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PSYCHÉ BY WEINFURTER

The light of mysticism under Nazism was not enough to fade. Already in October 1945, Božena Weinfurterová my grandfather Otakar’ second wife convened a meeting of leading workers of the mystical movement in the office of the deceased chairman, and in the same autumn the association was renewed.

It was chaired by Weinfurter’s faithful friend and collaborator dr. Ing. Otakar Capek. In addition to marrying Božena Weinfurter later, he was a worthy successor to his predecessor and author of excellent books (Jesus Christ in the Light of Mysticism, Why We Are Reborn, Encyclopedia of Occultism, Mysticism, and All Secret Doctrines, etc.).

Some of Weinfurter’s books were republished, and Psyché was published. After the war, there was a great hunger for spiritual encouragement, not only among the mystics, and so there was a huge interest in the renewed lectures of the association.

Čapek was excellent mainly because - although his breadth was also wide - he publicly spread the mysticism and helped make it more transparent to new interested parties or those who did not go through the occult with Weinfurter, and were therefore unable to comprehend the whole spectrum of his teachings. instructions. Unfortunately, this period was also forcibly ended by the onset of communism in 1948.

A moment with Otakar and Oli

Little Oli looked out the window of the second-floor balcony on the moat side of the castle. The slice of sight of a stone Madonna with three kings bent at her feet was visible.

Sitting across from her at the breakfast table, Oli’s father, the Baron Von Herrenritt, had just lit his handsomely carved stag hornpipe and was now gesturing at Oli’s unfinished breakfast of scrambled eggs with cheese.

Why don’t you eat? What’s the matter with you Olinka? You will waste away.”

Skinny Oli shrugged and smirked, her huge blue eyes beamed love. Mimicking a cupie doll she cocked her pretty head and balanced a grin upon her thin nine-year-old frame. Seated uncomfortably in a white taffeta dress with frills and black buckle shoes, she recomposed, flattened her hand against her chest and then looking around the floor, pointed under the table.

“My shoes are black papa.”

Comically, her father jolted upright and lifting the lace table cloth, looked under the table and gasped. “Ohhh?! I see Olinka! White dress and black shoes! What are you going to do?!”

Oli watched her father raise his head from under the table and when his smile met hers she shrugged and shook her head. “I don’t know papa, I don’t know.”

“Do you think little girls with black shoes shouldn’t eat their breakfasts?”

Oli? Oli?

Oli listened to her father call her, but couldn’t answer. Her ears rang and the balcony took a bright blue cast; the walls narrowed around Oli and she saw a woman, grinning, dressed in medieval clothes appear next to her father, and place a slender hand along his shoulders.

“Papa, she’s here again. The princess is standing to your right. She is resting her hand on your shoulders, and she’s smiling, ” Oli said.

The ghost smiled at Oli and Oli nodded and winked.

Oli, my mother, remembers as a little girl, watching my grandmother sit at a mirror and seeing in its reflection, my grandfather hugging and kissing Bozena. My mother didn’t understand until 2002, that my grandfather had been in love with someone else.

The place is the castle Kosatky, about 45 minutes north of Prague, Czech Republic- this is my mother’s birthplace and home to my grandparents, mother, my two aunts, the maids, dogs, horses, and the ghost mother searching for her child.

The castle or Stamek Kosatky was built in the 14th century by the Weitmuhl royalty.

It was the retreat for the pre and post World War Two Czech Psychic and Intellectual Circle formed by my grandfather Baron Otakar Capek, author, and publisher of the journal Psyche and his business partner and spiritual teacher, Jewish mystic Karel Weinfurter, author of the Burning Bush or the Mystical Way.

Weinfurter’s wife, Bozena, was my grandfather’s life love and soul mate. It seems, while married to Weinfurter, Bozena was also my grandfather’s lover and this relationship was condoned by all adults affected. My grandfather Otakar later married Bosena after Weinfurter’s death in 1942, near WWII’s ending.

