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This book presents Paracelsian texts extracted and translated by Franz Hartmann from his rare and extensive works and from some unpublished manuscripts. Commented on by Hartmann with some of the footnotes by Blavatsky, as they were together at Adyar at the time of its writing. It includes a broad yet detailed survey of his teachings on a wide range of subjects, including Alchemy, Magic, Theosophy, Medicine, Occult, Healing, Philosophy.

Paracelsus (1493-1541), born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss German philosopher, physician, botanist, astrologer, and general occultist. He is also a famous revolutionary for utilizing observations of nature, rather than referring to ancient texts, something of radical defiance during his time. According to Mme. Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, he was an "Adept-Initiate". She calls him "the great and unfortunate physician-Occultist… the greatest Alchemist of the age". This is maybe the best telling of his life and work available.