Natural Man Illumined: Johann Gichtel's Mystical Figures at Ephrata

[Paul Ferguson]

The origin of a series of illustrations in the papers of Jacob Martin, household member of the Ephrata Cloister, up until now was unknown. Recently it was discovered that these illustrations are copied from a treatise by German theosopher and mystic, Johann Georg Gichtel, printed in 1696. Why Martin did these illustrations, and the connections to Gichtel and the Ephrata Community are the subject of this paper. Many of the papers of Jacob Martin have been translated, but these illustrations were given less attention. Research into these illustrations have yielded some interesting results, and sheds new light on the esoteric beliefs of Ephrata and one of its most interesting members.

https://www.academia.edu/34675864/Natura...at_Ephrata