Louis De Wohl
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Louis De Wohl (January 24, 1903 – June 2, 1961) was a German-Catholic author and astrologer who specialized in historical fiction novels of notable Roman Catholic Saints and different periods of the Bible, after an audience with the Pope where he was told to "write about the history and mission of the Church in the World."
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[edit] Life
Born in Berlin to a poor family and Catholic upbringing, de Wohl was forced by his mother to assume an apprenticeship to a banker when he was only 17. However, in 1924, at the age of 21, he was fired. In 1935, he moved to London, England as an objector to the Hitler regime. There are some 'writings' that claim he had a wife named Alexandra, who supposedly fled to Santiago, Chile, claiming to be a Romanian princess and was known as "La Baronessa." This could not be further from the truth. His wife of 15 years was Ruth Magdalene Lorch, Lady Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of whom Louis de Wohl had the title of Knight Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
He had a tenure as an astrologer for the British intelligence agency MI5 during World War Two. His MI5 file was released in early 2008, and as reported in the Independent newspaper, he was recruited initially as an informant because he was casting horoscopes for people of interest to MI5. However, it was believed that Hitler was strongly influenced by astrology, and hence might be likely to choose 'lucky' astrological dates for major ventures. He prospered, reaching the rank of captain, although some of his handlers disapproved of him strongly.
[edit] The secret agent MI6 and "The Lantern" of organization The Seven Circle
During World War II,De Wohl, Ian Fleming and others proposed a disinformation plot in which Crowley would have helped an MI5 agent supply German official Rudolf Hess with faked horoscopes in 1938, Cecil Hugh Williamson ,the secret agent MI6 ,and occult member the organization The Seven Circle,recruited for spy magician Maskmelin,missing supostly before the Wartime. They could then pass along false information about an alleged pro-German circle in Britain. The government abandoned this plan when Hess flew to Scotland, crashing his plane on the moors near Eaglesham, and was captured. Fleming then suggested using Crowley as an interrogator to determine the influence of astrology on other German military leaders, but his superiors rejected this plan. At some point, Fleming also suggested that Britain could use Enochian as a code in order to plant evidence
He began writing as early as the age of 7 having his teachers applaud him on his ability. At the age of 8 he wrote a play "Jesus of Nazareth" because he didn't like how Jesus was portrayed by some books he read. Who was to know that 40 years after that he would write 'The Spear' which brought him international acclaim and started the road to being one of the greatest Catholic authors of all time.
[edit] List of Works
- I Follow My Stars [1937]
- Secret Service of the Sky [1938]
- Common-sense Astrology [1940]
- Strange Daughter [1946]
- The Living Wood (Emperor Constantine and St. Helena) [1947]
- Throne of the World (Attila the Hun and Pope Leo I) [1949]
- Imperial Renegade (Emperor Julian the Apostate and St Athanasius) [1950]
- The Restless Flame (St. Augustine of Hippo) [1951]
- The Golden Thread (St. Ignatius Loyola) [1952]
- The Stars of War & Peace [1952]
- Set All Afire (St. Francis Xavier) [1953]
- The Second Conquest [1954]
- The Spear (St. Longinus) [1955]
- Saint Joan: The Girl Soldier (St. Joan of Arc) [1957]
- Citadel of God (St. Benedict of Nursia)
[edit] References
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 134. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
- C.S.Scriblerius-Percyfaw Code-E-Book to Manuscript(reprinted)publishing by Intercontinental Press(2007).
