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He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. As an adolescent, he was drawn to Theosophy and the mystical practices of Eastern Orthodoxy. Tomberg's mother was shot by looters during the Russian Revolution, and Tomberg and his father fled to Tallinn in Estonia. Tomberg studied languages and comparative religion at the University of Tartu in Estonia. Saint Petersburg  listen (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of... Seal of the Theosophical Society Theosophy is a body of ideas which holds that all religions are attempts by man to ascertain the Divine, and as such each religion has a portion of the truth. ... ... The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a political movement in Russia which reached its peak in 1917 with the overthrow of the Provisional Government that had replaced the Russian Czarist system, and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its collapse in 1991. ... County Harju County Mayor Tõnis Palts Area 159. ... Comparative religion is a field of religious studies that analyzes interpretive differences of common themes and ideas among the worlds religions. ... The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, German: Universität Dorpat) is the national university of Estonia, and the one classical university in Estonia, located in the city of Tartu. ...

In 1925, Tomberg joined Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophical Society, in which he rose until he became its Secretary-General. During World War II, Tomberg converted to Roman Catholicism, and left Anthroposophy. He moved to England in 1948, where he became a translator for the BBC, where he monitored Soviet Union broadcasts during the Cold War. He retired to Reading near the River Thames in England 1960 and worked hard for his manuscripts for his main work "Meditations on the Tarot". He died on a holiday in Majorca. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rudolf Steiner (February 27, 1861, Murakirály, Hungary (today Donji Kraljevec, Croatia, (Medjimurje county) – March 30, 1925) was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, architect, playwright, educator, and social thinker, who is best known as the founder of Anthroposophy and its practical applications, including Waldorf School, Biodynamic agriculture, the Camphill Movement... Anthroposophy, also called spiritual science by its founder, Rudolf Steiner is a spiritual philosophy and system of beliefs and practice (or, as some opponents claim, a religion), that sprung from the Theosophy movement. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ... The Thames (pronounced /temz/) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Majorca (Mallorca in Catalan and Spanish, sometimes also encountered in English),: from Latin insula maior, later Maiorica, (major island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares), which are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are a part of Spain. ...

Tomberg's major written works were published posthumously. They include:

• Lazarus, komm heraus (Come Forth, Lazarus), a study of Christian mysticism, written in German and published in 1985, translated as Covenant of the Heart and published in English in 1992;
• Méditations sûr les 22 arcanes majeurs du Tarot, a study of the Tarot of Marseilles, published anonymously in French in 1984, and in English as Meditations on the Tarot in 1985.