Articles liés à The Red Lion: The Elixir of Eternal Life
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Synopsis
In 1553, obsessed by the Elixir of Life, Hans Burgner begins serving as a famulus to a Magister. After repeatedly asking for and being denied the Elixir, he kills his master and rips the potion from around the Magister’s neck. Because he obtained the Elixir by murder and before his mind and body are ready, Hans is trapped with dark, chaotic forces in the eternal life he craves. Lifetime after lifetime he wakes in a different body with the veil of forgetfullness lifted. He must become an Adept himself to rise above the forces he contends with, enduring the trials and training each lifetime bring him. These various lifetimes will lead him to the places, experiences and people who will teach and guide him as he learns the process of alchemy and turns himself from a base man into a Magus. He will travel with the illustrious Count St Germain, come into contact with well known personages such as Casanova, Marie Antoinette, Frederick III of Denmark, and the glittering aristocracy at the highest courts of Europe. He must also journey to the lowest point of humanity to complete the circle, along the way mastering the Eleven Rules, the Six Duties and the Sixteen Secret Signs of the Order. The Eleven Rules Love God above all else. Use your time to develop your soul. Be completely unselfish. Be sober, humble, active, and silent. Learn the origins of the 'metals' in you. Beware of charlatans and liars. Constantly revere the highest Good. Learn the theory before you try to practice. Practice charity toward all beings. Read the ancient books of wisdom. Strive to understand their secret meaning. The Six Duties Heal the sick and relieve the suffering without thought of reward. Conform to the customs of the country in which you live. Meet with your fellow members in a pre-set place once a year. Select your own successor. Remember the letters R.C., symbols of the Brotherhood. Keep the existence of our Order secret for one hundred years. The Sixteen Secret Signs A member of the Order is patient. He is compassionate. He is incapable of envy. He is not a braggart. He is not proud. He is not debauched. He is not greedy. He is not easily roused to anger. He thinks no evil of others. He loves righteousness. He loves Truth. He knows how to remain silent. He believes what he has learned. His hope does not fail. He does not falter during suffering. He will always be a member of the Brotherhood.
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À propos de l?auteur
Maria Szepes was born Magdolna Scherbach in Budapest, Hungary December 14, 1908. From a theatrical family, she appeared as a film actress under the name Magda Papia from 1916 - 1933. On January 2, 1931 she married Bela Szepes and was happily married to him for 56 years. Initially they lived in Berlin where she worked as a journalist and screenwriter. The Red Lion, Szepes first novel, was published in 1946 in Hungary. It was an immediate bestseller. Considered dissentient by the communist regime, the book was banned and ordered destroyed. Four copies survived and the novel began to be distributed underground. It was eventually smuggled out of Hungary and appeared in the West in 1984. Maria Szepes died in Budapest, Hungary September 3, 2007. She was 98.
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- ÉditeurHall of Crystal Publishing
- Date d'édition2017
- ISBN 10 0988637006
- ISBN 13 9780988637009
- ReliurePaperback
- Langueanglais
- Nombre de pages438
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