Spiritual Alchemy Test Bank: From Jacob Boehme to Mary Anne Atwood, Edition 1 by Mike A. Zuber

Unlock the Secrets of Spiritual Alchemy

Most professional historians see the relationship between pre-modern and modern alchemy as one of discontinuity and contrast, but Mike A. Zuber challenges this dominant understanding and explores the fascinating aspects of alchemy that have been neglected by recent work in the history of science.

The Evolution of Spiritual Alchemy

The predominant focus on the scientific aspect of alchemy marginalizes its rich and vivid imagery, reliance on manuscript, and complicated relationship with religion. Spiritual Alchemy traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz.

A Bridge between Science and Religion

This combination of traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism was transmitted from Görlitz ultimately to England, inspiring a young woman, Mary Anne Atwood, to write her Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery in 1850.