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Germain (French: Comte de Saint Germain; French pronunciation: ; 1691 or 1712 – 27 February 1784), whose real name and origins remain unknown, was a European adventurer who had interests and achievements in science, alchemy, philosophy, and the arts.

The count used a variety of names and titles, including the Marquess of Montferrat (Fr. He appears to have begun to be known under the title of the Count of St Germain during the early 1740s. He is said to have made far-fetched claims (such as being 500 years old), leading Voltaire to dub him "the Wonderman", and that "he is a man who does not die, and who knows everything". Germain, who had recently fled to evade an arrest warrant. It is said that only M. de Saint-Germain knows them – he who once dined in Trent with the fathers of the Council, and who may perhaps have the honor of being received in audience by Your Majesty in about fifty years. He is a man who never dies and who knows everything. As for me, whose career is drawing to its close and who knows nothing, I can only hope that you may know the Duke of Choiseul. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, called him "one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived".

The following list of music attributed to the count comes from Appendix II from Jean Overton Fuller's book The Comte de Saint Germain.

The first book attributed to the Count of Saint Germain is La Très Sainte Trinosophie, a beautifully illustrated 18th century manuscript that describes in symbolic terms a journey of spiritual initiation or an alchemical process, depending on the interpretation.

Charles, impressed, installed the count in an abandoned factory at Eckernförde which Charles had acquired especially for the count, and supplied the count with the materials and cloths needed to proceed with the project.

Germain is seen as a supernatural being called a Master of the Ancient Wisdom or an Ascended master, who is responsible for ushering in the Age of Aquarius.

Since, according to Theosophy, the upcoming Age of Aquarius will be governed by the Seventh (Violet) Ray (the Ray of Ceremonial Order), Saint Germain is sometimes called "The Hierarch of the Age of Aquarius". Guy Ballard claimed that, in August 1930, he met the Count of Saint Germain on Mount Shasta in California. The "I AM" movement originated the presentation of the count as an Ascended Master, referred to simply as "Saint Germain." In the Ascended Master teachings, the names "Master Rakoczi" and "Master R" refer to a being distinct from Saint Germain, the Great Divine Director, who is Saint Germain's teacher in the Great White Brotherhood of Ascended Masters. Saint Germain is the central figure in a series of books published by the Saint Germain Press (the publishing arm of the Saint Germain Foundation). The first two volumes, Unveiled Mysteries and The Magic Presence, written by Guy Ballard as "Godfré Ray King", describe Saint Germain as an Ascended master, like Jesus, who is assisting humanity. Another significant work, the Comte de Gabalis, is said to be from the hand of Sir Francis Bacon before he Ascended and returned as Sanctus Germanus or Saint Germain. Lotus Ray King (Edna Ballard's pen name), wife of Guy Ballard, talked about this book having been authored by the Ascended Master Saint Germain in the Round Table Talks of the "I AM" Religious Activity. Ascended Master Saint Germain became the Hierarch of the Age of Aquarius on 1 July 1956, replacing the Ascended Master Jesus, who had been for almost 2,000 years the "Hierarch of the Age of Pisces".

In the works of Alice Bailey, Saint Germain is called "Master Rakoczi" or the "Master R."

Bernard rejected the idea that Bacon was reincarnated as the count, instead suggesting that Bacon simply feigned his death and developed the Count of St.

Quick Facts

• Saint Germain is the central figure in a series of books published by the Saint Germain Press (the publishing arm of the Saint Germain Foundation).
• He appears to have begun to be known under the title of the Count of St Germain during the early 1740s.
• He is said to have made far-fetched claims (such as being 500 years old), leading Voltaire to dub him "the Wonderman", and that "he is a man who does not die, and who knows everything".
• Germain is seen as a supernatural being called a Master of the Ancient Wisdom or an Ascended master, who is responsible for ushering in the Age of Aquarius.
• Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, called him "one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived".

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