Jakob Boehme

German Lutheran theosophical author

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Boehme, the German mystic, was born in the East German town of Goerlitz in 1575. He had little in the way of an education and made his living as a shoemaker; he married and had four children. His thought drew on interests including Paracelsus, the Kabbala, alchemy and the Hermetic tradition. His first written work, Aurora, went unfinished, but drew to him a small circle of followers. Like Eckhart and others, Boehme's thought drew fire from the church authorities, who silenced Boehme for five years before he continued writing in secrecy. He again raised the cockles of church authorities, and he was banished from his home. He died soon thereafter, in 1624, after returning home from Dresden. His last words spoken, as he was surrounded by his family, were reported to be, "Now I go hence into Paradise." His thought has since influenced major figures in philosophy, especially German Romantics such as Hegel, Baader, and Schelling. Indirectly, his influence can be traced to the work of Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Hartmann, Bergson, and Heidegger. Further, Paul Tillich and Martin Buber drew heavily from his work -- as did the psychologist, Carl Jung, who made numerous references to Boehme in his writings.

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An Apologie Concerning Perfection Being a Fundamentall Answer and Reply Upon Esaiah Stiefel His Exposition of Four Texts of the Holy Scripture Written in the Year 1622

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9 editions published.

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The Aurora

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82 editions published.

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Concerning the Election of Grace, Or, Of Gods Will Towards Man, Commonly Called Predestination That Is, How the Texts of Scripture Are to Be Understood Which Treat of Fallen Lost Adam, and of the New

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28 editions published.

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Confessions

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11 editions published.

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A Consideration Upon the Book of Esaias Stiefel, of the Threefold State of Man, and His New Birth

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16 editions published.

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A Consolatory Treatise of the Four Complexions, That Is, an Instruction in the Time of Temptation for a Sad and Assaulted Heart Shewing Where-from Sadness Naturally Ariseth, and How the Assaulting Hap

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20 editions published.

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A Description of the Three Principles of the Divine Essence Viz., of the Un-originall Eternall Birth of the Holy Trinity of God ... : of Man, of What He Was Created and to What End, and How He Fell Fr

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42 editions published.

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Dialogues on the Supersensual Life

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10 editions published.

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Die Urschriften

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11 editions published.

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The Fifth Book of the Authour, in Three Parts the First, Of the Becoming Man or Incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Sonne of God, That Is, Concerning the Virgin Mary ... and How the Eternal Word is Becom

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29 editions published.

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Forty Questions of the Soul Concerning Its Original, Essence, Substance, Nature or Quality and Property, What It is from Eternity to Eternity : Framed by a Lover of the Great Mysteries, Doctor Balthas

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45 editions published.

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Mysterium Magnum; Or, An Exposition of the First Book of Moses Called Genesis Concerning the Manifestation or Revelation of the Divine Word Through the Three Principles of the Divine Essence : Also of

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67 editions published.

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Of Christs Testaments, Viz. Baptisme and the Supper Written in Two Bookes ... : Set Forth from the True Theosophicall Ground Through the Three Principles of the Divine Revelation, and Presented to the

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36 editions published.

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Sa?mtliche Schriften

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15 editions published.

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Schriften

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14 editions published.

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The Signature of All Things, with Other Writings

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50 editions published.

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Six Theosophic Points, and Other Writings. With an Introductory Essay, Unground and Freedom, by Nicholas Berdyaev

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19 editions published.

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Theosophick Letters, Or, Epistles of the Man from God Enlightned in Grace, Jacob Behme ... Wherein Every Where Are Divine, Blessed Exhortations to True Repentance and Amendment : As Also Plaine Instru

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33 editions published.

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The Third Booke of the Authour, Being The High and Deepe Searching out of the Threefold Life of Man Through (or According To) the Three Principles

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40 editions published.

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Way to Christ

Jakob Boehme is such an intriguing figure that one cannot help but be enthralled. A 17th century Christian mystic, he was persecuted for his beliefs. Nevertheless, he was an important influence on later theologians, philosophers, and artists. The Way to Christ brings together several of his works, namely, Of True Repentance, Of Regeneration, Of True Resignation, and The Super Sensual Life. Boehme's works resist the typical mold. He is clearly a Christian mystic, yet his views seem to borrow many ideas from other mystical traditions as well, some of which are not theistic. But The Way to Christ still provides an insightful edification for the spiritual life. Although Boehme's prose is difficult, it is richly rewarding. Written in short sections, The Way to Christ can provide instructive direction for one's spirituality.