Jacob Boehme
Jacob Boehme was born in the little village of Alt Seidenburg, near Goerlitz, in 1575. Although his Theosophical co-workers, Giordano Bruno and Robert Fludd, incarnated… Read More »Jacob Boehme
renaissance
Writings related to the Renaissance era and Renaissance Theosophists.
Giordano Bruno
About twelve miles from Naples, on the northeastern slope of Mount Vesuvius, stands the little town of Nola. First settled by a colony of Chaldean… Read More »Giordano Bruno
Paracelsus: Physician
It is an interesting fact, and one which should be carefully noted by all students of occultism, that many of the Adepts who have worked… Read More »Paracelsus: Physician
Paracelsus: Philosopher
The transition from the fifteenth to the sixteenth century accomplished one of the most remarkable changes ever recorded of human society. Within the space of… Read More »Paracelsus: Philosopher
The Neoplatonic Revival
In the year 527, when the Emperor Justinian closed the Neoplatonic School in Athens and banished the last seven great Neoplatonists, the teachings of Plato… Read More »The Neoplatonic Revival
The Theosophical Renaissance
At the dawn of the fourteenth century the sky of Europe was grey and lowering. Dull, sodden clouds of discontent were slowly forming above the… Read More »The Theosophical Renaissance
Mystics and Mysticism in Christianity
It is no part of the purpose of the writer of this paper to give a connected history of mysticism, or to introduce all the… Read More »Mystics and Mysticism in Christianity
The Life and the Doctrines of Jacob Boehme, the God-Taught Philosopher
Contents Preface The Life of Jacob Boehme Account of His Life and Labours, and of the Influence of his Writings upon the Outside World. The… Read More »The Life and the Doctrines of Jacob Boehme, the God-Taught Philosopher
Giordano Bruno: A Martyr Theosophist
[Reference: “The Heroic Enthusiasts” (Gli Eroici Furori), of Giordano Bruno, translated by L. Williams. (George Redway, London, 1887.)] “My name is Giordano, of the family… Read More »Giordano Bruno: A Martyr Theosophist
The Life and the Doctrines of Paracelsus
Complete Title: THE LIFE AND THE DOCTRINES OF PHILIPPUS THEOPHRASTUS BOMBAST OF HOHENHEIM KNOWN BY THE NAME OF PARACELSUS AND THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS TEACHINGS… Read More »The Life and the Doctrines of Paracelsus
[Notes from The Life of Paracelsus]
Selections by Franz Hartmann | Notes by H.P.B. Acthna.—an invisible, subterrestrial fire, being the matrix from which bituminous substances take their origin, and sometimes producing… Read More »[Notes from The Life of Paracelsus]
Jacob Boehme and the Secret Doctrine
Jacob Boehme (or as some say Behmen) was a German mystic and spiritualist who began to write in the 17th century. In his works he… Read More »Jacob Boehme and the Secret Doctrine
Introductory Note to “Life of Giordano Bruno”
It is suggestive that in these Numbers which close the 4th and begin the 5th year of our Magazine, several scientific and philosophical articles should… Read More »Introductory Note to “Life of Giordano Bruno”
[Did Paracelsus “give way to intemperance”?]
Selection from letter to the editor “Paracelsus” by E.N.T. | Note by H.P.B. In regard to “Theophrastus Paracelsus,” whose name appears from time to time… Read More »[Did Paracelsus “give way to intemperance”?]