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...bstantial myth associated with them. As alchemy in the West derived from Paracelsus, alchemists and related movements, such as Rosicrucianism, continued to spe This is a parody of Paracelsus, inasmuch as Pope imitates the earnest pseudo-science of alchemy to explain

...ategorized as the water elementals in works of alchemy by medieval scholar Paracelsus. In Germanic folklore, they also appear as fairy-like creatures; the name b The word was invented by the Paracelsus.

Paracelsus includes gnomes in his list of [[elemental]]s, as earth elementals. He des According to the alchemist [[Paracelsus]], gnomes are the most important of the elemental spirits of the classical

...by fire. The garments had actually been weaving|woven from asbestos. Later Paracelsus suggested that the salamander was the elemental of fire. Because of this, s

The term appears to have been first used by the alchemist [[Paracelsus]]. He once claimed that he had created a false human being that he referred The term appears to have been first used by the alchemist Paracelsus. He once claimed that he had created a false human being that he referred t

...at his rejection of Gnosticism was practically meaningless. In particular, Paracelsus rejected the magic theories of Agrippa and Flamel. He did not think of hims Paracelsus pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine, and wrote "Many ha

..., reading such authors as [[Albertus Magnus]], [[Cornelius Agrippa]] and [[Paracelsus]] and shunning modern Enlightenment teachings of natural science. He leaves

:[[Paracelsus]] (1493-1541)