R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz
| René Adolphe Schwaller de Lubicz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
René Adolphe Schwaller December 7, 1887 |
| Died | 1961 (age 73 or 74) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Esotericism, alternative Egyptology |
| Spouse(s) | Isha Schwaller de Lubicz |
| Children | Lucy Lamy, adopted daughter |
René Adolphe Schwaller de Lubicz (December 7, 1887 – 1961), born René Adolphe Schwaller in Alsace-Lorraine, was a French occultist, student of sacred geometry and Egyptologist known for his twelve-year study of the art and architecture of the Temple of Luxor in Egypt and his subsequent book The Temple In Man.
René Schwaller left home at the age of eighteen after having completed an apprenticeship with his father in pharmaceutical chemistry. Moving to Paris from Alsace to study modern chemistry and physics, he developed an interest in Alchemy, reading every alchemical text he could find including those by Paracelsus and Ramon Llull. He also developed an interest in painting and became the student of Matisse.
He was given the title "de Lubicz" in 1919 by the Lithuanian writer, mystic and diplomat Oscar Vladislas de Lubicz Milosz.
He also wrote under the mystical name 'Aor', signifying "Light of the Higher Mind".
He became a student of Theosophy and Saint Yves d'Alveydre's Synarchy.
Schwaller de Lubicz was the founder in 1919, with other members of the Theosophical Society, of the esoteric right-wing French group called Affranchis, that published a journal L'Affranchi-Hiérarchie, Fraternité, Liberté, a monthly journal of art and philosophy, dealing with a spiritual and social renewal within the framework of a mystical political philosophy. Its president was René Bruyez. On 23 July 1919 the group dissolved and another group was formed in its place: Les Veilleurs ("the Vigilants"), to which allegedly the young Rudolf Hess belonged (according to the historian Pierre Mariel). Its uniform consisted of a dark shirt, high-boots and riding-breeches, akin to the Sturmabteilung.
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