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Paracelsus (; German: [paʁaˈtsɛlzʊs]; c. 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the "medical revolution" of the Renaissance, emphasizing the value of observation in combination with received wisdom. He is credited as the "father of toxicology". Paracelsus also had a substantial influence as a prophet or diviner, his "Prognostications" being studied by Rosicrucians in the 17th century. Paracelsianism is the early modern medical movement inspired by the study of his works. Biography Paracelsus was born in Egg an der Sihl, a village close to the Etzel Pass in Einsiedeln, Schwyz. He was born in a house next to a bridge across the Sihl river. His father Wilhelm (d. 1534) was a chemist and physician, an illegitimate descendant of the Swabian noble Georg Bombast von Hohenheim (1453–1499), commander of the Order of Saint John in Rohrdorf. Paracelsus' mother was probably a native of the Einsiedeln region and a bondswoman of Einsiedeln Abbey, who before her marriage worked as superintendent in the abbey's hospital. Paracelsus in his writings repeatedly made references to his rustic origins and occasionally used Eremita (from the name of Einsiedeln, meaning "hermitage") as part of his name. Paracelsus' mother probably died in 1502, after which Paracelsus's father moved to Villach, Carinthia, where he worked as a physician, attending to the medical needs of the pilgrims and inhabitants of the cloister. Paracelsus was educated by his father in botany, medicine, mineralogy, mining, and natural philosophy. He received a profound humanistic and theological education from local clerics and the convent school of St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal. It is likely that Paracelsus received his early education mainly from his father. Some biographers have claimed that he received tutoring from four bishops and Johannes Trithemius, abbot of Sponheim. However, there is no record of Trithemius spending much time at Einsiedeln, nor of Paracelsus visiting Sponheim or Würzburg before Trithemius's death in 1516. All things considered, Paracelsus almost certainly received instructions from their writings, and not from direct teaching in person. At the age of 16, he started studying medicine at the University of Basel, later moving to Vienna. He gained his medical doctorate from the University of Ferrara in 1515 or 1516. Early career "Paracelsus sought a universal knowledge" that was not found in books or faculties. Thus, between 1517 and 1524, he embarked on a series of extensive travels around Europe. His wanderings led him from Italy to France, Spain, Portugal, England, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Croatia, Rhodes, Constantinople, and possibly even Egypt. During this period of travel, Paracelsus enlisted as an army surgeon and was involved in the wars waged by Venice, Holland, Denmark, and the Tatars. Then Paracelsus returned home from his travels in 1524. In 1524, "[a]fter visiting his father at Villach and finding no local opportunity to practice, he settled in Salzburg" as a physician, and remained there until 1527. "Since 1519/20 he had been working on his first medical writings, and he now completed Elf Traktat and Volumen medicinae Paramirum, which describe eleven common maladies and their treatment, and his early medical principles." While he was returning to Villach and while he worked on his first medical writings, "he contemplated many fundamental issues such as the meaning of life and death, health, the causes of disease (internal imbalances or external forces), the place of humans in the world and in the universe, and the relationship between humans (including himself) and God." Basel (1526–1528) In 1526, he bought the rights of citizenship in Strasbourg to establish his own practice. But soon after, he was called to Basel to the sickbed of printer Johann Frobenius and reportedly cured him. During that time, the Dutch Renaissance humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam, also at the University of Basel, witnessed the medical skills of Paracelsus, and the two scholars initiated a dialogue, exchanging letters on medical and theological subjects. In 1527, Paracelsus was a licensed physician in Basel with the privilege of lecturing at the University of Basel. At that time, Basel was a centre of Renaissance humanism, and Paracelsus here came into contact with Erasmus of Rotterdam, Wolfgang Lachner, and Johannes Oekolampad. When Erasmus fell ill while staying in Basel, he wrote to Paracelsus: "I cannot offer thee a reward equal to thy art and knowledge—I surely offer thee a grateful soul. Thou hast recalled from the shades Frobenius who is my other half: if thou restorest me also thou restorest each through the other." Paracelsus' lectures at Basel university unusually were given in German, not Latin. He stated that he wanted his lectures to be available to everyone. He published harsh criticism of the Basel physicians and apothecaries, creating political turmoil to the point of his life being threatened. In a display of his contempt for conventional medicine, Paracelsus publicly burned editions of the works of Galen and Avicenna. On 23 June 1527, he burnt a copy of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine, an enormous tome that was a pillar of academic study, in market square. He was prone to many outbursts of abusive language, abhorred untested theory, and ridiculed anybody who placed more importance on titles than practice: 'if disease put us to the test, all our splendour, title, ring, and name will be as much help as a horse's tail'. During his time as a professor at the University of Basel, he invited barber-surgeons, alchemists, apothecaries, and others lacking academic background to serve as examples of his belief that only those who practised an art knew it: "The patients are your textbook, the sickbed is your study." Paracelsus was compared with Martin Luther because of his openly defiant acts against the existing authorities in medicine. But Paracelsus rejected that comparison, famously stating: "I leave it to Luther to defend what he says and I will be responsible for what I say. That which you wish to Luther, you wish also to me: You wish us both in the fire." A companion during the Basel years expressed a quite unflattering opinion on Paracelsus: "The two years I passed in his company he spent in drinking and gluttony, day and night. He could not be found sober an hour or two together, in particular after his departure from Basel." threatened with an unwinnable lawsuit, he left Basel for Alsace in February 1528. Later career In Alsace, Paracelsus took up the life of an itinerant physician once again. After staying in Colmar with Lorenz Fries, and briefly in Esslingen, he moved to Nuremberg in 1529. His reputation went before him, and the medical profes.... Discover the Paracelsus popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Paracelsus books.
