The Rosicrucian And Alchemical Works Of Thomas Vaughan

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1800's Edition.

Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666) was a clergyman, philosopher and alchemist. He is well-known for translating early Rosicrucian documents, as well as contributing to Europe's alchemical legacy by following in the tradition of Paracelsus, through his own work.

This is an essential book for anyone interested in Rosicrucian philosophy, esoteric philosophy, alchemy, and alternative interpretations of the Bible. This edition has a new typeset, and preface. It contains Anthroposophia Theomagic, Anima Magica Abscondita, Magia Adamica, and Coelum Terrae.

Thomas Vaughan’s challenging books on alchemy, magic, and other esoterica make better sense in the context of the Rosicrucian ideas he introduced to English readers in the seventeenth century. This is the first scholarly book on his life, sources, writings, and subsequent influence.

"In the first book-length study of Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666), Thomas Willard builds on recent scholarship in Western esotericism to show that his curious books offer much more than the lively quotations extracted from them. Treating more than alchemy and the Hermetic tradition, they develop themes from the synthesis of alchemy, magic, and Christian cabala, associated associated with the Rosicrucian movement that Vaughan introduced to English readers. His books respond to a moment in history when the breakdown in book censorship during the English Civil War allowed books with radical ideas to circulate, while political upheaval in the universities created audiences for new ideas. This book will be of interest to students of early modern religion, philosophy, science, and culture as seen by an intelligent and eloquent outsider"--