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Conrad Johann Glückselig 1864–1934

Conrad Johann Glückselig (born July 13, 1864 in Weidenberg ; † October 2, 1934 in Vaihingen on the Fildern ) was a German naturopath , theosophist , spagyrist , Paracelsist and wholesaler.

Live and act

Childhood and Adolescence - America

Glückselig was born in 1864 as the son of a master tailor and a miller's daughter.

Happy attended elementary school in Weidenberg. He then completed a teacher training course for three years. By his own admission, he “didn't have what it takes for this job.” He volunteered with the Bayreuth infantry for five years and then began working as a stenographer . Later he became managing director of the Nuremberg export branch of a New York trading house for handicrafts . When the company was relocated to New York in 1889 due to protectionist tendencies under US President William McKinley , Glückselig was taken away. He married in New Jersey on June 12, 1892, and their first child was born on May 27, 1893. The family returned to Germany in October 1893 because of “illness and wage difference”.

Wandering years

After their return, the family initially lived in Leipzig . Glückselig attended a course in the outpatient clinic of the hydrotherapist Louis Kuhne and then another course with his Berlin student Lothar Volkmar. Then he ran a naturopathic practice: 1894 to 1896 in Nuremberg - 1896 to 1897 in Bindlach near Bayreuth - 1897 to 1898 in Bayreuth - 1898 to 1904 again in Nuremberg - 1904 to 1906 in Botnang - from 1906 in Vaihingen adF From 1895 to 1905 four came more children to the world.

Spagyric - Esoteric - Neuburg Abbey

From 1896 onwards, Glückselig dealt with the electrohomeopathy founded by Cesare Mattei and - with reference to the writings of Paracelsus - with alchemical spagyric . He set up a chemical laboratory, in which he manufactured drugs from 1906, which he called "Arkanen after Paracelsus" .

From 1897 onwards, Glückselig dealt with occult matters. According to his daughter Elise, he had “a lot of contact with a medium named Götz” in Bayreuth and his wife seemed to support the fact that “at that time, spiritualistic meetings were held with this H. Götz again and again. Back then it was a great sensation for Bayreuth, where high and low came ”. In Nuremberg in 1898 Glückselig met the theosophist John Lutz, who, according to his daughter Elise, brought him to theosophy. The two had a friendship of over 35 years, even when Lutz emigrated to Point Loma ( California ). According to his daughter Elise, director of the Theosophical Society in Nuremberg was blessed.

The poet , anthroposophist and alchemist Alexander von Bernus inherited the Neuburg Abbey near Heidelberg in 1908 . There he set up a laboratory in which he manufactured spagyric medicines. An extensive collection of alchemical prints, mainly from the 16th to 18th centuries, provided him with the basic knowledge of his medical and pharmaceutical activities.

In May 1914, von Bernus brought Glückselig into his service as a laboratory technician. In his novel “Beatus und Sabine”, the poet Friedrich Schnack remembered Glückselig, whom he had met during his stay at the monastery:

“In the middle of the month [May 1914] the visit of a purring man broke off. It was a naturopath from Stuttgart, but he looked like a disciple of the Kabbalistic secret sciences or a pupil of Saturn . In contrast to his seraphic name Blissful, dark lines, wrinkles and furrows pervaded his face, the lips were pinched, as if they had bitterly taken a vow of silence, which they never kept. ... "

Bernus and Glückselig worked together between 1914 and 1921. During this time Rudolf Steiner was also frequently in the Neuburg Abbey. In 1922, Glückselig ran his own "Samaritan Spagyric Laboratory" in Ziegelhausen, independently of Bernus . He returned to Vaihingen by 1923/24 at the latest.

