A LETTER FROM OTTI VOTAVOVA
The following is a translation of a letter donated to the FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION ARCHIVES this past year. It is written in German by Franz's secretary, Otti Votavova, to a student. Please see footnotes by Jim Bardon for clarifying comments. The letter was written 6 years after Franz had left his physical body (July 10, 1958), but before Otti's death 9 years later on February 9, 1973. At the moment, this is the only item which has been donated to the Archives.
TRANSLATION:
Praha, Czechoelovakia - July 2, 1964.
Dear Mr.
I have received your letter dated June 17th. I didn't answer immediately, only because I wanted to you to receive, at least this first letter through my girlfriend. I expect her for a very brief visit tomorrow. One is and one becomes more and more an initiate, as soon as one starts to work on oneself according to the instructions which are contained in the works of F.B.
It doesn't matter if one person is more initiated than another person. Each human being is an individual and must work hard on him or herself if he or she wants to become a high initiate. Nobody can walk the path to perfection for somebody else.
F.B. not only had students here, but they were scattered throughout the world and some of those many students not only mastered the 3 published works by F.B. in their practice but also a series of more Tarot cards in whose wisdom they were personally initiated by F.B. It was absolutely no problem for F.B. to supervise the progress of his advanced students in various ways, no matter how great the distance may be. 1*
Herm. Bauer in Freiburg/Breisgau published 3 scientific works as well a "life - story" by F.B. Unfortunately the publisher reworked the "life-story" to a attractive best-seller like occult novel. I had to read 40 pages before I cooed discover an original sentence. Since that happened after the departure of F.B. I cooed only communicate this unpleasant surprise to H. Bauer. I didn't receive any answer to my letter referring to this matter, although up to this incident I had a animated exchange of letters with the mentioned publisher. 2*
F.B. had dictated to me already a fourth scientific work entitled "The Golden Book of Wisdom". But it was confiscated at this place and at mine and it was destroyed. This kind of literature is not desired in our country. 3*
That during the confiscation we both had to sacrifice all our other works and books does not have to be emphasized. Besides the 4 scientific works F.B. planned also to describe the 5th Tarot card for advanced students as well as other instructional books about healing methods etc. His departure which came unexpectedly for all of us prevented him of doing this of course.
Not only the end of "Frabato" is falsified as you can see from my words but a lot has been completely changed and the rest has been rearranged. 4*
In his portrayal F.B. didn't want to write a novel as such, but he wanted to explain to his students and readers why he was urged by the Divine Providence to describe the first three Tarot cards and to give it to the public. He would never have done it by his own motivation especially he didn't do it in order to be recognized as a great writer. The book "Frabato" is much more interesting in its original composition than in its clumsy reworking [the 1st edition].
Her. Bauer was also asking me to write something about the life of F.B. which he wanted to use as an insertion in the life-story. I complied with his wish but my composition of "In Memoriam" which is in accordance with the truth has not been published. H. Bauer mentioned in his letter of acknowledgment, that it was not suitable for the general public and the majority of the readers would regard its content as phantasy. 5* He himself found its content very interesting-so he wrote.
I refrained from a description of the worldly life because it wouldn’t profit anybody. Should you be completely mature for the hermetic knowledge then the content of "In Memoriam" which I wrote will mean a lot to you. I made a copy for you which you can keep for yourself so that you can, read it often. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter but please don't mention from where you received it. Be very careful how, you choose your words. Hint only on what else you might want to know. 6* Not far away from Zurich, that is in Lucerne, Stadthofstr. 6 lives Mr. Ing. Wilhelm Koranyi, who visited F.B. personally tin Nov. 1957). He was our guest for a few days and F.B. even took Mr. Koranyi to his home in Silesia, where in many regards he profited in a few hours so much that it was no comparison with all his previous experience.
Since it is vacation-time right now it is possible, that Mr. Kor., and his wife are on a vacation. If you want to visit the mentioned person then please phone him first if possible. Tel. Nr. 32426. I hope that you are satisfied with my answer for now. I wish you lots of success and contentment I greet you and sign
Otti Votavova
P.S. I will write to Ing. Kor, that he will give you more explanations when you will turn to him.
NOTES BY JIM BARDON:
1* We can understand that although Hermes Trismegistos is no longer incarnated in his previous physical body as Franz Bardon, that he is not at all dead or lost to us. For those who accept H.T. as their sole Magus Guru (magic instructor) and devote their lives to following his instructions purely and without deviation or distortion, that same Great Personality who was Franz Bardon will make Himself avail able for personal instruction. Hermes Trismegistos will inspire you directly through your mental matrix with the correct teachings as you progress, if your desire to hear his voice is genuine.
2* 0tti makes mention here of the first version of "Frabato the Magician", published by Bauer Book Publishers in Germany. Since that time, the corrected version has been published by Dieter Ruggeberg Book Publishers.
3* Czechoslovakia is even to this day a repressive country which discourages open discussion of metaphysical topics. Clearly, Otti was discouraged over the behavior of the Nazis during the recently-ended World War II in her country, which included the wholesale burning and outlawing of occult books.
4* 0tti again refers to the first edition of "Frabato". The new version has been corrected.
