The Mystery of Count Saint-Germaine

The Mystery of Count Saint-Germaine

The Immortal Count

PART-ONE

     Is it possible for a person to live forever? For some people, the answer to that question is yes, and the reason for their belief is Count Saint-Germaine.

The Count Saint-Germaine was known by many of the most famous figures of European history, including Casanova, Madam de Pompadour, Voltaire, King Louis XV, Catherine the Great, Anton Mesmer, George Washington and a host of others. Linked to a number of occult movements and conspiracy theories, Count Saint-Germaine was a mysterious man of many talents and languages whose own history remains to this day, cloudy at best.

     His actual date of birth is unknown, although there are some accounts saying that he was born sometime in the 1690‘s. Some believe that he was born the son of Francis Racoczi II, Prince of Transylvania, and brought up by the Emperor of Austria, while others believe that he was the natural son of Queen Marie de Neuborg, the widow of Charles II of Spain, and a certain Count named Adanero. And there are even stories that he was born the son of a Portuguese Jew named Aymar. From whatever background he came from, Count Saint-Germaine spoke very little if nothing at all about his past childhood and where he really did come from. So who was this man, this Count who called himself Saint-Germaine?

     We do know that there were claims of him being an accomplished alchemist and it was through this that he was able of obtain his wealth - He had no banking accounts, no holdings and no visible means of income and yet, he never wanted for a gold coin. He claimed that he had the knowledge to make gold, create pearls larger than anyone had ever seen, and that he had discovered the secret of eternal life. 

     He was quite the celebrity in the 18th century and like a rock star of today, made a tour of Europe between 1740 and 1780, and was a master of telling stories. Many who met him were amazed and mesmerized by his tales and in the fact that he could tell them in a dozen different languages! Among his other feats he was considered a virtuoso on the violin, and an accomplished painter. Wherever he traveled, Count Saint-Germaine would set up an elaborate looking laboratory, presumably to practice his alchemy. 

     He often dined with friends as he enjoyed their good company, but was rarely seen to eat anything in public and some said that he sustained himself on a diet of nothing more than oatmeal. Some believed that he was a vampire and would feed off of a person’s energy, their life force... He was known to have a love of jewels and much of his clothing were studded with them.

     He toured the circuit so-to-speak for 40 years and what amazed people the most however, was the fact that he never seemed to age. I must be honest and say that when I first learned of the Count Saint-Germaine, the first to come to mind was the Kardashians and the celebrity status they hold with many. They’re famous for being famous and nothing more. That and the fact that they too, never seem to age - but these days I think that has to do with medical procedures and lots of makeup. Anyway....

     One of the stories spoken in regards to his immortality comes from 1760. In Paris that year, The Countess von Gregory had heard that a Count de Saint-Germaine had arrived for a soiree at the home of Madam de Pompadour, who of course, was the mistress of King Louis XV of France. The elderly Countess was curious because she had known a Count de Saint-Germaine while she lived in Venice in 1710. Upon meeting the Count again, she was astonished to see that he hadn’t appeared to age and asked him if it had been his father whom she’d met previously in Venice.

     “No, Madame.” The Count replied. “But I myself was living in Venice at the end of the last and the beginning of this century; I had the honor to pay you court then.”

     The Countess replied that such a thing was impossible for the Count Saint-Germaine she knew in those days was at least 45 years of age, the same age as the Count Saint-Germaine she was talking with at present.

     "Madame, I am very old," he said with a knowing smile.

     "But then you must be nearly 100 years old," said the astonished countess.

     "That is not impossible," the count told her matter-of-factly, then continued to convince the countess that he was indeed the same man she knew with the details of their previous meetings and of life in Venice 50 years earlier!

Tomorrow, the story of Count Saint-Germaine continues and will provide more insight into his immortality... 

Have a great day everyone!