Ludwig Max Fischer

Ludwig Max Fischer, a university language and literature teacher and published scholar in the area of eco linguistics and intercultural communication, will present his insights and perspectives into the current crisis of meaning, credibility and truth in public and private discourse, as well as discussing practical ways in which to reclaim our natural abilities towards the exchange of authentic, conscious and truthful language.

• Dr. Fischer has written two books on Hesse and numerous articles, also about Rainer Maria Rilke, another German writer and poet of the early 20th century. Ludwig taught German literature, intercultural communication and comparative mythology for over thirty years at several universities, and published academic books and wrote articles in professional journals. Beyond his career as a teacher and scholar, he studied in depth the history of natural healing methods and took many seminars at Esalen, Findhorn, and Breitenbush, and is involved in the holistic, ecological movement. Ludwig has given lectures at Omega Institute, Rancho La Puerta and at conferences in many countries including China, Brazil and Egypt.Currently he resides with his wife Gabriella Martinelli and a Havanese named “Elvis" in Victoria, BC, Canada where he is working on a third bookon Hermann Hesse and a book on Edmond Szekely and Arnold Ehret.

Participation on Humanity Rising

• Day 249 Herman Hesse: Prophet and Visionary of a New World
• Day 293 Fri 7/16 Reflections on the future of language in the Age of Information Technology
• Day 404 Wed 2/02/22 The 100th Anniversary of Reiner Maria Rilke’s Greatest Poems