Paracelsus radically transformed the theory and practice of Alchemy. The final book of his Paramirum (lit. "Beyond Miracles") discusses the topic of Invisible and Supernatural Diseases and their treatments. These sections are fascinating for their discussions of the role of Faith, Imagination, the power of Mummia - metaphysical power in corpses - and, of course, his radical discussion of Sorcery as "using the tools of the devil against him." Here we find Paracelsus at his most speculative and shocking, suggesting that doctors should transgress the Old Testament Laws against Sorcery, making use of magic to combat Satan and Sickness together.
Introduction to Paracelsus I - https://youtu.be/DqkuvWpH7AQ
The Paragranum - https://youtu.be/DqkuvWpH7AQ?si=8vvopsj9NAS21gVM
The Paramirum pt I - https://youtu.be/ULThSCD0SdE
The Sigil Magic of Paracelsus - https://youtu.be/7bfnKcA3Urw
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Recommended Readings:
Weeks (trans.) - Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim, 1493-1541): Essential Theoretical Writings
Moran - Paracelsus: An Alchemical Life - https://amzn.to/3QhIGXh
Ball - The Devil's Doctor - https://amzn.to/4aPr25h
Paracelsus Opera - https://archive.org/details/aureoliphilippit01para/page/24/mode/1up