Hans-Dieter Leuenberger

Hans-Dieter Leuenberger (born August 9, 1931 in Thun , Switzerland ; † June 4, 2007 in Tenerife ) was a Swiss pastor, psychotherapist and esotericist .

Life

After studying theology, Leuenberger worked as an evangelical reformed pastor and as a theater director (in the 1970s for example at the Neue Volksbühne Bern). Then he trained as a psychotherapist.

In the course of the “wave of esotericism” he made very individual contributions to understanding them with his basic works on tarot and western esotericism, with which he was able to address a larger audience. This is Esoteric , its introduction to the esoteric worldview, was published in the eighth edition in 1999 and was also printed in Czech and Polish. He also spread his thoughts in numerous lectures, radio broadcasts and magazine articles.

He spent the last years of his life in Tenerife.

Works

His first work is also considered a major work. It was reissued in the summer of 2007 by Schirner Verlag, Darmstadt.

• School of Tarot , 3 volumes, Verlag Hermann Bauer, Freiburg im Breisgau:
  • The wheel of life. A Practical Walk Through the Major Arcana , 1981; new 2007, ISBN 978-3-89767-551-3
  • The tree of life. Tarot and Kabbalah , 1982; new 2007, ISBN 978-3-89767-552-0
  • The game of life. Tarot as a way of practical esotericism , 1984; new 2007, ISBN 978-3-89767-553-7

The other works (all out of print) are:

• This is esoteric. An introduction to esoteric thinking and esoteric language , Bauer (esotera-Taschenbücherei), Freiburg 1985, ISBN 978-3762606215

• Seven pillars of esotericism. Basic knowledge for seekers , Bauer, Freiburg 1989, ISBN 978-3762603733

• Angelic powers. On the practical handling of cosmic forces , Bauer, Freiburg 1991, ISBN 978-3762604303

• Tarot, short and sweet , Bauer, Freiburg 1993, ISBN 978-3762604624
  • In the 3rd edition from 1995 as Tarot, short & practical , ISBN 978-3762611004

• The magical system of the Golden Dawn (as editor of the German edition), 3 volumes, Bauer, Freiburg, 1996, ISBN 978-3762605072