Walter A. Koch (astrologer)

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Walter Albert Koch (born September 18, 1895 in Esslingen am Neckar ; † February 25, 1970 in Göppingen ) was a German teacher, astrologer and author .

Life

As a soldier in the First World War , he was seriously wounded in the right leg. He studied classical philology and history in Strasbourg and Tübingen. After receiving his doctorate in 1920, he entered the civil service. From 1924 he published on astrological and esoteric topics such as the psychological and esoteric meaning of colors and precious stones. In the early days of the “Third Reich” he represented ariosophical and National Socialist positions. After Rudolf Hess's "flight to England" in May 1941, all known astrologers were arrested as part of the campaign against secret doctrines and so-called secret sciences . At the same time, Koch was arrested and interned in prisons and in the Dachau concentration camp until the end of the war .

After the war, Koch taught at the Hohenstaufen High School in Göppingen. In 1947 he was a founding member of the German Association of Astrologers. From his preoccupation with Kepler's theory of aspects, he developed a graphic and intuitive approach to the interpretation of horoscopes in the form of “Gestalt horoscopy”. Koch conducted research on the history of the astrological house systems and propagated the Koch house system named after him, which had been developed by Friedrich Zanzinger and Heinz Specht.

Works (selection)

  • With Otto von Bressensdorf: Astrological color theory. Otto Wilhelm Barth-Verlag, Munich-Planegg 1930
  • Psychological color theory: the sensual and moral effect of colors. Marhold, Halle 1931
  • Mathematicus. The 4th of the 19 major declamations of the Quintilian; An Inquiry into the History of Free Will. Astra publishing house, Leipzig 1934
  • The soul of gemstones: aesthetic and psychological gemstone studies on astrological basis. Hummel, Leipzig 1934
  • Aspect theory according to Johannes Kepler: The form symbolism of tone, number and aspect. Astrological study books, Kosmobiosoph. Ges., Hamburg 1950, 3rd edition. Rohm, Bietigheim / Württ. 1979, ISBN 3-87683-124-5
  • Your color - your character. Color type and human studies. Haug, Saulgau / Württ. 1953. 4th edition Rohm, Bietigheim 1989.
  • With Wilhelm Knappich : Horoscope and Heavenly Houses. Part 1: Fundamentals and Antiquity. Göppingen 1959
  • With Friedrich Zanzinger: Regiomontanus and the house system of the place of birth. Siriusverlag Koch, Göppingen / Fils 1960
  • Tables of houses of the place of birth for the northern latitudes 45 ° to 56 ° with an ecliptic inclination of 23 ° 27'00 " (with Elisabeth Schaeck) (1962)
  • Collected Essays. Gestalt horoscopy. Published by E. Schäck, Rohm Verlag, Bietigheim / Württ. 1981, ISBN 3-87683-138-5

literature

  • 5996. Koch, Walter, 1895-1970. In: List of written personal papers in German archives and libraries: The papers in the German archives , Oldenbourg Verlag, 1983, p. 896.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 150 German Astrologers , Institute for Astroenergetic Studies , website by Hans Hinrich Taeger
  2. ↑ a b c d James R. Lewis: The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences. , Visible Ink Press, New York 2003, p. 384; limited preview in Google Book search
  3. ^ A b Walter Koch , AstroWiki
  4. ↑ Ellic Howe : Urania's Children: The Strange World of Astrologers and the Third Reich. Beltz Athenäum, Weinheim 1995, ISBN 3-89547-710-9 , p. 259 ff.
  5. ↑ Kocku von Stuckrad : History of astrology: from the beginnings to the present. Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-50905-3 , p. 332.
  6. ↑ According to AstroWiki, he was in custody until 1943.
  7. ↑ Kocku von Stuckrad: History of astrology: from the beginnings to the present. Munich 2003, p. 334.
  8. ↑ Derek and Julia Parker: Parkers' Encyclopedia of Astrology. Watkins Publishing, London 2012, ISBN 978-1-78028-472-9 , p. 126.
personal data
SURNAME Koch, Walter A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koch, Walter Albert; Koch, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astrologer and author
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Esslingen am Neckar
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1970
Place of death Goeppingen