Count Michael Maier: Life and Writings
This book provides an excellent introduction for the serious student of alchemy via the works of Count Michael Maier (1568-1622), one of the giants of the Alchemical Renaissance of the early 17th Century. Maier's Atalanta Fugiens and Themis Aurea transcend their era and continue to inspire today's students of alchemy. But Maier's many other works remain virtually unknown -- to our loss, for he was a champion of Rosicrucianism as well as a spiritual alchemist of the highest caliber. Reverend...
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This reprint of a 1914 publication provides an introduction for the serious student of alchemy via the works of Count Michael Maier (1568- 1622), one of the giants of the Alchemical renaissance. The collection includes Maier's Atalanta Fugiens and Themis Aurea, as well as 14 lesser known works. A biography traces Maier's career as a physician, his associations with other figures of the era, and his pursuit of alchemy. A foreword details Craven's life, writings, and his role in illuminating the practice of alchemy. There is no subject index. Ibis Press is an imprint of Nicholas-Hays, Inc. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
ForewordixLife of Maier1References to Maier and His Works11Introduction13WorksArcana Arcanissima31De Circulo Physico, Quadrato51Lusus Serius53Examen Fucorum Pseudo-Chymicorum61Tocus Severus64Silentium Post Clamores65Symbola Aureae Mensae Duodecim Nationum68Atalanta Fugiens85Tripus Aureus94Themis Aurea98Viatorium105Verum Inventum111Tractatus De Volucri Arborea117Septimana Philosophica132Civitas Corporis140Cantilenae Intellectuales De Phcenice Redivivo146Ulysses156Colloquium Rhodostauroticum161Echo Colloquii Rhodo-Staurotici161Christianae Religionis Summa, Diaz163Scholasterium Christianum163Contributory Works and Works Not Seen by the Author, a List of164