My mother upon returning to the castle in 2002, two years before her death, was bluntly pained by the truths I just described. She had idolized my grandfather but knew little of him. Her hope to return to him after being separated by the Nazi invasion is what kept her alive.

My grandfather’s relationship with Bozena harmed the women of the family, and I, perhaps supporting his decision to live for love, cannot understand his neglect of his daughters, and lack of sensitivity for my grandmother.

I am sure my grandmother Maria Capkova was desperately hurt by what seemed to be a betrayal of love and marriage.

Oli’s family history- Olga Milada Rosalia Marie Capkova

Born January 6, 1927

Alphonse Zelinka baptized Oli February 27 at Kastle Kosatky

Oli’s Mother Marie Danda born July 21 1905

— — Marie’s father (Gotlub Danda of Austria)

Locovicz estate auber mehoniz on iser

— -Marie’s Mother Milada Danda nee’ Brochler

from Kotznavitz district Muschengrut Austria

Oli’s father Otakar Capek born March 26 1893

translated from Czech Author Radislav Zebekr

The Kosatky estate weakened much in the early 1920’s due to the land reforms of that time. The last owner of Kosatky, the County Alexander Kolovrat-Krakovsky, whose family owned the estate for 400 years, sold this historical monument to the Capek family of Hvoldany in 1924. Father Otakar Capek and his sons Otakar and Arnost bought this property for 3 million Czech Crowns. They obtained a mortgage from the bank Slavie and also borrowed from the Czech sugar corporation. The oldest son, Otokar appeared to be the president of the owners.

JU Dr. In Otakar Capek was born 03-26-1893 in Hvozdany, Blanton to the landowner Otakar Capek and mother Ruzena ne Ruckle. Otakar’s brother Arnost, his sisters Ruzena, Marie, and Helena were approximately 5 years younger.

Otakar finished 8 years of gymnasium and went to study law in Prague. He had to take a pause from his studies with the break of the First World War in 1914, when he was called to duty to serve in the Austrian army as a lieutenant. Later he was saved from duty by his parents’ influence because he was needed to lead his father’s estates.

Otakar then continued in his studies, this time at the University of Agriculture. In 1920, Otakar passed the law bar and received his law doctorate. 2 years later he obtained the ING of Agriculture title.

During his studies, he visited England, France, and Germany, where he learned how to raise domestic pigs. The collected results of his studies were published as a technical manual for which he was later awarded and obtained his third doctorate, this time in a technical field.

Young and self-confident, he spoke fluent German and English and excelled in rhetorics. His Bohemian personality skillfully entertained high society and females were particularly fond of him. The palette of his interests was quite wide: mysticism, spiritual science, nature, agriculture, and political science. Politics charmed him already while he studied at the Law university. His interest was mainly of Czechoslovakian nationalism.

In 1922, Otakar Capek became a member of the pro-Nazi organization and he wrote its revue, The Vyzva.

In 1924, he married Marie, the daughter of landowner Danda for Loukovce Mnichovo Hradiste. Otakar and Maria met while studying in Prague, and were married in St. Ludmila church in Ivinohrady (Prague’s quarter p-2). The couple were guarded by Czechoslovakian nationalists/fascist in uniform during their Redmond.

Marie Dandova was a very beautiful and witty woman. She spent her childhood in the countryside where she rode horses and played various sports. She was fond of animals and nature which probably impressed young Otakar, the landowner.

The Kosatky environment, its surroundings full of wild animals in the forest, the castle and so on fully satisfied all interests and hobbies of this young family.

Maria, however, unlike Otakar was not interested in occultism.

Dagmar was born in the first year of their marriage. Olga was born two years later and Maria was born four years later and was the last child. In their school age, the children attended Kosatky two year school, which was in the castle’s view.

Already in the beginning of the 1920’s, Otakar engaged himself in the resistance against the Czechoslovakian governments acceptance of the existence of the RSFSR ( Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) later just the USSR and the Ukrainian Court system.

Otakar was the Vice President of the national movement against the idea of the Czech Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Edvard Benes signing an agricultural and political treaty with the RSFSR. The movement that Otakar co-led was also against German, and after the 1st World War, American influences.

