The mystic will : based on a study of the philosophy of Jacob Boehme
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TextNew York Macmillan c1930Description: xv, 269p.; ill.; appendix; bibliog.; indexContent type: - text
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Introduction by Rufus M. Jones.
Preface. Introduction - Rufus M. Jones. 1 The problem of practical mysticism. 2 Boehme's life and influence. 3 Alchemy. 4 Symbol and reality. 5 From nature to God: the problem of evolution. 6 From God to nature: the problem of emanation. 7 Good and evil. 8 Recapitulation of Boehme's evolutionary cycles. Appendix: German idealism and Boehme's problem
'...My own study differs from others in its analysis of Boehme's elaborate descriptions of the creative act and the corresponding evolutionary process from nature to spirit. In so centering my attention I have been compelled to ignore some characteristic aspects of Boehme's philosophy which have been more fully and more frequently treated elsewhere. Boehme's theory of evolution portrays a unique mystical ladder of genuine practical value to modern religious seekers and of real theoretical significance to students of the psychology and philosophy of mysticism....' --Preface
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