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'''Valentin Arnoldevitch Tomberg''' February 27, 1900 - February 24, 1973 was a Russian [[mysticism|mystic]], polyglot scholar and [[hermeticism|hermetic]] Christian [[magic (paranormal)|magician]].

'''Valentin Arnoldevitch Tomberg''' February 27, 1900 - February 24, 1973 was a Russian [[mysticism|mystic]], polyglot scholar and [[hermeticism|hermetic]] Christian mage.

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. His parents were Protestant; the mother was a devout Russian and the father a sceptic of Baltic origin. As an adolescent, Tomberg was drawn to [[Theosophy]] and the mystical practices of [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].  In 1917 he was initiated into Hermetic Martinism by Prof. G. O. Mebes. He also discovered the works of Rudolf Steiner. During the Russian Revolution that shortly followed, Tomberg's parents were shot by looters. In 1920 Tomberg fled to Tallinn in Estonia.  Tomberg worked as a nurse at a hospital, in a pharmacy, on a farm and in the Tallinn Central Post Office. He studied languages and comparative religion at the University of Tartu in Estonia.  

Valentin Tomberg was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. His parents were Protestant; the mother was a devout Russian and the father a sceptic of Baltic origin. As an adolescent, Tomberg was drawn to [[Theosophy]] and the mystical practices of [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].  In 1917 he was initiated into Hermetic Martinism by Prof. G. O. Mebes. He also discovered the works of Rudolf Steiner. During the Russian Revolution that shortly followed, Tomberg's parents were shot by looters. In 1920 Tomberg fled to Tallinn in Estonia.  Tomberg worked as a nurse at a hospital, in a pharmacy, on a farm and in the Tallinn Central Post Office. He studied languages and comparative religion at the University of Tartu in Estonia.