Theosophia pneumatica

This electronic edition prepared by Joseph H. Peterson, esotericarchives.com, 2008 From J. Scheible, Das Kloster, Vol. III, St tt!art, "8#$%#&, pp. "&"%2"'. (ccordin! to (.), *aite, this te+t ,as based on (rbatel de Magia Veterum, b t dra,in! on other elements as ,ell. He states, The adaptation has been ,ell e+ec ted and ma-es .or addi% tional clearness. The transcendental portions are sli!htly ac% cent ated/ it is said in one place that the e+altation o. prayer is the end o. the ,hole 0ystery, and that s ch e+altation ,ill never be denied to the tr e see-er, ,ho is recommended on no acco nt to nderval e his o,n prayers. This is a better presen% tation o. the theory than the correspondin! passa!e in the Arbatel itsel.. There is also an addend m on Transcendental 0edicine, ,hich, so .ar as can be -no,n, is ori!inal, and it is as c rio s as anythin! in the literat re ,ith ,hich ,e are deal% in!." (nd in a .ootnote he s mmari1es the appendi+ as .ollo,s2 (s it is nli-ely that Theosophia Pneumatica ,ill ever be printed in )n!lish, it may be ,ell to !ive a s mmary o. its ap% pendi+, that is to say, o. the only section o. this ,or- ,hich di..ers !enerically .rom the Arbatel. (..irmin! that all thin!s are three.old, .rom the 3ivine Triad o. Father, Son and Holy 4host, to man, ,ho is composed o. the .leshly body, the sensi% tive so l and the rational spirit, it de.ines the h man principles as .ollo,s2 The body is o. earth/ the sensitive so l is o. the .o r elements, b t derives thro !h the stars, and is the seat o. nderstandin! and !eni s .or arts and sciences/ the rational spirit is .rom 4od absol tely/ the sphere o. its activity is celes% tial and divine, and divine inspiration and in.l ence pass thro !h it to the material body. The body is a ho se ,herein so l and spirit abide and per.orm their . nctions, havin! been married therein by 4od. (t the same time, they strive daily ,ith one another, till the spirit overcomes the so l, and th s
" *aite, (rth r )d,ard. The e!"e# T"$%&#&'( &( )'*#&$+ The ,''- '. /e"e0'(&$1 2$3&! 4(!15%&(3 #he 6&#e7 $(% 287#e"&e7 '. )'*#&! The5"389 :orcer; and <n=ernal >ecromanc;. 5ondon2 *. 6ider 7 Son, "&"", p. 8'.

attains re!eneration. There are t,o -inds o. death 9 that ,hich res lts .rom the destr ction o. vital physical or!ans by disease or in: ry, and that ,hich res lts .rom the destr ction o. the sensitive so l by envenomed astral in.l ences. Physical disinte!ration and .li!ht o. the divine spirit .ollo, in either case. The spirit may also be recalled by the direct action o. the ,ill o. 4od, ,itho t disease or in: ry. 0an is there.ore poised pon three pillars/ i. one o. them .all or brea-, the man dies. He sho ld preserve and embalm his body a!ainst in.ectio s diseases, .or the livin! or!anism can be embalmed better than a corpse. He sho ld also combat the venomo s in.l ences o. bale. l stars, .or )lohim has !i.ted men ,ith the po,er to compose characters that ,ill destroy s ch in.l ences. It is impossible, ho,ever, to c re those diseases ,ith ,hich 4od in His nsearchable compassion may Himsel. sco r!e man-ind/ vain are the best medicines and vain the hi!hest arcana, vain is p? e@? unicorn., vain is the potent aurum, vain the spiritus auri, vain the Auinta essentia/ ABoth itsel. is seless/ the lapis philosophorum is made void. The s-illed physician ,ill immediately discover s ch a case in a patient. (ll other diseases, ,hether derivin! .rom the planets, .rom the nat ral corr ption o. the earth or .rom ne!lect, may be c red by nat ral remedies 9 by herbs, balms, spices, oils, metals or preparations o. (lchemy. *hen nat ral diseases become inc rable it is thro !h the i!norance or indocility o. man. This (ppendi+ o. Theosophia Pneumatica not only indicates the in.l ence b t reprod ces the terminolo!y o. Paracels s.

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