The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz is one of the most important writings of esoteric Christianity, first published anonymously in German in 1616. It is an allegorical story divided into seven journeys about how Christian Rosenkreutz was invited to a castle to assist the 'chymical wedding' of the king and queen. 'Chymical' is an old form of the word chemical and refers to alchemy, whose aim is the uniting of opposites -- hence, the sacred wedding. It is a book concerned with the inner transformation of the soul. Bastiaan Baan's interpretation and commentary makes this work accessible to readers of today, and shows the special language Andreae used to express the meditative content of his text. He delves deep to uncover the original significance, combining images and concepts from alchemy with insights from Rudolf Steiner's teachings. He concludes that the content is as valuable today as it was hundreds of years ago. The book contains the complete text of the Chymical Wedding.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.

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Pondering the characteristics of Utopias and constructing theoretical examples of them has been an intellectual exercise to thrill thinkers at least since the time of Plato's Republic. Christianopolis is the little known Utopia created by German theologian and scholar JOHANN VALENTIN ANDREAE (1586-1654). A mysterious figure associated with alchemy, Kabbalah, Rosicrucianism, and other philosophical esoterica of the 17th century, Andreae published this intriguing guide to his "perfect" society in 1618. Informed by a rigid brand of Christian socialism, Christianopolis also features a high regard for teachers, and approaches the world from both a scientific and artistic perspective. Translated in 1916 from the original Latin by University of Miami, Ohio, professor of German FELIX EMIL HELD (1880-1944), who rounds out the volume with an extensive historical introduction, this is a highly readable work that will enthrall students of philosophy, classic literature, sociology, and metaphysics.

Johann Valentin Andreae: Die chymische Hochzeit: Christiani Rosencreutz anno 1459

Lesefreundlicher Grossdruck in 16-pt-Schrift

Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch

Berliner Ausgabe, 2013

Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger

Erstdruck: Strassburg (Zetzner) 1616.

Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Johann Valentin Andreae: Chymnische Hochzeit: Christiani Rosenkreutz. Anno 1459. Nach der zu Strassburg bei Lazari Zetzners seel. Erben im Jahre 1616 erschienenen Ausgabe originalgetreu neugedruckt, Berlin: Hermann Barsdorf, 1913.

Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger

Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion

Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes: Johann Valentin Andreae

Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 16 pt.

Johann Valentin Andreae: Die chymische Hochzeit: Christiani Rosencreutz anno 1459

Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch

Berliner Ausgabe, 2013

Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger

Erstdruck: Strassburg (Zetzner) 1616.

Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Johann Valentin Andreae: Chymnische Hochzeit: Christiani Rosenkreutz. Anno 1459. Nach der zu Strassburg bei Lazari Zetzners seel. Erben im Jahre 1616 erschienenen Ausgabe originalgetreu neugedruckt, Berlin: Hermann Barsdorf, 1913.

Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger

Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion

Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes: Johann Valentin Andreae

Gesetzt aus Minion Pro, 10 pt

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone