Martinus Thomsen, referred to as Martinus (August 11, 1890 – March 8, 1981) was a Danish

Denmark

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 writer and mystic

Mysticism

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Thomsen was born to a poor family and had a simple education

Education

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. He worked as a dairyman.

In March 1921, he claimed to have experienced a vision which inspired him to follow a spiritual path and to describe a cosmology

Cosmology

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 which he documented in a series of books. His main work is entitled Livets Bog (English: The Book of Life), and is also referred to as The Third Testament.

Martinus' cosmology is a view of life and existence. The cosmology has references to Jesus

Jesus

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 but is a departure from traditional Christian

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 beliefs.

His work is marked by elaborate symbolic drawings which are included in his books with detailed explanations of the symbology of each.

Martinus Thomsen is not widely known outside Scandinavia.

Books

Martinus published many books and pamphlets, many of which have been translated.

• The Third Testament - Livets Bog (The Book of Life), volume 1 - 292 pages - ISBN 87-575-0601-9
• The Third Testament - Livets Bog (The Book of Life), volume 2 - 304 pages - ISBN 87-575-0602-7
• The Third Testament - Livets Bog (The Book of Life), volume 4 - 504 pages - ISBN 87-575-0604-4
• The Eternal World Picture 1 - 119 pages - ISBN 87-575-0781-3
• The Eternal World Picture 2 - 150 pages - ISBN 87-575-0782-1
• The Eternal World Picture 3 - 154 pages - ISBN 87-575-0784-8
• The Eternal World Picture 4 - 155 pages - ISBN 87-575-0786-4
• Logic - 255 pages - ISBN 86-575-0779-1

Shorter works

• Marriage and Universal Love - 32 pages
• Meditation - 44 pages - ISBN 87-575-0720-1
• The Fate of Mankind - 42 pages - ISBN 87-575-0701-5
• The Ideal Food - 99 pages - ISBN 87-575-0736-8
• The Immortality of Living Beings - 89 pages - ISBN 87-575-0723-6
• The Mystery of Prayer - 111 pages - ISBN 87-575-0711-2
• The Principle of Reincarnation - 76 pages - ISBN 87-575-0729-5
• The Road to Initiation - 156 pages -
• The Road of Life - 111 pages - ISBN 87-575-0722-8
• World Religion and World Politics - 82 pages - ISBN 87-575-0717-1

External links

• The Martinus Institute
• Martinus-Webcenter.dk
• www.martinusforum.dk/en (An introduction to Martinus and his cosmology)
• The Martinus Index
• Bio on Spiritual Warrior
• Wikipedia on Martinus