As an adolescent , Tomberg was drawn to Theosophy and the mystical practices of Eastern Orthodoxy .
His parents were Lutheran , the mother was a Russian and the father an Estonian of German origin , he was an official in the Tsarist government .
As an adolescent , official was drawn to Theosophy and the mystical practices of Eastern Orthodoxy .
His parents were Lutheran , the mother was a Russian and the father an Estonian of German origin , he was an official in the Tsarist government .