Elsbeth Ebertin

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Elsbeth Ebertin before 1910

Elsbeth Ebertin (born May 14, 1880 in Görlitz , † November 28, 1944 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German astrologer , graphologist and writer. She also wrote under the pseudonym Elsa Gorlizia .

Life

Elsbeth Ebertin is the mother of Reinhold Ebertin . She took an early interest in philosophy and graphology and from 1900 worked as a writer for various magazines. She was the first woman to work professionally as an astrologer in Germany and became the most famous astrology journalist after the First World War . The ex-king of Bulgaria was one of her customers.

After a Hitler supporter had sent her the dates of birth of the "Führer" in 1923, Elsbeth Ebertin created a horoscope for Adolf Hitler for April 20, 1889, sun with 29 degrees in Aries (Hitler's sun was at 00 ° 49 'Taurus) . Statements in their horoscope interpretation were understood as predictions of the coup of November 8, 1923. Overall, she was very impressed by Hitler and his ideas, as shown in a publication in 1924:

" It almost seems as if the one I mean, under the strong influence of Aries, is destined by fate to sacrifice himself for the German people and boldly and bravely endure everything; even if it should be a matter of life or death; but at least to give the impetus to a German freedom movement, which will then suddenly break out. [...] "

In 1935 Elsbeth Ebertin had sent the volume of poetry she had compiled, Flowers as Messengers of Love, with a personal dedication to Hitler. She wrote:

"A bouquet of flowers from German poets in honor and loyalty to my Führer for my birthday. Elsbeth Ebertin. Weinsberg b Heilbronn d 18.IV.1935 ."
" The favorite flowers of the German emperors and the Führer Adolf Hitler. A look back and a look back. A journey through five decades: Empire, war, revolution, inflation, decline and Germany's rise ."

In 1926, her film In the Stars is written , an adaptation of her novel Der Mars im Todeshaus, went over the screen in many German cities and, according to a report by the Berlin magazine Die Filmwoche (No. 19) , provoked great discussions everywhere. As astrology was consequently taken more seriously, the National Socialists soon tried to bring the astrology associations and publications into line or to suppress them more and more in the course of the later years of their rule until they were completely banned.
Elsbeth Ebertin was killed in the air raid on Freiburg im Breisgau on November 27, 1944.

Works

  • Star Leaves (1915)
  • Royal Nativities (1916)
  • The nativity of Hindenburg (1917)
  • A look into the future . Yearbook (1918 ff)
  • Star changes and world events (together with Ludwig Hoffmann, 1924)
  • "The Power of Gold". A novel of celestial forces and the art of the devil. 1936 (Richard Hummel Verlag)
  • How women are in love - graphological character studies (ca.1910)
  • How Men Are in Love - Graphological Character Studies (ca.1910)

literature

  • Ebertin, Elsbeth . In: Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland Scholars, artists and writers in words and pictures . Second edition. Bio-bibliographischer Verlag Albert Steinhage, Hannover 1910, pp. 167-168.
  • Ellic Howe : Urania's Children: The Strange World of Astrologers and the Third Reich . Beltz & Athenaeum, Weinheim 1995, ISBN 3-89547-710-9

Notes and sources

  1. ↑ Elsbeth Ebertin: A look into the future. To the friends of scientific astrology. 7th yearbook for 1924 . Franz Paul Lorenz Verlag, Freiburg (Baden) and Basel, June 1923. p. 54.
  2. ^ P. Gassert / D. Mattern: The Hitler Library . Westport (CT) / USA & London 2001, p. 90. Ebertin's dedication copy for Hitler belonged to the library of Hitler's Berghof holiday home on Obersalzberg.

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personal data
SURNAME Ebertin, Elsbeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gorlizia, Elsa (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astrologer, graphologist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Goerlitz
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1944
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau