Liber IX · Gnosticism
Chapter IV
Christian Theosophy
8 min readChristian Theosophy: Boehme and His Heirs from Gichtel to BaaderChristian theosophy explained: Jacob Boehme's vision and its heirs, from Gichtel, Pordage and Jane Lead to Oetinger, Saint-Martin, Baader and the Romantics.8 min readEmanuel Swedenborg: Scientist, Visionary and Seer of HeavenEmanuel Swedenborg's life: the Swedish mining scientist whose visions of 1744–45 led to accounts of heaven, hell, spirits and the inner sense of Scripture.10 min readJacob Boehme: The Shoemaker Mystic, Aurora and the UngrundJacob Boehme, the shoemaker mystic of Görlitz: his life, Aurora, the Ungrund, divine Sophia, Christian theosophy and his influence on Blake and Hegel.7 min readJane Lead and the Philadelphian Society: Sophia Visions in LondonJane Lead and the Philadelphian Society: the English visionary of the Virgin Sophia, her circle with John Pordage and Francis Lee, and her German legacy.