The mid 1920’s was a period for Otakar, in which he searched for his position in public matters. He balanced his lack of success in this search with his writing. With his brother Arnost, Otakar practiced various spiritual techniques based in mysticism. In 1927, Otakar wrote a book about Kosatky called “The Secrets of Kosatky Castle” and the tourist guide called “Kosatky” (1933).

Otakar met the propagator of mysticism Karel Weinfurt in the mid 1920’s. Otakar and Arnost Capek and Karel Weinfurt became the founding members of the mystical guild called Psyche. They collaborated on Psyche until Weinfurter was arrested by the Gestapo and his death in 1942. Meeting Weinfurt’s wife Bozena, was fatal for Otakar, he fell for his friend Karel’s young wife ( 20 years his junior) when they visited the castle.. Apparently Karel Weinfurt tolerated their close friendship.

The public activities of Dr. Otakar Capek were various and colorful. He entered the Agrarian Conservative Party of Karel Praska (1868 Hriuno-1932 Kosetice) in 1925. Praska was a big landowner from the neighboring village called Hrivno, and was the Minister of Agriculture in the first republic of the CSR.

Otakar Capek donated 200,000 Czech crowns to the Agrarian Conservative Party and became its candidate for the CSR parliament. However the party fell apart after the elections.

In 1926, Otakar Capek entered the NOF— Narodni obec Fasisticka— the party of national unity or National Fascist League, in which he became the vice-president. The motto of this party was “Let the Welfare of the Homeland be the Supreme Law”. The leader of this party was General Radola Gajda. (1892-1948). Gajda was Capek’s family friend and often visited Kosatky. This famous leader of Czech legions in Russia, President Masaryk’s opponent and an anti-Bolshevik, led the NOF party with a national radical direction, against pretty much everyone in the State. Kosatky and the surrounding areas did not have many supporters of the NOF party.

Those supporting the NOF met in an old Kosatky pub called Usenkyre Flanders until the end of the party in 1939. The pub owner lost his leg during his service in the Czech legion fighting in Russia. He also knew General Gajda. Members of the NOF called themselves “brothers” and had very little to do with German and Italian Fascism. The NOF fell apart at the end of the 1930’s. Most of the members left for other parties and GEneral Gajda retired.

These activities had a hard influence on Otakar’s private life. First his marriage with Maria, fell apart in 1933 due to his relationship with his friend Wienfurt’s wife, Bozena. Maria was forced to leave Kosatky with their children.

The economical situation of Kosatky was not doing well either, Otakar was in debt. The lenders established a new fiscal manager of Kosatky, Mr. Bohumil Prosek. Under the weight of these events, the brothers Capek left the castle.

The castle was sold in auction to the owners of the textile company in the city, Dvur Kralovy, Robert and Arnost Wiess ( with mother Anna and sister Iana).

Otakar settled in Prague where he continued his studies in mainly political matters. His official way of making a living was apparently writing, although the reality was that he supported his existence by trading his valuables.

Unsuccessfully, he tried to enter the office of Presidential Chancellor Mr. Hacha through the National Congregation ( Narodni sourucenstui) of which he was a member. He searched for a position in the Department of Agriculture. He was offered a position that he was not interested in and so he never started work there.

After the death of Karel Weinfurt in 1942, Otakar landed an agricultural worker position at Bozena Weinfurt’s estate in Bucovice. His Prague stay was however never cancelled. Therefore he had some involvement in “the Barricades”, or Prague uprising at the end of the German occupation. His leg was wounded by shrapnel. After the liberation from Germans in 1945, he married Bozena Weinfurt.

Otakar was still interested in politics at that time and the return of prewar conditions. However, he did not proceed rationally and was not farsighted, which proved to be fatal.

Otakar participated in the work of political groups which believed in the return of prewar conditions; the head of this group was the former administer and advisor Mr. ING Tomas Mrkvan. The Kosice government program from April 5th 1945 enabled the return of only the political parties and groups which were not guilty against the National interest in the protectorate.