5* The "In Memoriam" is found in all current editions of "Frabato". She refers again to the events connected with the first edition only.
6* The Czechoslovakian government frowns, even to this day, on contacts with United States citizens; it is a Soviet-dominated country.
TRANSLATION:
Praha, Czechoelovakia - July 2, 1964.
Dear Mr.
I have received your letter dated June 17th. I didn't answer immediately, only because I wanted to you to receive, at least this first letter through my girlfriend. I expect her for a very brief visit tomorrow. One is and one becomes more and more an initiate, as soon as one starts to work on oneself according to the instructions which are contained in the works of F.B.
It doesn't matter if one person is more initiated than another person. Each human being is an individual and must work hard on him or herself if he or she wants to become a high initiate. Nobody can walk the path to perfection for somebody else.
F.B. not only had students here, but they were scattered throughout the world and some of those many students not only mastered the 3 published works by F.B. in their practice but also a series of more Tarot cards in whose wisdom they were personally initiated by F.B. It was absolutely no problem for F.B. to supervise the progress of his advanced students in various ways, no matter how great the distance may be. 1*
Herm. Bauer in Freiburg/Breisgau published 3 scientific works as well a "life - story" by F.B. Unfortunately the publisher reworked the "life-story" to a attractive best-seller like occult novel. I had to read 40 pages before I cooed discover an original sentence. Since that happened after the departure of F.B. I cooed only communicate this unpleasant surprise to H. Bauer. I didn't receive any answer to my letter referring to this matter, although up to this incident I had a animated exchange of letters with the mentioned publisher. 2*
F.B. had dictated to me already a fourth scientific work entitled "The Golden Book of Wisdom". But it was confiscated at this place and at mine and it was destroyed. This kind of literature is not desired in our country. 3*
That during the confiscation we both had to sacrifice all our other works and books does not have to be emphasized. Besides the 4 scientific works F.B. planned also to describe the 5th Tarot card for advanced students as well as other instructional books about healing methods etc. His departure which came unexpectedly for all of us prevented him of doing this of course.
Not only the end of "Frabato" is falsified as you can see from my words but a lot has been completely changed and the rest has been rearranged. 4*
In his portrayal F.B. didn't want to write a novel as such, but he wanted to explain to his students and readers why he was urged by the Divine Providence to describe the first three Tarot cards and to give it to the public. He would never have done it by his own motivation especially he didn't do it in order to be recognized as a great writer. The book "Frabato" is much more interesting in its original composition than in its clumsy reworking [the 1st edition].
Her. Bauer was also asking me to write something about the life of F.B. which he wanted to use as an insertion in the life-story. I complied with his wish but my composition of "In Memoriam" which is in accordance with the truth has not been published. H. Bauer mentioned in his letter of acknowledgment, that it was not suitable for the general public and the majority of the readers would regard its content as phantasy. 5* He himself found its content very interesting-so he wrote.
I refrained from a description of the worldly life because it wouldn’t profit anybody. Should you be completely mature for the hermetic knowledge then the content of "In Memoriam" which I wrote will mean a lot to you. I made a copy for you which you can keep for yourself so that you can, read it often. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter but please don't mention from where you received it. Be very careful how, you choose your words. Hint only on what else you might want to know. 6* Not far away from Zurich, that is in Lucerne, Stadthofstr. 6 lives Mr. Ing. Wilhelm Koranyi, who visited F.B. personally tin Nov. 1957). He was our guest for a few days and F.B. even took Mr. Koranyi to his home in Silesia, where in many regards he profited in a few hours so much that it was no comparison with all his previous experience.
Since it is vacation-time right now it is possible, that Mr. Kor., and his wife are on a vacation. If you want to visit the mentioned person then please phone him first if possible. Tel. Nr. 32426. I hope that you are satisfied with my answer for now. I wish you lots of success and contentment I greet you and sign
Otti Votavova
P.S. I will write to Ing. Kor, that he will give you more explanations when you will turn to him.
NOTES BY JIM BARDON:
1* We can understand that although Hermes Trismegistos is no longer incarnated in his previous physical body as Franz Bardon, that he is not at all dead or lost to us. For those who accept H.T. as their sole Magus Guru (magic instructor) and devote their lives to following his instructions purely and without deviation or distortion, that same Great Personality who was Franz Bardon will make Himself avail able for personal instruction. Hermes Trismegistos will inspire you directly through your mental matrix with the correct teachings as you progress, if your desire to hear his voice is genuine.
2* 0tti makes mention here of the first version of "Frabato the Magician", published by Bauer Book Publishers in Germany. Since that time, the corrected version has been published by Dieter Ruggeberg Book Publishers.
3* Czechoslovakia is even to this day a repressive country which discourages open discussion of metaphysical topics. Clearly, Otti was discouraged over the behavior of the Nazis during the recently-ended World War II in her country, which included the wholesale burning and outlawing of occult books.
4* 0tti again refers to the first edition of "Frabato". The new version has been corrected.
5* The "In Memoriam" is found in all current editions of "Frabato". She refers again to the events connected with the first edition only.
6* The Czechoslovakian government frowns, even to this day, on contacts with United States citizens; it is a Soviet-dominated country.
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