Elsbeth Ebertin

Elsbeth Ebertin (May 14, 1880 – November 28, 1944) was a German graphic artist, writer and astrologer. She was also the mother of Reinhold Ebertin, who was also was a publisher and astrologer. Elsbeth used the pseudonym Elsa Gorlizia in her writings. She is most notable for predicting the rise of Adolf Hitler.

Eslbeth was born on May 14, 1880 in Görlitz, Germany. She was interested in philosophy and graphology at an early age and from 1900 onward she was active as a writer for various magazines. She became a well known astrology publicist after World War I. It has been reported the former king of Bulgaria was one of her customers.

In 1923, a supporter of Hitler sent Ebertin the future leader's birth date. Elsbeth Ebertin drew up a horoscope for Adolf Hitler based on his birth date of April 20, 1889, Sun at 29 degrees in Aries (Hitler's Sun stood at 00° 49 'bull). Statements in her horoscope interpretation were understood as the prediction of the Beer Hall Putsch of November 8, 1923. She was very impressed by Hitler and his ideas, as can be seen in a publication in 1924:

In 1935, Ebertin sent flowers and a collection of poems to Hitler with a personal dedication. She wrote:

Elsbeth died November 28, 1944, Freiburg, Germany at the time of an Allied bomb attack during World War II.

• Sternblätter (1915)
• Königliche Nativitäten (1916)
• Die Nativität Hindenburgs (1917)
• Ein Blick in die Zukunft. Jahrbuch (1918 ff)
• Sternenwandel und Weltgeschehen (zusammen mit Ludwig Hoffmann, 1924)
• „Die Macht des Goldes“. Ein Roman von Himmelskräften und Teufelskunst. 1936 (Richard Hummel Verlag)
• Wie die Frauen in der Liebe sind - Graphologische Charakterstudien (ca. 1910)
• Wie die Männer in der Liebe sind - Graphologische Charakterstudien (ca. 1910)

In 1926, her film "In the Stars", an adaptation of her novel "Der Mars im Todeshaus" was written and released in many German cities, according to the report of the Berlin journal Die Filmwoche (No. 19). As astrology was taken seriously in Germany, the Nazi's attempted to suppress any associations and publications related astrology. The suppression continued as Hitler and the Nazi's increased their power until a complete ban in the later years of their rule.

• Ebertin, Elsbeth. In: Deutschlands, Österreich-Ungarns und der Schweiz Gelehrte, Künstler und Schriftsteller in Wort und Bild. Zweite Ausgabe. Bio-bibliographischer Verlag Albert Steinhage, Hannover 1910, S. 167–168.
• Ellic Howe: Uranias Kinder: die seltsame Welt der Astrologen und das Dritte Reich. Beltz & Athenäum, Weinheim 1995, ISBN 3-89547-710-9