One of the forbidden parties was a small scale “peasant” group called the Republican Party of Agriculture. Otakar and his agrarian colleagues prepared a political renewal of the Agrarian Party. He even offered to prepare its program. The members however did not accept his proposal, because they found it premature. This group continued to meet even after the political coup in 1948.

The newly established secret police called STB focused on the group and its members. Otakar and his colleagues were arrested May 24, 1951. With ficitional reasons created after brutal interrogations starting in April 23, 1952, the STB hunt and trial began with Prosecutor Miroslav Kolaja who accused the group of “anti-state conspiracy governed by the Green international led by the Imperialist West, from where the imperialistic leaders were preparing a war conflict”.

Otakar Capek was accused of preparing armed fights and exhorting peasants /agricultural workers in Bucovice to be disobedient and to resist the establishment of a collective farm (JZD).

Last but not least, Otakar was accused of being a big landowner. He did not agree with the political development of the country after 1945, specifically after February 1948. He was labeled as a fascist because he entered, during his student years, a fascist party and later became a member of the the NOF.

And the result of this trial?

Mr. Josef Kepka received the death sentence.

Mr. Vacaville Rene was punished with 25 years in prison.

All other accused members, including Otakar were charged with espionage and treason, and received life sentence in prison.

ING Tomas Mrkvan, the head of this group died shortly after his arrest.

The judgement was handed down on April 26, 1951.

Marie Loudova, Otakar’s sister applied for dismissal of the sentence the same day claiming the use of unlawful investigation methods and forced confession. She was unsuccessful in her plaint and this brave act unfortunately placed her in the eye of the SBT and when she tried to emigrate, she was arrested and imprisoned May 19, 1952.

Otakar was transported to the Leopold Prison at the age of 62. Because of his poor health he performed light manual work; he would string beads, make paper bags, strings, and he worked in the prison library. Another fateful event happened in 1956. On April 22 his second wife Bozena died. She spent her last days of life in Mlada Vozice.

The Presidential amnesty in 1960 did not include Otakar. He was instead moved to another prison, the Valstice prison and later to the Ilava prison His relatives did not forget him though. His wife Bozeman visited Otakar until the time of his death. Among his visitors were also his sisters Marie, his niece Ruzena and his brother Arnost. In mid January 1964, his sentence was interrupted and Otakar was released.

The Court found that the degree of his crimes would be assessed at a level different from the main court proceedings. He had spends 12 years, 4 months and 19 days in prison and was released 3 months before the complete of his sentence, at the age of 71.

After his prison release he moved in with his brother Arnost in Prague Vysocany. But his brother’s house was awaiting demolition and Otakar moved into one tiny apartment in Prague 2 which was made available to him thanks to his former admirer and member of the mystical society Mrs. Jirankova. She also helped him with basic tasks.

Otakar did not get to enjoy much of his freedom. He fell on a stone while staying in South Bohemia. He was unaware of his internal injuries and did not seek medical attention. He went back to Prague where he, after several days, died at the age of 74, on January 11, 1967, in his apartment.

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“au –veritable ist die Strass nicht ausgekommen” hopelessly sounded into the quiet, late morning.

Oh God, it is already 10 am and I slept soundly like in the middle of the night. I look around- everything keeps spinning in my head- war, academy, Brussel, UNRRA, chateau, police, wind, opera, university-  what a pity- what a silly idea those professors have -an idea that students should keep working during the holidays. I am sitting on the bed, looking around: that annoying Munich – that crazy university- how did I end up here. Cigarette butt is staring at me from the ashtray, the alarm clock stopped- well done, I trained it well, it knows that Olinka hates getting up. Empty cans are quivering on the table, oh excuse me, they are not empty, tiny worms are doing their morning exercise in them. My first award is lounging on the sofa, I know you are jealous, the one and only general gave it to me – I keep saying this: the university will pull through (and not like a street car)- but he wasn’t getting it, I tried to convince him that the university is just a small community with a goal to keep students busy, so they don’t have time to get in trouble, travel across the borders, so they pay for tickets, and don’t cause any embarrassment. Oh sorry, it is hard to understand, let me explain. There is a museum in Munich in Ludwigs Bruche which was repurposed as UNRRA University. Yesterday I was cutting pictures from the newspaper, so I don’t have to take pictures myself. You know, back in a day in Brussels I didn’t have that much time to drive or to fly to take pictures of the “shed” and even so, it wouldn’t be original- and then they kept adding brick after brick and the building was growing and growing. OK, this book is something else because I will not and I don’t want to write things in order, that is like a punishment, everyone has to sort it out, sort it out... yes, it’s all sorted out.  