Vaihingen - National Socialism - Kurt Feder

In March 1925, Glückselig began wholesaling pharmacy-only drugs. On September 14, 1925, he registered his "Spagyric Laboratory Paracelsus: Alchemia". From 1922 to 1933, Glückselig was able to secure the livelihood of his family by selling his medicines to pharmacies and he was not dependent on being paid by his patients. That threatened to change in 1933/1934, because he believed he knew that a regulation was planned, according to which "companies producing medicines or preventive products should have a scientifically trained doctor as a plant manager and a medical advertising director." This threatened his existence . He relied on a statement by Bernhard Hörmann , who from June 1933 had been the publisher of the “Volksgesundheitswacht” magazine. In this magazine, Hörmann attacked the drug advertising of the small pharmaceutical industry, which propagated ineffective drugs for all kinds of diseases and thus encouraged "self-tampering with the sick" instead of health-conscious behavior. This new development, as Glückselig stated in his résumé, "explains my compulsory registration for the HD, so that as a naturopath I can legally support my family."

In 1933, Glückselig joined the NSDAP . In a résumé written between July 1933 and September 1934, he described the reasons for this as follows:

“As far as my 'political' attitude is concerned, I have always been an apolitical nationalist […] But since I had become sufficiently acquainted with the Paracelsus teachings and the Aryan master theosophy and had received living proofs of the metaphysics of the cosmos, that too has been revealed to me relentless logic for such 'instincts' of the heart and head, which made me stay away from the cunning, brutal poetry and aspirations of all political parties, but above all the Marxists of all shades, whose activities HP Blavatsky described as 'a refined' as early as 1879 Conspiracy of brutal strength and indolence against honorable hard work '. That has turned out to be a prophecy in the effect of atheistic boncentury . But the proclamation and implementation of altruism against egoism , made true by the NSDAP under its leader after the seizure of power on March 5, 333 : 'Common good comes before self-interest' as well as the establishment of “ positive Christianity ” - that is, true Christianity in practical ethics and the elimination of the Jewish atheist usurpers I joined the NSDAP. "

Glückselig's NSDAP membership is confirmed in a memorandum that the Hanoverian naturopath Kurt Feder sent to Adolf Hitler on July 18, 1934 . Since a ban on joining the NSDAP came into effect on May 1, 1933 , which was only gradually relaxed again from 1937/1939, Glückselig's entry into the party must have taken place in March / April 1933.

Kurt Feder (* 1891) had been closely associated with Glückselig in theory and practice since 1923. In July 1934 he drafted statutes for an "Original Paracelsus Discipline", which, as a special "state of salvation", was to be directly "subordinate to the Führer or his deputy ". Blessed be as “1. State Lecturer for Original Paracelsus Healing Science ”. The debt of Glückselig, which resulted from 30 years of research, in the amount of RM 52,100, is to be borne by the state. A draft dated from the first half of 1934, which Feder wrote under the title "Proposals and requirements for a practical demonstration of the art of arcane healing according to Paracelsus". Accordingly, the possibility should preferably be created in Dresden's Rudolf Hess Hospital to test Glückselig's Arkanen in a controlled manner. Glückselig was to receive RM 6,000 for the delivery of his medication. On August 9, 1934, Feder received a letter from the NSDAP Reichsleitung (Office for Public Health) requesting that the arcane be checked by the Reich Health Office first before the "completely indisputable proposals" were dealt with.

The time after blissful death

Glückelig died on October 2, 1934 of complications from a stroke. After his death, his employees Kurt Feder and Johann (Jean) Schmidt (* 1896) were able to continue the business together with Glückselig's wife and daughter Elise until 1941. Due to a decree by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, small businesses belonging to the chemistry, pharmaceuticals etc. group had to be shut down. This took place on December 31, 1941. After reopening in 1945, the company remained in Stuttgart-Rohr until 1978 and on January 2, 1979, it moved to the new company headquarters in Bondorf near Herrenberg as "Phönix Laboratorium GmbH" .

The current Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (2018) lists regulations for processes for the production of medicinal preparations that go back to Conrad Johann Glückselig and are named after him. These are the HAB regulation 54a, the HAB regulation 54b and the HAB regulation 54c.

