A Curious Life 1929

by George Wehner

Book Overview

- This is a very interesting and exciting autobiography! In a previous book 2020 overview, Why I believe the Dead Are Alive, by William Dudley Pelley, the author described going to numerous séances in New York City with a trance medium named George Wehner who had written an early autobiography titled, A Curious Life in 1929 at the age of 39. At the time I was frustrated because I could not easily or quickly get a copy of his autobiography because it had been out of print for so long. But shortly after the December 2020 issue of The Inner Voice Magazine had been published I received an email from afterlife book author and blogger Michael Tymn who suggested that I might enjoy the book so I decided to purchase a rare copy for $30. A week later I had the book in hand and on December 21st I finished reading all 400 pages! A rare feat because I tend to be a slow careful reader due to a type of dyslexia.

George was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1890. George was the son of the sculptor Carl Herman Wehner and Annie Haslett, both of whom were supposedly descendants of European nobility. What I found fascinating was that he had the psychic gift pretty much from birth and he had a constant battle with his father over the years convince him that higher realities and the afterlife really exist.

Another significant detail is that George’s birthday is on the exact same date as that of HP Blavatsky, who was the controversial Russian occultist, philosopher, and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. A connection I found fascinating was the fact that his father had met Madame Blavatsky before he was even married, and she had stated to him that the truth of the existence of higher worlds would someday be proven to him by his own son… in the future. Being single at the time, Mr. Wehner dismissed the idea, thinking she was crazy, and just blew off the comment. However, I later discovered in the book that Madame Blavatsky was actually one of George Wehner's guides throughout his life.

On a side note; In another book I discovered that Madame Blavatsky was also instrumental in guiding Rudolph Valentino, especially in his afterlife! And so it seems that Madame Blavatsky herself became one of the ascended masters. And another interesting ‘side note’ is that my Kathleen, one of the former editors of The Inner Voice Magazine was also a teacher of Theosophy and thus had a connection with Madame Blavatsky herself no doubt!

The book is filled with story after story of George George's experiences growing up in Detroit and learning how to become a medium. He also had a natural musical talent and was able to attend school at a local music conservatory where he was also asked to help teach the other students subjects like Harmony Theory and piano. This ability was natural to him because some of it he was channeling from the higher realms. And in his later life after approximately 45 years old he became a full-time composer. And there's plenty of evidence of that on the internet archives.

To me, one of the most fascinating stories was concerning his work with the second wife of the famous actor, Rudolph Valentino and how that came about. Around 1922 George was a well-known Medium in New York and made a connection with the wealthy Richard Hudnut family. And, in 1925 through that family George met their daughter, the beautiful Hollywood designer, Natacha Rambova via her mother (Hudnut’s third wife) and he had begun leading regular weekly séances for them and their friends. He was invited to travel with Ms. Rambova and her entourage to Europe in 1926. On this trip, while staying at their plush villa on the French Riviera he reached the peak of his fame when he foretold the death of Rambova’s estranged husband, Rudolph Valentino, after the film star was hospitalized in New York. He went on to console the grieving Rambova in a series of séances following Valentino’s death, in which he enabled Rambova to communicate with the spirit of the late actor. These incidents were widely publicized by Rambova in serial installments in the New York Graphic, which also were published in book form.a

Side Note: Through further research I discovered that Natasha Rambova was a powerful creative woman who was probably way ahead of her time and very independent minded. This did not sit well with Rudolph Valentino who was an Italian from the ‘old school’ so it wasn't too long until they were divorced. But the truth is they very much loved each other and this was proven during the final days of Valentino's life, partly through the communications received through George Wehner during sittings in the villa on the Riviera with Miss Rambova in attendance. Further research led me to an article published in a metaphysical publication called, True Mystic Science, dated November 1938, titled “The Valentino Death Prophesy” written by George Wehner himself! Check it out! I found the entire magazine a real trip! It’s available in PDF.