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'''Paracelsus''' (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, [[November 11]] or [[December 17]], 1493 – [[September 24]], 1541) was a Swiss German Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and occultist. | |||
[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] calls him "the great and unfortunate physician-Occultist . . . the greatest Alchemist of the age".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XII (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1980), 215.</ref> In 1541 Paracelsus settled in Salzburg where he eventually died. Although the actual cause of his death remains unknown, Mme. Blavatsky claims he was killed. She wrote: "Had not a criminal hand put an end to his life, years before the time allotted him by Nature, physiological Magic would have fewer secrets for the civilized world than it now has".<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine'' vol. I, (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1993), 263.</ref> | |||
==Online resources== | |||
===Articles=== | |||
*[http://theosophy.ph/encyclo/index.php?title=Paracelsus# Paracelsus] at Theosopedia | |||
*[http://blavatskyarchives.com/theosophypdfs/hartmann_the_life_of_paracelsus.pdf# The Life of Paracelsus - PDF] by Franz Hartmann | |||
*[http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/life_of_paracelsus.htm# The Life of Paracelsus - HTML] by Franz Hartmann | |||
*[http://www.katinkahesselink.net/blavatsky/articles/v7/y1887_001.htm# Footnotes to "The Life of Paracelsus"] by H. P. Blavatsky | |||
*[http://www.hermetics.org/pdf/alchemy/Franz_Hartmann_-_Paracelsus_and_the_Substance_of_His_Teaching.pdf# Paracelsus and the Substance of His Teaching] by Franz Hartmann | |||
*[http://www.theosophytrust.org/316-paracelsus# Paracelsus] published by Theosophy Trust | |||
*[http://www.egs.edu/library/paracelsus/ Paracelsus - Biography] at the European Graduate School website | |||
== Notes == | |||
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Revision as of 19:54, 17 December 2013
Paracelsus (born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, November 11 or December 17, 1493 – September 24, 1541) was a Swiss German Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and occultist.
Mme. Blavatsky calls him "the great and unfortunate physician-Occultist . . . the greatest Alchemist of the age".[1] In 1541 Paracelsus settled in Salzburg where he eventually died. Although the actual cause of his death remains unknown, Mme. Blavatsky claims he was killed. She wrote: "Had not a criminal hand put an end to his life, years before the time allotted him by Nature, physiological Magic would have fewer secrets for the civilized world than it now has".[2]
Online resources
Articles
- Paracelsus at Theosopedia
- The Life of Paracelsus - PDF by Franz Hartmann
- The Life of Paracelsus - HTML by Franz Hartmann
- Footnotes to "The Life of Paracelsus" by H. P. Blavatsky
- Paracelsus and the Substance of His Teaching by Franz Hartmann
- Paracelsus published by Theosophy Trust
- Paracelsus - Biography at the European Graduate School website