Fonts

  • What does electro-homeopathy affect ?, in: Blätter f. Electro-Homeopathy, XVI. Year, April 1, 1896; Leaves f. Electro-Homeopathy, No. 6, June 1, 1896.
  • Theophrastus Paracelsus on cancer healing in the XVI. Century , source unknown, 1896, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV
  • About electrohomeopathy , in: Paul Zillmann (ed.), Metaphysische Rundschau II. Volume, 1897, Berlin-Zehlendorf, Metaphysischer Verlag 1897.
  • Studies on the Bhagavad-Gita by William Quan Judge . Translated from English by Conrad Joh. Glückselig. J. Th. Heller, Nuremberg 1905 (digitized version)
  • About old and new healing arts , in: Monthly for Electro-Homeopathy, No. 3/1905, No. 4/1905, No. 8/1905.
  • Sulfur, Mercurius, Sal. , 1917, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV
  • The death. A gospel of life. , 2nd edition, ed. by Johannes Landenberger, printed and published by Karl Rohm, Lorche (Württemberg), 1910.

literature

Non-fiction

  • Folkmar Schiek, Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934), A Vaihinger Paracelsus researcher and theosophist , ed. from the Historical Vaihingen Association adFeV with a foreword by Ulrich Fellmeth (Blätter zur Vaihinger Geschichte 4), Verlag tredition, Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-7469-2916-3 .
  • Franz Anselm Schmitt , Alexander von Bernus, poet and alchemist, life and work in documents , Verlag Hans Carl, Nuremberg 1971, p. 130f and p. 143
  • Mirko Sladek and Maria Schütze, Alexander von Bernus , Hans Carl, Nuremberg 1981, ISBN 3 418 00514 4