And when the professors, cherishing every step, every tiny brick, declared that it is big enough, they moved in liters of ink first, hundreds of type writer to brace for the flood of students- those poor students- may be half of them actually registered- thousands of forms were issued, those poor students with empty pockets- I don’t know why I write it all, I’m tired of this, I  have to, the oberstudent got stuck in my head today- I am warning you, it is at your own risk to read this. Here and there a person appears, feeds you a word- cigarette, chocolate, or sugar, more and more mysterious. Czech students are known to lounge at the other side of Isara, complaining about the world. Last time I walked by- it was right before the exams- they changed their routine and were studying anatomy, whining they had only 30 minutes before they flunk the grade. 

I had to take the wooden crocks- they were louder than my artistic thoughts- to be honest, tears, I prefer to walk around the block to avoid the fallen buildings, do you wonder why? Ssh, don’t tell anyone- it is life threating there, especially after dark, you must put your feet up to make it, the beautiful love. 

My beloved mama, I was sitting on the front stairs of our house when he walked by. I haven’t known him that long, yet he made my life unsettling. He is a professor at the university, a composer, from Poland. He can ruin all my determinations and goals. I don’t know how he influenced me so much. He is an artist with his body and soul, he is bound to me as I am bound to him. He started to compose for me…..art is the most beautiful gift to give a person. After such a long pause, I miraculously got an urge to create, model, paint and write with my full heart, my hands went straight for a brush, a pencil- to write…

1The UNRAA University of Munich was housed in the Deutches Museum

The headstone or Hrob of my grandfather Otakar Capek and Spisovatel or author Karel Weinfurter and wife Bozena.

Oli, my mother, remembers as a little girl, watching my grandmother sit at a mirror and seeing in its reflection, my grandfather hugging and kissing Bozena. My mother didn’t understand until 2002, that my grandfather had been in love with someone else.

The place is the castle Kosatky, about 45 minutes north of Prague, Czech Republic- this is my mother’s birthplace and home to my grandparents, mother, my two aunts, the maids, dogs, horses, and the ghost mother searching for her child.

The castle or Stamek Kosatky was built in the 14th century by the Weitmuhl royalty.

It was the retreat for the pre and post World War Two Czech Psychic and Intellectual Circle formed by my grandfather Baron Otakar Capek, author, and publisher of the journal Psyche and his business partner and spiritual teacher, Jewish mystic Karel Weinfurter, author of the Burning Bush or the Mystical Way.

Weinfurter’s wife, Bozena, was my grandfather’s life love and soul mate. It seems, while married to Weinfurter, Bozena was also my grandfather’s lover and this relationship was condoned by all adults affected. My grandfather Otakar later married Bosena after Weinfurter’s death in 1942, near WWII’s ending.

My mother upon returning to the castle in 2002, two years before her death, was bluntly pained by the truths I just described. She had idolized my grandfather but knew little of him. Her hope to return to him after being separated by the Nazi invasion is what kept her alive.

My grandfather’s relationship with Bozena harmed the women of the family, and I, perhaps supporting his decision to live for love, cannot understand his neglect of his daughters, and lack of sensitivity for my grandmother.

I am sure my grandmother Maria Capkova was desperately hurt by what seemed to be a betrayal of love and marriage.

