By Walter Schilling UT-Verlag, Berlin, 2012, ISBN 978-3-11782-3 (Published in Grail World 75/2013) The Old Testament of the Bible, the "Hebrew Bible", is important for three monotheistic world religions. Namely for the "Abrahamic religions" Judaism, Christianity, Islam, which refer to Abraham as the first person who, according to tradition, recognized the only God. The written [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 73/2012) For decades we have been hearing the warnings that our world economy can no longer continue to rely on further material growth as before; that politicians must finally start to think far-sightedly and globally; and above all that we humans must change our consciousness, our attitude towards nature and our behavior patterns. Now you can already hear [...]
In the Museum für Brotkultur in Ulm, Salzstadelgasse 10, runs from September 12 to November 11, 2012, as interesting as current exhibition on "Speculating with food" Long forgotten is the old saying that I already heard from my grandmother: "with food you do not play". On the poster for the exhibition "Deadly Deals" is as a warning a [...]
(Published in GrailWorld 72/2012) In the course of my life I have experienced various phases of general consciousness: * Oscillation between hope and despair during the war. * A depressed mood after the surrender of Germany in May 1945, with occupied land and cities and factories in ruins. * A hesitant mood of departure after the currency reform of June 20 [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 71/2012) There is virtually nothing that is not questioned in our time. This also applies to an agricultural implement that has been the emblem of the peasantry for thousands of years and, moreover, is still a symbol of peace: the plow. Thus the Bible says, "Then they forge plowshares from their swords." [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 71/2012) People were thrown overboard so that the transport insurance would pay for "lost cargo": a particularly chilling example of what was legally possible in the days of the slave trade. In 1781, the British slave ship Zong was en route from West Africa to the Caribbean. Her captain, Luke Collingwood (c. 1733-1783), was making only his second voyage on [...]
A King on Occult Paths (Published in GralsWelt 71/2012) In order to distinguish himself, the poorly educated Frederick William II (1786-1797) turned to occultism - with serious consequences for his empire. While the Age of Enlightenment brought reason to the center, numerous dark countercurrents arose, which also reached into the Prussian royal house. Frederick William [...]
The Count who lives forever (Published in GrailWorld 70/201 "Little is known of what his secret consisted. Only that he was an embodied enigma entered consciousness." J. Lenz ("Under the Wings of the Phoenix", page 38) Thanks to an elixir that confers eternal youth, he supposedly looked back on a life of 2000 years; he [...]
Falscher Graf und Groß-Cophta Das schillernde Leben des Giuseppe Balsamo (1743-1795) (Published in GralsWelt 69/2012) In the shadow of the "Enlightenment", i.e. the "Age of Reason" beginning in the 17th century, numerous secret doctrines and occult societies developed which are still known today. Also the names of some dazzling personalities are connected with that important turning point in European intellectual history. [...]
Background to the undesirable developments - an overview (Published in GralsWelt 69/2012, supplemented 2024). It has almost become commonplace not to see crises in catastrophic slumps, but to emphasize the opportunities that lie in a crisis. On the one hand, this involves natural disasters such as droughts, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, or even an impact that threatens civilization (impact of a [...]
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