Sergius Golovin

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Sergius Golowin (born January 31, 1930 in Prague ; † July 17, 2006 in Bern ) was a Swiss author , myth researcher and publicist .

Sergius Golowin, projection on the occasion of the Sergius Golowin memorial event on September 16, 2016 in Bern

Life

Sergius Golowin was born in Prague in 1930. In 1933 his mother, the poet Alla von Steiger (Golowina), returned to Switzerland with her son; the father Aleksandr Sergejewitsch Golowin (1904–1968), a Russian sculptor, lived separately from his family in Paris. After his school days Sergius Golowin worked as a library assistant at the Bern City and University Library . He was involved in the youth movement . Between 1957 and 1968 he worked as an archivist in Burgdorf . Golowin later lived as a freelance writer near Bern. Between 1971 and 1981 he was a member of the Grand Council of the State Ring of Independents (LdU) in particular for youth culture and environmental issues. As a result of a parliamentary move by Sergius Golowin, the Canton of Bern recognized the minority rights of travelers to their own culture in 1975 . Many of his books deal with travelers. He was also an active member of the board of directors of the Landstrasse wheel cooperative founded in Bern in 1975 , the umbrella organization of the Swiss Yeniche .

Sergius Golowin was the author of numerous books and articles on topics such as folklore and esotericism. For his services to folklore and people on the fringes of society, he received the Swiss Schiller Foundation Prize in 1974 . Urban Gwerder published exclusive articles by Golowin in his magazine Hotcha (1968–1971).

Sergius Golowin was a close witness of many celebrities and events: he accompanied Timothy Leary when he was freed from prison and fled into exile in Switzerland, and was friends with Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Hans Carl Artmann . Golowin was also portrayed by HR Giger , took part in the first and second “Symposium for Alchemy” organized by Urs Tremp and was also there when Polo Hofer's legendary Bernese rock group Rumpelstilz - which supported his election campaign - made their first appearance. He was also known to Martin Schippert , the founder of the Swiss Hells Angels . Golovin was one of the fichierten people of the country with Ficheneintrag as "nonconformist prominentester of Bern".

In 1973 Sergius Golowin recorded the LP Lord Krishna from Goloka with the "Cosmic Couriers" . The recording is characterized by improvised electronic sounds with voice recordings by Sergius Golowin. He was musically supported by the musicians Klaus Schulze , Walter Westrupp , Bernd Witthüser , Jerry Berkers , Jürgen Dollase and Jörg Mierke . In 1978 he took part in the "Fiesta Monte Verità" in memory of Gusto Gräser in Ascona and appeared on Monte Verità as a speaker.

On September 16, 2016 - 10 years after Golovin's death - his personality, his writings and his work were honored for the first time. This as part of the Feckerchilbi in Bern, a traditional Yenish festival. The motto of the remembrance event with staged readings was "Sergius Golowin as an inspirer for the Yeniche, Sinti and Roma in Switzerland"; it was organized and directed by Willi Wottreng , publicist and managing director of the Radgenossenschaft der Landstrasse .

Works (selection)