Oli’s family history- Olga Milada Rosalia Marie Capkova

Born January 6, 1927

Alphonse Zelinka baptized Oli February 27 at Kastle Kosatky

Oli’s Mother Marie Danda born July 21 1905

— — Marie’s father (Gotlub Danda of Austria) 
Locovicz estate auber mehoniz on iser

— -Marie’s Mother Milada Danda nee’ Brochler
from Kotznavitz district Muschengrut Austria

Oli’s father Otakar Capek born March 26 1893

List of publications by Otakar Capek

https://www.databazeknih.cz/autori/otakar-capek-19194

• Encyclopedia of Occultism, Mysticism and All Secret Doctrines , Edition Psyche, Prague 1940, 371 pages

• The story of a fox family , A. Hynek, Prague 1927, illustrations by VL Anderle, 167 pages

• Kingfisher Tournament Prague , 1946

• What we should know about Abyssinia and the neighboring Italian colonies , at its own expense, Košátky 1935, 31 pages

• Jesus Christ in the Light of Mysticism , by Bozena Weinfurterova, Prague 1948, 155 pages, 2000 copies

• Kosatky (tourist guide) , edition by Psyche Edition, Prague 1933, contains 19 photos (including by K. Weinfurter), 24 pages

• Queen Hatchepsut’s Love and Other Egyptian Stories , Edition Psyche, Prague 1934, 125 pages

• Ledňáčkové in Kladsko , edited by Ladislav Veselský, B. Stýblo (Stybl’s Library of Youth, Vol. 3), Prague 1947, illustration by V. Junek, 100 pages, edition 3300 copies

• Our pork breeding at home and the means to improve it

• A. Neubert (Peasant Library №66), Prague 1923, number of illustrations, 111 pages

• Last German Monarchy (Principality of Liechtenstein) , Edition Psyche, Prague 1939, 35 pages

• Why are we reborn? , was published in magazines on the continuation of “Psyche” Vol. XIX./1948

• Srnec Blesk , Zora, Praha 1924, 114 pages

• Tajemství košáteckého hradu I. Šlechtična Cambo
  Secrets of the Kosatek Castle, I. book: The Noblewoman , Prague 1927, 213 pages

• Kingfisher Tournament, edited by Ladislav Veselský, B. Stýblo (Stybl’s Library of Youth, Vol. 1), Prague 1946, illustrations by J. Fiser, 88 pages, 2000 copies

• The star over Dakota has gone out, overlooked and edited by František Klaus, V. Šeba, Prague 1946, illustration by F. Fial, 135 pages, 5000 copies

• Golden Mystic Grains, by Bozena Weinfurterova, Prague 1947, 93 pages, 2000 copies

• Articles in Psyche 1930–1948

 
mama walks under the chestnut tree
before the ghosts of the
stable 

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my mother the middle sister is standing to the right. The Youngerr sister Marushka is to the left.

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photo of olga milada rosalia marie capkova ( von herrenritt) 2002 Koastky 

the castle kosatky- my mother's birthplace and home to my grand parents, mother, my two aunts, the maids, dogs, horses, and the ghost mother searching for her child.

It was the retreat for the pre and post World War Two Czech Psychic and Intellectual Circle formed by my grandfather Baron Otokar Capek and his business, partner,publisher, and teacher, Jewish ascetic Karl Weinfurter.

Weinfurter's wife, Bosena, was my grand father's life love and soul mate. It seems, married to Weinfurter, Bosena was also my grandfather's lover and this relationship was condoned by all adults affected. My grandfather later married Bosena after the War.

I am sure my grandmother Maria Capkova was desperately hurt by what seemed to be a betrayal of love and marriage. My mother up returning to the castle in 2002, two years before her death, was bluntly pained by the truths I just described. She had idolized my grandfather but knew little of him.

His relationship with Bosena harmed the women of the family, and I, although understanding my grandfather and perhaps supporting his decision to live, cannot understand his neglect of his daughters, and lack of sensitivity for my grandmother.

My mother remembers as a little girl, watching my grandmother sit at a mirror and seeing in its reflection, my grandfather hugging and kissing Bosena. My mother didn't understand until 2002, that my grandfather had been in love with someone else.



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