbert
Christian Ehrenfried Isbert (born April 8, 1929 in Berlin ; † January 5, 1986 in Unterlengenhardt ) was a German life coach , graphologist , astrologer , editor and translator . With his translations of numerous books he was very much connected to anthroposophy and yoga.
Life
Christian Isbert was the son of the Alsatian yoga leader and non-fiction author Otto Albrecht Isbert and his wife, the kindergarten teacher Wilhelmine Karl Isbert (1901–1986).
From 1937 he had to struggle with polio , which later led to his early death. At the end of 1938 he moved to Stuttgart with his family; his grandfather, Major General Karl Isbert , later moved in. Together with his brother Christian Isbert attended the Waldorf School Uhlandshöhe and the Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium Stuttgart . Since he could play the piano well and received care, he graduated from high school, studied and then worked as a translator; He made some translations together with his father.
He remained single and died in 1986 at the age of 56. His grave was in the cemetery until 2016, where his parents were also buried. His funeral was on January 10, 1986.
Translations
- The change of esoteric values. From the English after Alice A. Bailey , Lucis Press, Geneva 1956.
- with Otto Albrecht Isbert: Albert Schweitzer, Genius in der Wildnis. From the American based on Joseph Gollomb : Albert Schweitzer, genius in the jungle. Lucis Press, London 1957.
- with Dora Tilmann: A treatise on white magic or the path of the disciple. From the English after Alice A. Bailey , Lucis Press, London 1957. [2. Ed. Lucis Press 1973]
- Telepathy and the Etheric Body. From the English after Alice A. Bailey, Lucis Press, London 1960. [2. Ed. Lucis Press, Geneva a. Rohm, Bietigheim / Württ. 1971]
- with Otto Albrecht Isbert: Outline of the yoga teaching. Practice and the world of thought. From the English after Ernest Wood ; Günher Verlag, Stuttgart 1961.
- with Gertrude Lietz: Dhyana. Paths of immersion. From the English after Madhav Pundalik Pandit ; Sri Aurobindo Verlag, Zollikon-Zurich 1965.
- A Treatise on the Seven Rays. Translated from English by Alice A. Bailey, Lucis Press, London; New York; Munich; Rotterdam 1970, ISBN 978-3-87683-159-6 . [3. Ed. Lucis Press 1983]
- From Arthur's round to the Grail Castle. Studies on the Artus Way and the Grail Way in the light of anthroposophy. From the English after Isabel Wyatt , [= Edition Perceval. Vol. 11], Ogham-Verlag, Stuttgart 1987.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Isbert in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Martin Sandkühler: Christian Isbert , Biographical Collection of the Research Center for Culture Impulse
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isbert, Christian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isbert, Christian Ehrenfried (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German life coach, graphologist, astrologer, editor and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th January 1986 |
| Place of death | Unterlengenhardt |