  • From the heights. Poems . Verlag Sonnseiten Leben, Vallamand 1956
  • Berner Johannis. Text: Sergius Golowin, pictures: Fritz Möser . The Karlsruhe Messenger, Karlsruhe 1958
  • Ilya of Murom. A timeless legend from ancient Russia . Dürr, Freiburg im Breisgau and Bern 1959
  • The lost hoop. Poems. Printing and book design: Fritz Möser . Sinwel, Geneva-Rive 1959
  • Dark bridges. Poems . The Karlsruher Bote, Karlsruhe 1959
  • Rudolf Müller, sculptor . VDB Verlag Bern, Bern 1959
  • Between evening and morning / text: Sergius Golowin, pictures: Fritz Möser. Sinwel series of prose . Sinwel, Bern 1960
  • Of the earth people and the golden age. Folk tales from the Bernese region . Sinwel, Bern 1961
  • The song of Loana. A seal. Text: Sergius Golowin. Pictures: Fritz Möser. Sinwel series of prose . Sinwel, Bern 1961
  • Of heroic deeds and witchcraft. From Russian folk poetry. Edited by Sergius Golowin. Pictures: Fritz Möser. Selected from: Busse, Carl Heinrich von: Prince Wladimir and his round table, 1819. Sinwel series of fairies . Sinwel, Bern 1961
  • Marches about the good Lord. From the folk poetry of the West . Viktoria, Bern 1962
  • Theophrastus Paracelsus in Wonderland. From the folk tradition of the late Middle Ages . Sinwel, Bern 1962
  • From the blessed hunting grounds. North American Indian myths. Edited by Sergius Golowin. Pictures: Fritz Möser. Selected from: Jones, James Athearn: Legends of the North American Indians, 1837. Sinwel series of fairy tales . Sinwel, Bern 1962
  • From the people of eternal youth. Tales from Celtic Ireland. Edited by Sergius Golowin. Pictures: Fritz Möser. Sinwel series of Fairy Tales . Sinwel, Bern 1962
  • City in the borderland. Notes. Images: F. Möser. Sinwel series of prose . Sinwel, Bern 1963
  • Slovak sun tales. From West Slavic myths. Edited by Sergius Golowin, pictures: Fritz Möser. Sinwel series of Fairy Tales . Sinwel, Bern 1963
  • The powers of the highlands. From Serbian tradition. Edited by Sergius Golowin, pictures: Fritz Möser . Sinwel, Bern 1963
  • Magical presence. Research drives through modern superstitions . Francke, Bern 1964
  • The story of the dormice. An oriental legend. Edited by Sergius Golowin, photos: Fritz Möser. Sinwel series of Fairy Tales . Sinwel, Bern and Kassel, 1964
  • From the mountains of life. A story from the childhood of our great-grandfathers. Edited by Sergius Golowin, pictures: Fritz Möser. Sinwel series of Fairy Tales . Sinwel, Bern and Kassel, 1964
  • Bern's city ghosts . Viktoria, Bern 1965
  • Legends from the Bern area. New episode . F. Reinhardt, Basel 1965
  • Burgdorf poet encounters. Burgdorf: E. Baumgartner. Episode 1. With a foreword by W. Graber . Burgdorfer, Burgdorf 1966
  • Burgdorf poet encounters. Burgdorf: E. Baumgartner. From the legend and language of the Bern region. Episode 2. With a foreword by F. Maier . Burgdorfer, Burgdorf 1967
  • Bernese in the witches' circle . Bern and Munich 1967
  • Burgdorf poet encounters. - Burgdorf: E. Baumgartner. Popular things from the Bern area. Episode 3 . Burgdorfer, Burgdorf 1967
  • Gods of the atomic age. Modern creation of legends about spaceships and star people , Bern / Munich (Francke) 1967.
  • Bern with and without masks . Sinwel, Bern 1969
  • Bernese fairytale poets . Sinwel, Bern 1969
  • The Däniken story. Documents, backgrounds . Herbig, Munich 1970
  • Witcher and executioner in the gallows field . Benteli, Bern 1970
  • People and powers. Legends between the Jura and the Alps . Swiss publishing house, Zurich 1970
  • Secret / uncanny. Love in old Bern . Bern 1972
  • Funny oath comrades. From the fantastic history of free Switzerland . Atlantis, Zurich 1972
    • extended new edition as: The Fantastic History of Free Switzerland . Fischer, Münsingen 1998
  • We want to be free .. like the fathers were. Did Tell come from it? . Zürcher, Gutendorf 1972
  • Gypsy magic in the alpine country. Stories about a forgotten people . Huber, Frauenfeld 1973
  • The magic of forbidden fairy tales. About witch drugs and fairy herbs . Merlin, Hamburg 1974; 9 A. 2003, ISBN 3-87536-179-2
