Ebertin, Reinhold

Reinhold Ebertin (born on 16.02.1901 at 04.40 in Görlitz, Germany; died on 14.03.1988 in Hirschlanden) is the most well-known member of an influential family of astrologers. His mother Elsbeth Ebertin (born on 14.05.1880 at 18.30 in Görlitz, died on 27.11.1944 in Freiburg) was an important proponent of the psychologically orientated astrology around the turn of the century. She helped to stimulate Reinhold's interest in Astrology so that after teacher training and after several years employment he founded the Ebertin Publishing House in 1928 and worked as a journalist, writer, publisher and distributor of the "Ebertin Calender" and the astrological periodical "Der Seher" (The Seer). His first two books were entitled "Wege zum Horoskop" (Rapid and Reliable Analysis) and "Transite – welcher Tag ist günstig für mich" (Transits – what day is favourable for me?).

On the 11 May 1941 Reinhold Ebertin was arrested by the Gestapo along with his mother and other astrologers. They were released after several months in custody.

Ebertin was only able to continue his work after the war was over. Alongside his work as a publisher he worked in the organisation of the "Arbeitstagung für Kosmobiologische Forschung" (Workshop for Cosmobiological Research) which he had established himself. Out of this grew the "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kosmobiologische Akademie Aalen" (Consortium of the Cosmobiological Academy Aalen (Cosmobiology). Ebertin was also the mind behind "Meridian", the official periodical of the German Astrological Association.

Ebertin was early to reject any kind of determinism in astrology. Although he initially felt drawn towards the Hamburg School, he later distanced himself from it. He was open to scientific discoveries and sought to cooperate with other branches of science and medical astrology became an important part of his work. Ebertin also started using the term cosmobiology instead of astrology to highlight the link between the cosmos and biological processes. He felt that this holistic interaction was necessary to gain a greater understanding of the human species. His magnum opus is the "Kombination der Gestirnseinflüsse" (The Combination of Stellar Influences) which he had already finished in 1940 but had to wait until after the war to publish.

His son Baldur E. Ebertin continues his work to the present day.