Novels and Biographies

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günther Widmer, Ortssippenbuch Vaihingen ad Fildern 1587–1930, 2 volumes, self-published 2012, 1st volume AM, p. 413, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV.
  2. ↑ Parents: Leonhard Glückselig (* July 17, 1829 in Weidenberg; † February 18, 1907 in Nuremberg) and Magdalena Ströbel (* July 23, 1842 in Neumühle; † November 15, 1909 in Nuremberg) from Goldkronach , see Nuremberg City Archives, inventory C 27 / II No. 671/397, see also C 27 / II, No. 721/2357
  3. ↑ Wife: Johanna Louise Theresine Grieshammer (* August 20, 1868 in Bayreuth-St. Georgen; † 1961). Daughter of a merchant and landlord from Grünbaum near Bayreuth. First child: Hans Ludwig (born May 27, 1893 in New Jersey)
  4. ^ Conrad Johann Glückselig: My curriculum vitae. 5 pages, undated, between July 1933 and September 1934, p. 1, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV Printed in: Folkmar Schiek. Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934). Vaihingen 2018, pp. 137–144, here p. 137.
  5. ^ Evangelical Lutheran. Bayreuth-St. Georgen: Birth Register. 1868, No. 103, and marriage register. Volume 5, 1862, Sheet 113, No. 8, June 5th.
  6. ^ Günther Widmer: Ortssippenbuch Vaihingen ad Fildern. , P. 413.
  7. ↑ Elise (* May 22, 1895 in Nuremberg; † 1999 in Filderstadt ) - Heinrich Christian Fürchtegott (* July 3, 1897 in Bindlach ) - Luise Katharine (* December 22, 1901 in Nuremberg; † December 1961) - Helene Katharine (* May 3, 1905 in Stuttgart-Westheim)
  8. ^ Letter from Elise Glückselig to GH Davin, Rohr June 20, 1943, 3 pages handwritten, without signature, p. 1, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV
  9. ^ Letter from Elise Glückselig to GH Davin, Rohr June 20, 1943, 3 pages handwritten, without signature, p. 2, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV
  10. ↑ Franz Anselm Schmitt . Alexander of Bernus. Poet and alchemist. Life and work in documents. Hans Carl, Nürnberg 1971, p. 130, p. 143
  11. ↑ Hans-Ulrich Kolb and Joachim Telle . Shadow conjuring. Historical notes on the lyrical and alchemical work of Alexander von Bernus . In: Heidelberger Jahrbücher. XVII, Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg-New York 1973, pp. 86–128, here: pp. 120–121
  12. ↑ Joachim Telle and Annelies Stöckinger. The Alexander von Bernus alchemy library in the Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe: Catalog of prints and manuscripts . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1977 (digitized version)
  13. ↑ Nadine Englhart (Ed.) Hermann Sinsheimer . Lived in paradise. Figures and stories . Verlag für Berlin-Brandenburg, Berlin 2013, pp. 137–138
  14. ↑ Friedrich Schnack. Beatus and Sabine. A novel . Jakob Hergner, Hellerau 1927, Eighth Chapter, pp. 40–48
  15. ^ FA Schmitt. Alexander of Bernus. Nuremberg 1971, pp. 107-110
  16. ↑ Samaritan Spagyric Laboratory (Conrad Joh. Glückselig), Ziegelhausen near Heidelberg, IX. 1922, List of remedies with indications, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV
  17. ↑ Amtsoberamt Stuttgart, Certificate of the notification of the drug trade, Stuttgart, March 19, 1925, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV Quoted from Folkmar Schiek. Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934) . Vaihingen 2018, p. 67
  18. ↑ Conrad Johann Glückselig, letter to the Böblingen customs office, registration of the manufacture of medicinal products with brandy, Vaihingenfildern, September 14, 1925 . Quoted from Folkmar Schiek. Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934). Vaihingen 2018, p. 67
  19. ^ Conrad Johann Glückselig: My curriculum vitae . 5 pages, undated (between July 1933 and September 1934) and unsigned, p. 4, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adFeV Printed in: Folkmar Schiek. Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934) . Vaihingen 2018, pp. 137–144, here pp. 142–143
  20. ↑ Detlef Bothe. New German Medicine 1933-1945. Represented using the magazine "Hippokrates" and the development of the folk medicine movement . Matthiesen, Husum 1991, pp. 211-215
  21. ^ Association of Heilpraktikers in Germany
  22. ↑ Conrad Johann Glückselig | Source = My curriculum vitae (undated, and not signed). Printed in: Folkmar Schiek. Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934). Vaihingen 2018, pp. 137-144, here: p. 143.
  23. ↑ Printed in: Folkmar Schiek, Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934) … Hamburg 2018, p. 209: Memorandum from Kurt Feder to Adolf Hitler, July 18, 1934, 37 pages, without signature.
  24. ↑ July 21, 1934. Draft about the use of the arcane healing arts and science of the master Paracelsus in the National Socialist work of the renewal of medicine to a truly natural healing art and in the work of progressive security of public health through fair health management. At the same time, as far as its content goes, the draft can form the basis for a statute for the original Paracelsus discipline . In: Folkmar Schiek, Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934) … Hamburg 2018, pp. 242–257
  25. ↑ Kurt Feder (draft undated and without signature). Suggestions and requirements for a practical demonstration of the art of arcane healing according to Paracelsus. In: Folkmar Schiek, Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934) … Hamburg 2018, pp. 235–241
  26. ^ Letter from the NSDAP Reichsleitung, Supreme Leader of the PO, Office for Public Health, NSD Medical Association to Kurt Feder. Quoted in: Folkmar Schiek, Conrad Johann Glückselig (1864–1934) ... Hamburg: 2018, p. 73.
  27. ^ Letter from the Reichsstelle Chemie, Berlin to Luise Glückselig, 10/22/1941, Archiv Historisches Vaihingen adfeV
  28. ↑ HAB regulation 54a according to Conrad Johann Glückselig according to Phönix Lab., Accessed on August 27, 2018
  29. ↑ HAB regulation 54b according to Conrad Johann Glückselig according to Phönix Lab., Accessed on August 27, 2018
  30. ↑ HAB regulation 54c according to Conrad Johann Glückselig according to Phönix Lab., Accessed on August 27, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Happy, Conrad Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naturopath and theosophist
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Willow Hill
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1934
Place of death Vaihingen on the Fildern