Summary: <br> <br> In episode 137 of the podcast Dr. Jenn Zahrt joins the show to talk about Elsbeth Ebertin, who was a famous German astrologer who lived in the early 20th century, and was one of the first prominent female astrologers in modern times.<br> <br> During the course of the show we talk about Elsbeth's life and work, and in particular the flourishing of astrology that occurred in Germany during the period between World War I and World War II.<br> <br> You can find out more information Jenn's work on her website <a href="http://jennzahrt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JennZahrt.com</a>.<br> <br> Below you will find the show notes, which contain an outline of some of the points that we touched on in the discussion, followed by links to download or stream the recording of this episode of the podcast at the bottom of the page.<br> Episode Outline and Show Notes<br> <br> * It is not until the 20th century that we see women emerge as leading figures in the astrological community.<br> <br> * References to <a href="http://theastrologypodcast.com/2016/07/31/saturn-feminine-earliest-female-astrologer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the earliest known female astrologers</a> were discussed in ep. 86.<br> * One of the first notable figures was Elsbeth Ebertin.<br> <br> <br> * Elsbeth Ebertin (May 14, 1880 – November 28, 1944).<br> <br> * 6:22 p.m. LMT in Görlitz, Germany. (11 Scorpio rising)<br> * <a href="http://theastrologypodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/elsbeth-ebertin-birth-chart.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elsbeth Ebertin's birth chart</a><br> * She lived during World War I & II, and was most active in-between.<br> * Weimar Republic, the government of Germany from 1919 to 1933.<br> <br> <br> * She is often only known in the English-speaking world as the mother of Reinhold Ebertin, if at all.<br> <br> * She was a notable astrologer in her own right though.<br> * Published 21 books about astrology between 1915 and 1932.<br> <br> <br> * Who was Reinhold, and why is he better known in the English-speaking world?<br> <br> * Reinhold Ebertin (February 16, 1901 – March 14, 1988)<br> * Reinhold founded the school known as Cosmobiology.<br> * Some of Reinhold’s books were translated into English, whereas hers were not.<br> <br> * The Combination of Stellar Influences (1940)<br> * These translations had a major influence on later 20th century astrologers.<br> <br> <br> * Elsbeth was also largely forgotten in the German astro community.<br> <br> * Much of the material she wrote was almanacs that were time sensitive.<br> * This material is interesting now because it says a lot about her times.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Early life of Elsbeth and finding astrology<br> <br> * Had to step up and run the family business when father died at 13<br> * Her first publication was a literary biography when she was 17<br> * She was very independent, and left her husband in 1905 to pursue publishing.<br> * She got really into graphology c. 1900.<br> <br> * Published 6 books on subject between 1909–1914.<br> * Outlawed during WWI (1914–1918) as fortune telling.<br> * This partially precipitated a change to astrology for Elsbeth.<br> * Female graphologist introduced Elsbeth to astrology.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Early career as an astrologer<br> <br> * In 1911 Elsbeth met Albert Kniepf (1853–1924) in Hamburg.<br> * Kniepf also taught Alfred Witte (1878–1941).<br> <br> * Witte went on to develop the so-called Hamburg School of astrology.<br> <br> <br> * German astrology texts were sparse except for Theosophical stuff.<br> <br> * Some of Alan Leo’s books were translated into German.<br> <br> <br>
