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been cre<strong>at</strong>ed to be knot^ítt and. used '<br />

in his De vi-ta Io,nga, <strong>the</strong> creed' r'rhich gives substance ilo<br />

his }ife:<br />

lrThestriyingforwisd.omis<strong>the</strong>secondparadise<br />

of man.rT 14"<br />

Inasmuchas<strong>the</strong>alchemyofParacelsusisbased<br />

upon<strong>the</strong>founcÌ<strong>at</strong>,ionofaChristianbeliefinrevealed<br />

religion, <strong>the</strong> pol'Jer of <strong>the</strong> man is seen as th<strong>at</strong> of a free-<br />

spirit (Frgieeist) in ihe mldst of a highly str<strong>at</strong>ified<br />

societ¡r -- socially, intellectually, and spiritually'<br />

His aciions alol.rg <strong>the</strong> p<strong>at</strong>h of life often proclairn his<br />

non-conformityrsuchasruhen,forexample'hedefianbly<br />

burned. Aviccenals canon in a public square" This p<strong>at</strong>h<br />

of l1fe is f,o be seen as a dissonance ending in harmony<br />

betweenaconsciousandintuitivefeelingforlifeand<br />

his teachings. These are <strong>the</strong> conditions which differen-<br />

ti<strong>at</strong>ehimred.ie<strong>at</strong>lyfrornhisaristotelianandgalenian<br />

opponents. L5' In <strong>the</strong> midst of this all-pervasive ano<br />

activeharmonyParacelsuswasconvincedof<strong>the</strong>ultimafe<br />

truth of his principles, and rvas moved' to v¡rite til<strong>at</strong>:<br />

nGod has given to each man <strong>the</strong> light 9Þ"L was his<br />

d.ue; so cñãt-fre oeeo not go asbray"'t ro'<br />

,I'his is re-iter<strong>at</strong>eci in Goe<strong>the</strong>rs i;'aust Scene Prolog Ím<br />

-t'limroel:<br />

ÌîEin gu-teq iviensch in seinem dunklen D"*tff"l7,<br />

I;û sich des rechten -lfeges wohl bewusst '

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