Karl von Eckartshausen (German:[ˈkaʁlfɔnˈʔɛkaʁtsˌhaʊzn̩]; (1752-06-28)28 June 1752 – (1803-05-12)12 May 1803) was a German Catholic mystic, author, and philosopher.
Von Eckartshausen was acquainted with Johann Georg Schröpfer, an early pioneer of phantasmagoria, and himself experimented with the use of magic lanterns to create "ghost projections" in front of an audience of four or five people. He died in Munich at the age of 50.
Publications
Aufschlüsse über Magie. [Explanations Concerning Magic.] München [Munich], 1790.[3]
Die wichtigsten Hieroglyphen fürs Menschen-Herz. Leipzig, 1796.
Die Wolke über dem Heiligtum. [The Cloud upon the Sanctuary.]
Gott ist die reinste Liebe. [God is pure love.] Munich, 1791.
Magic: the principles of higher knowledge. (translated into English and edited by Gerhard Hanswille & Deborah Brumlich. -- Scarborough, Ont. : Merkur Pub. Co., c1989.)
^The work was translated by Josef Vratislav Monse into Czech language already in 1792 under name Czech: Odkryté Tagnosti Cžarodegnjckých Kunsstů k Weystraze a Wyvčowánj obecnjho Lidu o Powěrách a sskodliwých Bludech Sepsané w německé Ržeči od Pána z Eckartshausen