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A balsamic mummy. The medical alchemical panpsychism of Paracelsus
By Martin Zemla
"In this paper, I will argue how Paracelsus's concept of the universal ensoulment of nature may relate to his understanding of the selfhealing capacity of the body, as shown in his Grosse Wundartzney (1536). Here, his new approach to medicine is visible, focusing not on retaining or restoring the balance of bodily humours but on strengthening the inner "essence" of life (the so-called "balsam," "mummy," "astral spirit," etc.). This is possible by means of life-endowed essences of healing substances which can affect the body's vital principle by means of inner sympathies."
https://www.academia.edu/110530952/A_bal...Paracelsus
By Martin Zemla
"In this paper, I will argue how Paracelsus's concept of the universal ensoulment of nature may relate to his understanding of the selfhealing capacity of the body, as shown in his Grosse Wundartzney (1536). Here, his new approach to medicine is visible, focusing not on retaining or restoring the balance of bodily humours but on strengthening the inner "essence" of life (the so-called "balsam," "mummy," "astral spirit," etc.). This is possible by means of life-endowed essences of healing substances which can affect the body's vital principle by means of inner sympathies."
https://www.academia.edu/110530952/A_bal...Paracelsus