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This intricate alchemical illustration from the 'Buch der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit' (1420) depicts the process of spiritual and material transformation. It features a central vessel from which numerous birds emerge, symbolizing the volatile spirits released during distillation, surrounded by figures representing different stages or aspects of the Great Work.
This intricate alchemical allegory from the 'Buch der heiligen Dreifaltigkeit' depicts a central female figure, representing the soul or a stage of transformation, with a 'philosophical tree' growing from her head. She stands upon a furnace (athanor) containing alchemical vessels, flanked by the sun and moon, symbolizing the union of opposites required for the Great Work.
Meister Eckhart preached in German instead of Latin — and was posthumously condemned. His students Tauler and Suso carried the tradition forward. In Flanders, Jan van Ruysbroeck wrote The Spiritual Espousals. In England, an anonymous author wrote The Cloud of Unknowing. This collection gathers the mystics of the 13th-14th century Rhineland and Low Countries.
Essential Reading
The foundational texts of this tradition
Meister Eckhart - Complete Works
Meister Eckhart, 1924
A comprehensive collection of works by Meister Eckhart, central to the collection.
Meister Eckhart and His Disciples
Meister Eckhart, 1895First Translation
Focuses on Meister Eckhart and his disciples, directly addressing the collection's narrative.
Mystical Writings
Meister Eckhart, 1903
A collection of mystical writings by Meister Eckhart, a central figure.
Spiritual Exercises
Tauler, Johannes, 1607First Translation
A primary work by Johannes Tauler, a key disciple of Meister Eckhart and central to the collection.
The Marrow of the Soul
Tauler, Johannes, 1672First Translation
A significant work by Johannes Tauler, embodying the vernacular theology of the Rhineland mystics.
Important Works
Significant texts that deepen understanding
Meister Eckhart the Mystic
Adolf Lasson, 1868First Translation
A significant scholarly work focusing on Meister Eckhart as a mystic.
German Theology
Anonymous (The Frankfurtian), 1520
An influential anonymous text from the German mystical tradition, reflecting the collection's theme of vernacular theology.
Ruysbroeck and the Mystics - With Selections
Maurice Maeterlinck, 1894
Features selections and discussion of Jan van Ruysbroeck, a pivotal mystic from the Low Countries.
All Books
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The Marrow of the Soul
Tauler, Johannes
The Marrow of Souls
Tauler, Johannes
German Theology
Unknown
Books and Writings, Together with His Holy Miraculous Life
Seuse, Heinrich
Spiritual Exercises
Tauler, Johannes
German Theology
Anonymous (The Frankfurtian)