The Hermetic and alchemical writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great

This collection brings together Paracelsus’s major Hermetic and alchemical writings, presenting the thought of one of the most influential early modern medical-alchemical writers. Its historical importance lies in Paracelsus’s blend of medicine, natural philosophy, and spiritual symbolism, and readers will find texts on remedies, elemental theory, and transformative principles.

Paracelsus (c. 1493–1541) was a Swiss physician, natural philosopher, and alchemist whose writings linked medicine, cosmology, and spiritual speculation. He was highly influential in the development of occult natural philosophy and later esoteric traditions.