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Medicina catholica, seu mysticum artis medicandi sacrarium

Universal Medicine, or the Mystic Sanctuary of the Healing Art

Medicina catholica, seu mysticum artis medicandi sacrarium

Latin

1629

865 pages

Medicine Hermetica Natural Philosophy Shwep Astrology Mysticism Renaissance Philosophy Kabbalah Kepler Fludd Debate Courts Of Wonder Maps Of The Invisible Weapon Salve Controversy Natural Magic Sympathies Renaissance Natural Philosophy Jungs Library Paracelsian Medicine

First Translation

No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.

Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs (UNESCO, Open Library, Internet Archive, OpenAlex) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Robert Fludd's 'Medicina Catholica' (1629). While Fludd is a significant figure in Hermetic philosophy, his major Latin works, including this one, remain largely untranslated into English. The metadata provided in the prompt suggesting a 2009 translation by Deborah J. Vickers appears to be incorrect or refers to a different work not found in any standard bibliographic database.

Verified Mar 30, 2026 via local catalogs, google books, open library, internet archive, openalex · methodology

Natural Magic & Sympathies Jung's Library Hermetica Kabbalah Natural Philosophy & Science Natural Philosophy & Science Astrology & Divination Mysticism Renaissance Philosophy Medicine & Natural History The Kepler-Fludd Debate Courts of Wonder Maps of the Invisible The Weapon Salve Controversy

About This Book

hermeticismrosicrucianismnatural-philosophymedicinemetaphysics

Robert Fludd presents a radical vision where health is a direct result of divine light and disease is merely the shadow cast by God's withdrawal. You will discover a world where prayer, astrology, and alchemy function as essential medical tools to align the human body with celestial forces.

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A complex cosmological and mystical diagram titled 'Emblema Hieroglyphicum' illustrating the principles of 'Medicina Catholica'.

emblem

A complex circular cosmological diagram featuring the Earth at the center, surrounded by personified winds and the four archangels.

engraving

An elaborate engraving of a coat of arms featuring a central oval with a bird, supported by two stags and topped with a crown.

engraving

A colored hermetic emblem featuring a pelican in its piety, feeding its young with its own blood, set within an oval frame inscribed 'PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA'.

emblem

Title page engraving featuring a winged figure between a column and a shield, enclosed in a strapwork frame.

engraving

A complex cosmological diagram featuring interconnected circles representing the duality of light and darkness.

emblem

A circular wind rose diagram featuring twelve personified wind heads blowing towards a central point, labeled with Latin names and elemental qualities.

diagram

A series of ten numbered circular diagrams illustrating the relationships between winds and elements, featuring cherub heads as personifications of the winds.

diagram

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Mosaic PhilosophyRobert FluddFrankfurt am Main, Sophia (Wisdom), Sophia (Wisdom), Oxford, Oxford Portraits of Men Learned in the Word of GodVerheiden, JacobusScholastic Theology, Scholastic Theology, Scholastic Theology, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main The Highest Goodattr. Fludd, RobertUniversal Medicine, Universal Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main Amphitheatre of AnatomyRobert FluddFrankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Oxford, Robert Fludd (De Fluctibus)The Proscenium of TruthRobert FluddFrankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Oxford, Robert Fludd (De Fluctibus)Integrum Morborum Mysterium (Medical Mysteries)Robert FluddUniversal Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Robert Fludd (De Fluctibus), William Fitzer

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