Maria orsic
Also known as Marija Oršić, was born on October 31, 1895, in Zagreb, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Croatia). Her father, Tomislav Oršić, a Croatian architect, and her mother, Sabine, a German ballerina from Vienna, provided a culturally rich environment for Maria’s upbringing. From a young age, Maria displayed an aptitude for languages, ballet, and an intense curiosity about esoteric and metaphysical subjects. Her striking beauty and intellectual pursuits set her apart, and she was often described as having an ethereal presence, with long blonde hair that she believed enhanced her spiritual sensitivity.
The Vril Society
In Munich, Maria connected with the Thule Society, a secretive organization focused on Germanic mythology and occult knowledge. Inspired by these ideas, she co-founded the “Alldeutsche Gesellschaft für Metaphysik” (Pan-German Society for Metaphysics), later known as the Vril Society, around 1919–1921. The Vril Society, primarily composed of young women with psychic abilities, aimed to harness the “Vril” force—a concept derived from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s novel The Coming Race (1871), describing a latent energy that could grant extraordinary powers. Maria, alongside another medium named Sigrun, led the group in exploring telepathic communication and advanced technologies. The women, often characterized by their long hair worn loose to act as “cosmic antennae,” believed they could channel messages from extraterrestrial beings.
Channeling extraterrestrial beings
In December 1919, Maria and a small group from the Vril and Thule Societies rented a lodge near Berchtesgaden, Germany, where she reportedly received telepathic transmissions. These messages, allegedly from beings in the Aldebaran star system (Alpha Tauri, 65 light-years away), contained detailed technical instructions for constructing a flying machine capable of interstellar travel. Written in what Maria called “Templar-German” and an unknown script, the plans were interpreted with Sigrun’s assistance, who visualized a saucer-shaped craft. Maria’s channeled texts included Sumerian and Templar symbols, suggesting a blend of ancient knowledge and futuristic technology.
Development of the Vril Spacecraft
By 1922, Maria’s visions inspired the Vril Society to collaborate with the Thule Society and physicist Winfried Otto Schumann, a professor at the Technical University of Munich, to develop the Jenseitsflugmaschine (JFM), or “Otherworld Flying Machine.” This early prototype, also known as the Munich Device, was the first attempt at a circular aircraft powered by anti-gravity propulsion. The project faced financial challenges, delaying significant progress until 1937, when the Vril Society acquired land near Arado Flugzeugwerke’s facilities to continue development. The craft, later called the Rundflugzeug (RFZ) and Haunebu, reportedly used a propulsion system involving electrostatics and a mercury-based plasma engine, concepts Schumann specialized in.
