A book titled 'PARACELSVS' with 'SELECTED Writings' on the cover, featuring a colorful illustration of green and blue figures on a purple background, photographed against a black surface with white line art and red triangle symbols.

Paracelsvs Selected Writings

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A book titled 'PARACELSVS' with 'SELECTED Writings' on the cover, featuring a colorful illustration of green and blue figures on a purple background, photographed against a black surface with white line art and red triangle symbols.
  • A book titled 'PARACELSVS' with 'SELECTED Writings' on the cover, featuring a colorful illustration of green and blue figures on a purple background, photographed against a black surface with white line art and red triangle symbols.
  • A book cover for 'Paracelsus Selected Writings' by Jolande Jaques, published by Bollingen Series XVIII, Princeton Bollingen Paperbacks. The cover is a muted sage green with black text, photographed flat on a dark, textured background.
  • A photographed book page showing the table of contents for 'Paracelsus: Selected Writings' with chapter and page numbers listed on aged cream paper.
  • A printed table of contents page from a book, showing chapter titles and page numbers on an off-white page with a dark decorative border on the left.
  • A printed book table of contents page with black serif text on an off-white page, listing chapter and section headings with page numbers.
  • A book titled 'PARACELSVS' with 'SELECTED Writings' on the cover, featuring a colorful illustration of green and blue figures on a purple background, photographed against a black surface with white line art and red triangle symbols.
  • A book cover for 'Paracelsus Selected Writings' by Jolande Jaques, published by Bollingen Series XVIII, Princeton Bollingen Paperbacks. The cover is a muted sage green with black text, photographed flat on a dark, textured background.
  • A photographed book page showing the table of contents for 'Paracelsus: Selected Writings' with chapter and page numbers listed on aged cream paper.
  • A printed table of contents page from a book, showing chapter titles and page numbers on an off-white page with a dark decorative border on the left.
  • A printed book table of contents page with black serif text on an off-white page, listing chapter and section headings with page numbers.
Paracelsvs Selected Writings

Paracelsvs Selected Writings

$40.00

“Paracelsus, an almost legendary figure in our time, was a preoccupation of mine when I was trying to understand alchemy, especially its connection with natural philosophy….[Dr. Jacobi] wisely lets the master speak for himself on crucial points, so that the reader can gain first-hand information about this strange Renaissance personality, so amply endowed with genius.” – From C.G. Jung’s foreword to Paracelsus

The enigmatic sixteenth-century Swiss physician and natural philosopher Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, is known for the almost superhuman energy with which he produced his innumerable writings, for his remarkable achievements in the development of science, and for his reputation as a visionary (not to mention sorcerer) and alchemist. Little is known of his biography beyond his legendary achievements, and the details of his life have been filled in over the centuries by his admirers. This richly illustrated anthology presents in modernized language a selection of the moral thought of a man who was not only a self-willed genius charged with the dynamism of an impetuous and turbulent age but also in many ways a humble seeker after truth, who deeply influenced C. G. Jung and his followers.

This edition from Bollingen Paperbacks Series XXVIII is a must have for any serious student of history, philosophy, or the occult. Lavishly illustrated with almost 150 woodcuts, symbols and sigils, this printing is a timeless and instant classic.

Paracelsus is one of my personal heroes and is such an important link in the chain of transmission of esoteric knowledge from antiquity down and through the Renaissance. This edition includes a foreward by another hero of mine, Carl Gustav Jung, and sets the stage for an amazing deep dive into the selected writings of the legendary Paracelsus. It is truly an honor to be able to curate his works and offer them as a part of Wandering Wizard Wares, as his writings and genius have been a major influence on my path, occult education, and spiritual unfoldment. 

Condition: Very Good + Slight bend on front cover at the top left, otherwise in perfect condition.

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