The Cloud upon the Sanctuary

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This book is an occult classic, written by Karl von Eckartshausen was a German Catholic mystic, author, and philosopher. Born in Haimhausen, Bavaria, Eckartshausen studied philosophy and Bavarian civil law in Munich and Ingolstadt. He was the author of The Cloud upon the Sanctuary (German: Die Wolke über dem Heiligtum), a work of Christian mysticism which was later taken up by occultists.
This book was compiled from the periodical "The Unknown World". The magazine was devoted to the Occult Sciences, Magic, Mystical Philosophy, Al-chemy, Hermetic Archeology, and the Hidden Problems of Science Literature, Speculation and History. Edited by Arthur Edward Waite.
This was the first appearance of Mme. de Steiger's translation, beginning in January of 1895 and com-pleted in June. In 1896 it was published as a small book with a Preface by J. W. Brodie-Innes. A second book, with an Introduction by Waite, was published in 1903.
The book was given a high status in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, particularly by Arthur Edward Waite. It is known to have attracted Aleister Crowley to the Order. He joined the masonic order of the Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt, but withdrew his membership soon after discovering that this order only recognized enlightenment through human reason