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Stefan Colonna Walewski

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Count S. Colonna Walewski
Born 9 June 1897(1897-06-09) [1]
Vilna, Russian Empire
Died 19 May 1955 (57) [2]
New York City, New York
Occupation(s) Diplomat; proprietor of Esoterica antique shop
Nationality Russian Empire, Polish, American
Field(s) Antiquities
Known for Caucasian Yoga

Stefan Colonna Walewski (June 9, 1897 - May 19, 1955) was a Russian-born diplomat and antiquities specialist of Polish descent, touted in the United States as a foremost expert in occult artifacts. As proprietor of his Esoterica shop in New York City, Count Colonna-Walewski maintained a large collection of "mystic and occult curios," at one point boasting over 20,000 objects and "the largest library on demonology in America."

Background

  • Imperial Diplomatic Corps., Russian War Office, Inspector of Munitions.
  • First arrived in U.S. in 1916, naturalized as citizen in 1927.
  • Owned Esoterica at 161 East 56 St. in NYC: "Oriental, Occidental, Early Art, Ancient Cultures," "objects of comparative religions, occult and mystic sciences, superstitions, early medicines."

Selected Bibliography

  • A System of Caucasian Yoga, as Orally Received by Count Stefan Colonna Walewski; A Manuscript Facsimile With Over 150 Diagrs. And Illus. By the Author., Indian Hills, Colo.: Falcon's Wing Press, 1955  — Walewski attributed the exercises contained in this book to his Zoroastrian teachers in the Caucasian mountains. The ad copy: "The complete doctrines of the hitherto unknown Society: how to acquire the Master Rhythm; attain Communion with the Harmonious Powers; Yoga Breath Control; all the Master Secrets. A step-by-step system detailed in the Count's precise manuscript, and illustrated by his own diagrams showing exact position for each exercise."

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References

  1. "New York, Southern District, U.S District Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1946," image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-34652-13960-29: accessed 15 Aug 2013), Stefan Colonna Walewski, 9 June 1897
  2. "COUNT S. C. WALEWSKI (Obituary)". New York Times (New York). 1955-05-22. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E11FD3B5410718EDDAB0A94DD405B8589F1D3. Retrieved 2014-03-02.