October 08, 2025

Man Out of Time: The Comte St. Germain

46 minutes

EPISODE 147 | Man Out of Time: The Comte St. Germain

He composed and played music, spoke several languages, was versed in alchemy and the early sciences, and hung around with the likes of Mozart and Casanova, yet no one even knew his real name. Voltaire called him the “Wonderman”, though that may have been sarcasm, but most came to know him as the Comte, or Count, St. Germain. One of his many wild boasts and claims was that he was more than 500 years old. Perhaps even older than that.

Just who was this mysterious figure who showed up in 18th century salons? Was he more or less than what he claimed to be?

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SECTIONS

02:17 - Complicated Shadows - Richard Chanfray makes claims, the Comte St. Germain

16:22 - Everyday I Write the Book - The Most Holy Threefold Wisdom and the Triangular Manuscript, Count Alessandro Cagliostro

23:15 - The Boy Named If - Blavatsky, Besant, Ballard and Bailey; incarnations and Bacons

29:18 - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Nicholas Flamel, the Wandering Jew, Leonard "Live-Forever" Jones, James Schafer and the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians, Alex Chiu's rings, Bryan Johnson and Blueprint

41:46 - Accidents Will Happen - Cryogenics and Dr. James Bedford, paths towards immortality, the oldest living people to date

Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info

Richard Chanfray on ChemEurope.com

Everything you wanted to know about Richard Chanfray, the Count of St. Germain on Sadhana 108

Saint-Germain: The Immortal Count on LiveAbout.com

The Count Of St. Germain: Who The Hell Was This Guy? on Modern Rogue

10 Theories about the Never-Aging Count Saint Germain on Lost in History

Count de St Germain – oldest man ever or clever trickster? on The Fortean Atheist

The Myth of Real Life IMMORTAL - The Count of Saint Germain video on the BE AMAZED YouTube channel

This Man Claimed to Be Immortal and History Can't Prove Otherwise video on Thoughty2 YouTube video

Jacques St. Germain, The Infamous Louisiana Vampire on Pelican State of Mind

10 Notable People Thought To Be Immortal on Listverse

10 Terrifying People Who Claim to Be Immortal video on the Top 5 best YouTube channel

The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel Wiki

Leonard "Live-Forever" Jones on Kook Science

Alex Chiu on RationalWiki

Alex Chiu websites

This California millionaire is peddling eternal life. Why do so many people believe him? in the Los Angeles Times

Bryan Johnson websites portal

World's 'oldest' woman who 'didn't enjoy single day' in long life dies aged 129 in The Mirror

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