  • The world of tarot. Secret and teaching of the 78 cards of the gypsies . Sphinx, Basel 1975
  • Limits of performance . Walter, Olten 1975
  • Adrian von Bubenberg and the Crown of Burgundy. A knight's youth and eastward journey in the time of the turning point . Bubenberg, Bern 1976
  • Witches, hippies, Rosicrucians. 500 years of magical journeys to the Orient . Merlin, Hamburg 1977
  • A little book for the cat . Sinwel, Bern 1978
  • To be free like the fathers were. Shepherds, poets. Philosophers between war and peace . Bubenberg, Bern 1979
  • The haunted house on Junkergasse . Sinwel, Bern 1979
  • Gods of the atomic age. Modern creation of legends about spaceships and star people . Morzinay, Bern 1979
  • The eternal gypsy in the West . Trikont, Munich 1980
  • Paracelsus in Wonderland. Wanderer between the worlds . Sphinx, Basel 1980
  • Journey to Utopia . Kramer, Berlin 1980
  • Lexicon of symbols (with Wolfgang Bauer , Irmtraud Dümotz). Fourier, Wiesbaden undated (1980)
    • New edition as: Lexicon of symbols. Myths, symbols and signs in culture, religion, art and everyday life . Heyne, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18104-2
  • Under Bern's arbors. (Text: Sergius Golowin, pictures: Michael von Graffenried ) . VDB Verlag Bern, Bern 1980, ISBN 3-7280-5329-5
  • Dada in the Middle Ages. Notes on an anti-literature . Libertad, Bern 1980
  • The legends of the knight Nägeli . Sinwel, Bern (1980?)
  • Gallant Bern. Junker shepherds and bathing nymphs . VDB Verlag Bern, Bern 1981
  • House book of Swiss sagas . Büchler, Wabern 1981
  • Magician Merlin. Kingdoms of fairy tales and knights in the Middle Ages . Merlin, 1981
  • The realm of the shaman. The Eurasian Way of Wisdom . Sphinx, Basel 1981
  • The wise women. The witches and their healing knowledge . Sphinx, Basel 1982
  • Indians. Portraits and Myths . Abi Melzer, Dreieich 1982
  • Cult and custom of the herb pipe in Europe. Collection of essays d. 19. u. 20th century / ed. by Sergius Golowin . Melusine Publishing House, Allmendingen 1982
  • The dream interpretation book of the traveling people . Farmer Abi Melzer, Dreieich 1983
  • Magician of the Mountains. Life energy from the source . Sphinx, Basel 1984
  • Gemstones - crystal gateways to the soul. Dream trips and meditations with precious stones . Bauer, Freiburg im Breisgau 1986
  • Goddess cat. The magical beast by our side . Goldmann, Munich 1989
  • Paracelsus. Medic - healer - philosopher . Goldmann, Munich 1993
  • Together in the garden of Eden. Mysticism and magic of our pets . Sphinx, Basel 1993
  • The secret of the beastmen. About vampires, mermaids, werewolves and similar creatures . Sphinx, Basel 1993
  • Dragons, unicorns, Easter bunnies and other fantastic animals . Sphinx, Basel 1994
  • Magic of the scarecrows . ill: Bettina. AS Verlag, Zurich 1997
  • The great myths of humanity. with Mircea Eliade . Herder, Basel 1998
  • From Yenish kesslers and basket makers, herb women, card readers and bathers in the land of green freedom . Ed. Heuwinkel, Neuallschwil 1999, ISBN 3-906410-31-5
  • Dr Bear is off. Lively Bern Carnival - history and stories . Fischer, Münsingen 1999
  • About elven pipes and witch beer. Magic about our luxury foods . Nachtschatten-Verlag, Solothurn 2003, ISBN 3-907080-99-8

literature

  • Stefan Bittner: An incredibly sensitized time for everything funny: Sergius Golowin. In: Bernhard C. Schär et al. (Ed.): Bern 68. Local history of a global awakening. Events and memories. Hier + Jetzt, Baden 2008, ISBN 978-3-03-919078-2 , pp. 42–48.
  • Erik Golowin: Sergius Golowin. Departure into the psychedelic age. Synergia, Basel 2015, ISBN 978-3-944615-28-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Golovin, Sergius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Golovin, Sergei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss publicist and mythologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague , Czech Republic
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 2006
Place of death Bern , Switzerland