Cagliostro, alias Giuseppe Basalmo (1743-1795) was a mysterious personality, whose life gave rise to numerous theories.
Following a brief period with “les frères de la Miséricorde” (The Brothers of Misericord), he left his land of birth in search of other horizons, which resulted in him obtaining certain alchemical and medicinal secrets. As a result, he acquired a reputation as a wonder-worker following miraculous cures he administered in Strasbourg and Paris. Claiming to be a disciple of the Count of Saint-Germain - the alchemist who supposedly discovered the secret of immortality
– Cagliostro started to sell his alchemical medicine and was quickly accused of sorcery.
He also brought the Freemasonry known as Egyptian Freemasonry (Memphis-Miraïm) to France which captivated the French aristocracy. However his career came to a halt after he got involved in ‘The Affair of the Queen’s Necklace’. Returning to Italy, he wandered from village to village until he was arrested by the Inquisition authorities and was imprisoned for life.
He is the author of “Rituel et des Règlements de la maçonnerie égyptienne" (Rites and Rules of Egyptian Freemasonry), "De la visions béatifique" (Concerning Beatific Vision), “De l'évocation des Esprits supérieurs" (Concerning the Evocation of Higher Spirits), "La régénération physique et morale" (Physical and Moral Regeneration), "L'art de faire l'or" (The Art of Making Gold) , "La Kabbale divine" (The Divine Kabbalah) , etc.
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