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和墮云慕

耶紗慕禰

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the Middle Ages�察�had their heads full�察�as the ;Arabian Nights; prove�察�of 

enchanters�察     �genii�察  �peris�察 �and   what    not�拭   �The    Jewish     rabbis   had   their 

Cabala�察�which sprang up in Alexandria�察�a system of philosophy founded 

on the   mystic   meaning of the   words   and   the   actual letters of   the text of 

Scripture�察  �which   some   said   was   given   by   the   angel   Ragiel   to   Adam   in 

Paradise�察     �by   which     Adam     talked    with    angels�察   �the   sun   and    moon�察�

summoned spirits�察�interpreted dreams�察�healed and destroyed�察�and by that 

book of Ragiel�察�as it was called�察�Solomon became the great magician and 

master of all the spirits and their hoarded treasures。 

     So strong�察�indeed�察�was the belief in the mysteries of the Cabala�察�that 



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Reuchlin�察     �the   restorer   of   Hebrew     learning    in   Germany�察     �and   Pico   di 

Mirandola�察  �the   greatest   of   Italian   savants�察  �accepted   them�察  �and   not   only 

Pope     Leo   X。   himself�察   �but  even    statesmen     and   warriors    received    with 

delight Reuchlin's cabalistic treatise�察 �De Verbo Mirifico�察─�on the mystic 

word   ;Schemhamphorash;that   hidden   name   of   God�察  �which   whosoever 

can    pronounce      aright   is�察 �for   the  moment�察     �lord   of  nature    and   of   all 

daemons。 

     Amulets�察�too�察�and talismans�察�the faith in them was exceeding ancient。 

Solomon had his seal�察�by which he manded all daemons�察�and there is a 

whole   literature   of   curious   nonsense�察  �which   you   may   read   if   you   will�察�

about     the  Abraxas     and   other   talismans     of  the   Gnostics    in  Syria�察  �and 

another�察  �of   the   secret   virtues   which   were   supposed   to   reside   in   gems�此�

especially in   the old   Roman   and Greek gems�察  �carved into   intaglios  with 

figures of heathen gods and goddesses。               Lapidaria�察�or lists of these gems 

and their magical virtues�察�were not unmon in the Middle Ages。                         You 

may   read   a   great   deal   that   is   interesting   about   them   at   the   end   of   Mr。 

King's book on gems。 

     Astrology too�察�though Pico di Mirandola might set himself against the 

rest   of   the   world�察  �few   were   found   daring   enough   to   deny   so   ancient   a 

science。     Luther and Melancthon merely followed the regular tradition of 

public opinion when they admitted its truth。 It sprang probably from the 

worship of the Seven Planets by the old Chaldees。                   It was brought back 

from Babylon by the Jews after the Captivity�察�and spread over all Europe 

perhaps all Asia likewise。 

     The rich and mighty of the earth must needs have their nativities cast�察�

and   consult   the   stars�察  �and   Cornelius Agrippa   gave   mortal   offence   to   the 

Queen´Dowager           of  France    ��mother     of  Francis    I。��  because�察   �when     she 

pelled him to consult the stars about Francis's chance of getting out of 

his   captivity   in   Spain   after   the   battle   of   Pavia�察  �he   wrote   and   spoke   his 

mind honestly about such nonsense。 

     Even Newton seems to have hankered after it when young。                        Among 

his MSS。 in Lord Portsmouth's library at Hurstbourne are whole folios of 



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astrologic calculations。        It went on till the end of the seventeenth century�察�

and   died   out   only   when   men   had   begun   to   test   it�察  �and   all   other   occult 

sciences�察�by experience�察�and induction founded thereon。 

     Countless students busied themselves over the transmutation of metals。 

As for magic�察�necromancy�察�pyromancy�察�geomancy�察�coscinomancy�察�and all 

the other manciesthere was then a whole literature about them。                  And the 

witch´burning       inquisitors    like   Sprenger�察   �Bodin�察    �Delrio�察  �and   the   rest�察�

believed as firmly in the magic powers of the poor wretches whom they 

tortured to death�察�as did�察�in many cases�察�the poor wretches themselves。 

     Everyone�察  �almost�察     �believed   in   magic。     Take   two    cases。    Read     the 

story   which   Benvenuto   Cellini�察  �the   sculptor�察  �tells   in   his   life   ��everyone 

should read it�� of the magician whom he consults in the Coliseum at Rome�察�

and the figure which he sees as he walks back with the magician�察�jumping 

from roof to roof along the tiles of the houses。 

     And listen to this story�察�which Mr。 Froude has dug up in his researches。 

A Church missioner at Oxford�察�at the beginning of the Reformation�察�

being unable to track an escaped heretic�察 �caused a figure to be made by 

an expert in astronomy�察─�by which it was discovered that the poor wretch 

had   fled   in   a   tawny   coat   and   was   making   for   the   sea。 Conceive   the 

respected head of your Collegeor whoever he may bein case you slept 

out all night without leave�察�going to a witch to discover whether you had 

gone to London or to Huntingdon�察�and then writing solemnly to inform the 

Bishop of Ely of his meritorious exertions� �

     In such a mad world as this was Paracelsus born。                The son of a Swiss 

physician�察    �but   of  noble    blood�察  �Philip   Aureolus     Theophrastus      was    his 

Christian name�察�Bombast von Hohenheim his surname�察�which last word he 

turned�察 �after  the  fashion   of   the times�察 �into   Paracelsus。      Born in   1493   at 

Einsiedeln   ��the   hermitage���察  �in   Schweiz�察  �which   is   still   a   famous   place   of 

pilgrimage�察�he was often called Eremitathe hermit。 Erasmus�察�in a letter 

still extant�察�but suspected not to be genuine�察�addressed him by that name。 

     How he passed the first thirty´three years of his life it is hard to say。 

He used to boast that he had wandered over all Europe�察�been in Sweden�察�



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Italy�察�in Constantinople�察�and perhaps in the far East�察�with barber´surgeons�察�

alchemists�察     �magicians�察     �haunting     mines�察   �and    forges    of  Sweden      and 

Bohemia�察�especially those which the rich merchants of that day had in the 

Tyrol。 

     It was from that work�察�he said�察�that he learnt what he knew�此                     �from 

the study of nature and of facts。          He had heard all the learned doctors and 

professors�察�he had read all their books�察�and they could teach him nothing。 

Medicine was his monarch�察�and no one else。                 He declared that there was 

more wisdom under his bald pate than in Aristotle and Galen�察�Hippocrates 

and    Rhasis。    And     fact   seemed    to   be  on   his  side。   He    reappeared     in 

Germany       about    1525�察   �and   began    working     wondrous      cures。    He    had 

brought   back   with   him   from   the   East   an   arcanum�察  �a   secret   remedy�察  �and 

laudanum   was   its   name。      He   boasted�察  �says   one   of   his   enemies�察  �that   he 

could raise the dead to life with it�察�and so the event all but proved。                Basle 

was   then   the   university   where   free   thought   and   free   creeds   found   their 

safest    home�察    �and   hither   OEcolampadius         the   reformer     invited   young 

Paracelsus to lecture on medicine and natural science。 

     It would have been well for him�察�perhaps�察�had he never opened his lips。 

He   might   have   done   good   enough   to   his   fellow´creatures   by   his   own 

undoubted       powers    of  healing。     He    cured   John    Frobenius�察   �the   printer�察�

Erasmus's friend�察�at Basle�察�when the doctors were going to cut his leg off。 

His fame spread far and wide。   
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