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Sieben Verteidigungsreden
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Paracelsus
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Gesundheit und Krankheit vor und nach Paracelsus
Christoph StrosetzkiBedeutend ist Theophrast von Hohenheim (ca. 1493/4–1541), genannt Paracelsus, vor allem durch sein Aufbegehren gegen die klassischen antiken und arabischmittelalterlichen Autorität...
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Complete Plays of Robert Browning
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The Prophecies of Paracelsus
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Paracelsus im Spiegel des Lebensbaumes
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The Rose of Paracelsus
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Die Konstruktion der Weiblichkeit im Undinen-Mythos von Paracelsus bis Bachmann
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Paracelsus
Erwin Guido KolbenheyerDas Werk schildert am Lebensweg des Paracelsus den zur Zeit der Reformation hervortretenden Gegensatz zwischen mediterranem Denken und dem erwachenden Sonderbewusstsein der Deutsch...
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Homeopathy, Healing and You
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Paracelsus
Bruce T. MoranThroughout his controversial life, the alchemist, physician, and socialreligious radical known as Paracelsus combined traditions that were magical and empirical, scholarly and folk...
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The Prophecies of Paracelsus
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THE COMPLETE PLAYS OF ROBERT BROWNING
Robert BrowningThis carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Introduction: Robe...
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The Alchemical knowledge of Paracelsus
A.E. WaiteAll the fault and cause of difficulty in Alchemy, whereby very many persons are reduced to poverty, and others labour in vain, is wholly and solely lack of skill in the operator, a...
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Paracelsus
Robert BrowningRobert Browning is one of the most significant Victorian Poets and, of course, English Poetry.Much of his reputation is based upon his mastery of the dramatic monologue although hi...
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Paracelsus Health Care Corporation V. Willard
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Works of Paracelsus
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Paracelsus
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Paracelsus
Paracelsus, Jolande Jacobi & Norbert GutermanThe enigmatic sixteenthcentury Swiss physician and natural philosopher Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus, is known for the almost superhuma...
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The Prophecies of Paracelsus
ParacelsusA list of the alleged prophecies of the German Alchemist Paracelsus.
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Four Treatises of Theophrastus Von Hohenheim Called Paracelsus
Paracelsus & Henry SigerestBorn near Einsiedeln in 1493, Philip Theophrastus von Hohenheim, who later called himself Paracelsus, was the son of a physician. His thirst for knowledge led him to study arts in ...
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Traditional Magic Spells for Protection and Healing
Claude LecouteuxAn indepth collection of ancient spells and magic practices drawn from rare and newly discovered texts Presents more than 600 magical prescriptions for healing and protection from...
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From Paracelsus to Newton
Charles WebsterThe alchemist and physician known as Paracelsus (1493–1541) appears to have dwelt in a completely different intellectual world from Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727). Newton's work lies...
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The Prophecies of Paracelsus
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The Greater and Lesser Worlds of Robert Fludd
Joscelyn GodwinAn illustrated reference book on a seminal figure of occult philosophy and Renaissance thought Explains Fludd’s thoughts on cosmic harmonies, divination, the kabbalah, astrology, ...
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The Complete Plays
Robert BrowningThis carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Plays" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Robert Browning (1812 – 1889) was an Engl...
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The Alchemical knowledge of Paracelsus
A.E. WaiteAll the fault and cause of difficulty in Alchemy, whereby very many persons are reduced to poverty, and others labour in vain, is wholly and solely lack of skill in the operator, a...
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Mystics of the Renaissance and Their Relation to Modern Thought - Including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno and Others
Rudolph SteinerDuring the renaissance science was never separated from mysticism and alchemy. Some of the finest minds such as Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton were all heavily involved in what...
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The Prophecies of Paracelsus
ParacelsusLike the better known Prophecies of Nostradamus, the Prophecies of Paracelsus are exceedingly cryptic, filled with allegorical symbols and capable of being reinterpreted for any pu...
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Paracelsus im Kontext der Wissenschaften seiner Zeit
Albrecht ClassenDer zweite Band der "Theophrastus Paracelsus Studien" versammelt die Beiträge internationaler Wissenschaftler aus verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen. Beleuchtet werden die kulturhistor...
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The Complete Plays
Robert BrowningThis carefully crafted ebook: “The Complete Plays” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Robert Browning (1812 – 1889) was an English poet ...
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Operation White Rabbit
Dennis McDougalA search for the truth behind the DEA’s life imprisonment of acid's most famous martyr. Operation White Rabbit traces the rise and falland rise and fall againof the psychedel...
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Paracelsus - His Methods of Healing
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Die Magd des Medicus
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Paracelsus i Stockholm
Ellen Wester”I en handvändning drog han ägghvitsskorpan af såret, och fastän Karl kved och våndade sig af smärta, pressade han och kramade omkring såret, tills mycket gult var kommit fram. Död...
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Remote Healing
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Mystics of the Renaissance and Their Relation to Modern Thought
Rudolf SteinerThis work of Rudolf Steiner's creation is predominantly a collection of various mystic philosophy from the spiritual minds of the Renaissance (although it mentions and details some...
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The Complete Plays of Robert Browning
Robert BrowningPippa Passes is a verse drama, which was dedicated to Thomas Noon Talfourd, who had recently attained fame as the author of the tragedy Ion. The author described the work as "t...
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The Shades of Paracelsus
Patrick McGowanAnna Waters, 17, is a smart girl from a good home who has a passion for natural medicine. Inspired by a medieval miracle worker, she wants to bring the people of her town to health...
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Nova Acta Paracelsica Neue Folge 26 , 2013
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