Alchemy Mysticism

Author : Alexander Roob
Publisher : Taschen America Llc
ISBN 13 : 9783836549363
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alchemy and Mysticism written by Alexander Roob and published by Taschen America Llc. This book was released on 2014 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fables, folklore, and fantasy--this compendium of all things alchemical and mystical gathers centuries of esoteric mythology in the form of writings, drawings, paintings, and prints. From early Christian mystics to the illustrations of William Blake and the Romantics, this collection spans science, philosophy, and otherworldly mystery over the ages.

Author : Alexander Roob
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alchemy & Mysticism written by Alexander Roob and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fantastical journey through the pictorial world of alchemy and mysticism, the Cabbala and magic, freemasons and Rosicrucians. This unique selection of illustrations with commentaries and source texts guides us on a fascinating journey through the representations of the secret arts."--Back cover.

Author : Gary Edson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786490888
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mysticism and Alchemy through the Ages written by Gary Edson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look into the foundations of mysticism and alchemy, this book describes both physical and spiritual aspects of the various theories and practices of transformation, with attention to the beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sufism, Tantrism, Taoism and Yoga. The connection between early mystical pursuits and the development of alchemy from ancient China, India, and Egypt through Moorish Spain and into Latin Europe are illuminated, along with the activities of early alchemists. The book, which is heavily illustrated, describes the beliefs, experiments, and secret messages that drew the believers and dreamers of the world together in search of wealth and immortality.

Author : Alexander Roob
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780382288654
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alchemy & Mysticism written by Alexander Roob and published by . This book was released on 1997-07-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore: the great work of the alchemists (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition) The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hieroglyphs of cabbalists, Rosicrucians and freemasons are shown to be closely linked with the early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics and colour theory. The author: Alexander Roob studied painting at the University of Fine Arts, Berlin. From 2000 to 2002, he was a professor at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He has been teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart since 2002.

Author : Alexander Roob
Publisher : Taschen America Llc
ISBN 13 : 9783822838631
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alchemy & Mysticism written by Alexander Roob and published by Taschen America Llc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains images of Christian mysticism, art of the romantic era, hieroglyphs of cabbalists and freemasons, and early scientific illustrations in the fields of medicine, chemistry, optics and colour theory.

Author : Gary Edson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078646531X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mysticism and Alchemy through the Ages written by Gary Edson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look into the foundations of mysticism and alchemy, this book describes both physical and spiritual aspects of the various theories and practices of transformation, with attention to the beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sufism, Tantrism, Taoism and Yoga. The connection between early mystical pursuits and the development of alchemy from ancient China, India, and Egypt through Moorish Spain and into Latin Europe are illuminated, along with the activities of early alchemists. The book, which is heavily illustrated, describes the beliefs, experiments, and secret messages that drew the believers and dreamers of the world together in search of wealth and immortality.

Author : Herbert Stanley Redgrove
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alchemy: Ancient and Modern written by Herbert Stanley Redgrove and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herbert Silberer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problems of Mysticism and Its Symbolism written by Herbert Silberer and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mike A. Zuber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190073063
Total Pages : 337 pages
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Download or read book Spiritual Alchemy written by Mike A. Zuber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most professional historians see the relationship between pre-modern and modern alchemy as one of discontinuity and contrast. Mike A. Zuber challenges this dominant understanding and explores aspects of alchemy that have been neglected by recent work in the history of science. The predominant focus on the scientific aspect of alchemy, such as laboratory experiment, practical techniques, and material ingredients, argues Zuber, marginalizes the things that render alchemy so fascinating: its rich and vivid imagery, reliance on the medium of manuscript, and complicated relationship with religion. Spiritual Alchemy traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. As Boehme's disciples down the generations -- including the Silesian nobleman Abraham von Franckenberg and the London-based German immigrant Dionysius Andreas Freher, among others -- studied his writings, they drew on his spiritual alchemy, adapted it, and communicated it to their contemporaries. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. Defying the boundaries between science and religion, this combination was transmitted from Görlitz ultimately to England. In 1850, it inspired a young woman, later known as Mary Anne Atwood, to write her Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, usually seen as the first modern interpretation of alchemy. Drawing extensively on manuscript or otherwise obscure sources, Zuber documents continuity between pre-modern and modern forms of alchemy while exploring this hybrid phenomenon.

Author : E. J. Holmyard
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 048615114X
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alchemy written by E. J. Holmyard and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemy is thought to have originated over 2000 years ago in Hellenic Egypt, the result of three converging streams: Greek philosophy, Egyptian technology and the mysticism of Middle Eastern religions. Its heyday was from about 800 A.D. to the middle of the seventeenth century, and its practitioners ranged from kings, popes, and emperors to minor clergy, parish clerks, smiths, dyers, and tinkers. Even such accomplished men as Roger Bacon, Thomas Aquinas, Sir Thomas Browne and Isaac Newton took an interest in alchemical matters. In its search for the "Philosopher's Stone" that would transmute base metals into silver and gold, alchemy took on many philosophical, religious and mystical overtones. These and many other facets of alchemy are explored with enormous insight and erudition in this classic work. E. J. Holmyard, a noted scholar in the field, begins with the alchemists of ancient Greece and China and goes on to discuss alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus; English, Scottish and French alchemists; Helvetius, Price, and Semler, and much more. Ranging over two millennia of alchemical history, Mr. Holmyard shows how, like astrology and witchcraft, alchemy was an integral part of the pre-scientific moral order, arousing the cupidity of princes, the blind fear of mobs and the intellectual curiosity of learned men. Eventually, however, with the advent and ascension of the scientific method, the hopes and ideas of the alchemists faded to the status of "pseudo-science." That transformation, as well as alchemy's undeniable role as a precursor of modern chemistry, are brilliantly illuminated in this book. Students of alchemy, chemistry, the history of science, and the occult, plus anyone interested in the origin and evolution of one of mankind's most enduring and influential myths, will want to have a copy of this masterly study.