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Gerard Encausse was born at A Coruña in Galicia (Spain) on July 13, 1865, of a Spanish mother and a French father, Louis Encausse, a chemist. His family moved to Paris when he was four years old, and he received his education there. | Gerard Encausse was born at A Coruña in Galicia (Spain) on July 13, 1865, of a Spanish mother and a French father, Louis Encausse, a chemist. His family moved to Paris when he was four years old, and he received his education there. | ||
As a young man, Encausse spent a great deal of time at the Bibliothèque Nationale studying the [[Kabbalah]], [[tarot]], [[ritual magic]] and [[alchemy]], and the writings of [[Eliphas Lévi]]. He joined the French Theosophical Society shortly after it was founded by [[ | As a young man, Encausse spent a great deal of time at the Bibliothèque Nationale studying the [[Kabbalah]], [[tarot]], [[ritual magic]] and [[alchemy]], and the writings of [[Eliphas Lévi]]. He joined the French Theosophical Society shortly after it was founded by [[Helena Blavatsky]] in 1884–1885, but he resigned soon after joining because he disliked the Society's emphasis on Eastern occultism. | ||
Despite his heavy involvement in [[occult]]ism and occultist groups, Encausse managed to find time to pursue more conventional academic studies at the University of Paris. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1894 upon submitting a dissertation on Philosophical Anatomy. He opened a clinic in the rue Rodin which was quite successful. | Despite his heavy involvement in [[occult]]ism and occultist groups, Encausse managed to find time to pursue more conventional academic studies at the University of Paris. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1894 upon submitting a dissertation on Philosophical Anatomy. He opened a clinic in the rue Rodin which was quite successful. | ||