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L'Ame amante de son Dieu, representees dans les emblemes de Hermannus Hugo [...] et d'Othon Vaenius

The Soul in Love with her God

L'Ame amante de son Dieu, representees dans les emblemes de Hermannus Hugo [...] et d'Othon Vaenius

Guyon, Jeanne-Marie

French

Otto Vaenius 1615 · published 1717

449 pages

Mysticism Art Illustrated Theology Women Of The Secret Tradition Christian Mysticism Sub

Christian Mysticism Mysticism Christian Theology Art & Illustrated Books Women of the Secret Tradition

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hermeticismliteraturetheologymysticism

Step into the radical, mystical world of Jeanne-Marie Guyon, where the soul’s journey is not a climb to glory, but a descent into a 'divine nothingness.' This text challenges readers to discover God not in worldly comfort, but in the 'dark night' of faith and the transformative fire of disinterested love.

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Frontispiece engraving depicting the Soul as a kneeling woman before a burning heart, with Divine Love appearing in the clouds above.

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An allegorical emblem depicting a woman (the Soul) aiming an arrow at her heart, while arrows with scrolls ascend towards divine eyes and ears in the clouds.

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An allegorical engraving showing a winged child (Divine Love) comforting a person lying in a canopied bed.

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An emblem showing Divine Love as a potter shaping a human figure, with the Soul observing.

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An emblem depicting Divine Love as a potter shaping a human figure on a wheel, with the Soul watching. Shelves of clay figures are in the background.

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An allegorical emblem depicting Divine Love as a winged, helmeted child wielding two swords against a kneeling woman representing the Soul.

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An allegorical emblem depicting two winged children in a landscape; one reaches out to touch the radiant face of the other under a stormy sky.

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An allegorical emblem depicting a person trapped in a net by a skeleton representing Death, with scenes of hellish torment in the background.

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