Six Theosophic Points

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Very Good+. 1958. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1958) , so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows light wear to extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the faintest shelf-soiling to the bottom edge; a small, faint crease near the lower front corner tip; a price has been neatly blacked out at the lower front panel; the binding leans ever so slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, marks, or marginalia in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mildest wear and minor unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.5 inches) . 208 pages. Introductory Essay 'Unground and Freedom' by Nicolas Berdyaev. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. Jacob Böehme (1575 – 1624) was a German philosopher, Christian mystic, and Lutheran Protestant theologian. He was considered an original thinker by many of his contemporaries within the Lutheran tradition, and his first book, commonly known as Aurora, caused a great scandal. Böehme had a profound influence on later philosophical movements such as German idealism and German Romanticism. Hegel described Böhme as "the first German philosopher". Boehme's writing shows the influence of Neoplatonist and alchemical[a] writers such as Paracelsus, while remaining firmly within a Christian tradition. He has in turn greatly influenced many anti-authoritarian and mystical movements, such as Radical Pietism. Böehme was also an important source of German Romantic philosophy, influencing Schelling in particular. In Richard Bucke's 1901 treatise Cosmic Consciousness, special attention was given to the profundity of Böhme's spiritual enlightenment, which seemed to reveal to Böhme an ultimate nonduality between human beings and God. Jakob Böehme's writings also had some influence on the modern theosophical movement of the Theosophical Society. Blavatsky and W. Q. Judge both wrote about Jakob Böehme's philosophy. Böehme was also an important influence on the ideas of Franz Hartmann, the founder in 1886 of the German branch of the Theosophical Society. Hartmann described the writings of Böhme as “the most valuable and useful treasure in spiritual literature”. .