A ternary of paradoxes. The magnetick cure of wounds, nativity of tartar in wine, image of God in man / Written originally by Joh. Bapt. van Helmont, and translated, illustrated, and ampliated by Walter Charleton.

  • Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644.
Date:
1650
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Credit: A ternary of paradoxes. The magnetick cure of wounds, nativity of tartar in wine, image of God in man / Written originally by Joh. Bapt. van Helmont, and translated, illustrated, and ampliated by Walter Charleton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Loadftone, 145, The Phanfy of Attrahents changed. 146. Inanimate Creatures endowed with Phanfy.147. Why fome things eaten, intro- duce madaefs, 148, Why a mad dog biting a man,caufeth madneffe, 149. The itiig of che Tarantula caufeth an alienation of the mind from reafon; 150. Why beafts defend not themfelves againft the biting ofa mad dog. 15. The fympathy betwixt objects removed at diflance each from other, is done by the mediation of an Univerfall Spirit, which governing the Sun,and other cocleftiall orbs,is endued with exquifite fenfe. | 152. Theimagination, in Creatures enriched with: an Eleétive Faculty, is various, arbitrary, and unconfined : but in others, of the fame determinate identity alwayes. 155. The firft degree of . power magicall, dwelleth. inthe formes of the three’ grand Principles, viz. Sal,Sulphur, and Mercury. 154. The fe- cond is bythe Phanfies of the Forms of the Mixtum, or integrall Compofition : which being deftroyed, the Principles yet remaine; 155. Thechird arifeth from the Phanfy of the Soule. , $6. What beafts areendowed with magicall power, and can act beyond the circumference of themfelves, per utum onely. 157. The fourth degree of power magicall,is from the excited intelle& of man, 158. The word Magick, is analogous, and appliable to many things, ina third relation. 159. Every magicall power, flands in need of, and is improved by Excitation. 160. What may befaida fubje& capable of Magnetifm, 161. How Magnetifm differs from other Formal] Pro- prieties, £62, The fuperfluous humours & Excrements of the body, have alfo their Phanfy, 162, Why Holy Writ doth give the attribute of life,rather to the blood then to any other humor in the body, 164, The feed inhzriteth the Phanfy of the Father, by traduction: Whence Nobility hath itsoriginall, 165. The skins of the Wolfe and fhecp retain. a Phantiftique enmity, of their former life, 166. What the Phanfy of the blood, frefhly added tothe Unguent, can doe, The manner ofthe Magnetifme in the Unguent, 167. The difference be. twixt a magneticall cure done by the Unguent, and that done by a rottenegg, |. 168, The grand myltery of humane Imagination, the foundation of Naturall Magick, 169. The Intellect impreffeth the Entity, icfelfe created, upon the external] objeà : and there it really: perfeveres, 170, How,to make powerfull pentacles or magicall Characters. 171, The Phanfy, by anaile, a$ by a medium, holds captive the fpirit of the Witch, 172, If Satan can move a body, without any Corporeall extremity : why cannot the inward. man doe the fame 2. and why notrather the fpirit of the Witch? 173, The virtue of the Unguent, not from the imagination ofits Compounder: but from diverfe fimples married into one Compofition, 174. The Author makes profeffion of his Faith. | OrF