Paracelsus ( 1493 – 1541 ), for example, rejected the 4-elemental theory, and with only a vague understanding of his chemicals and medicines formed a hybrid of alchemy and science in what was to be called iatrochemistry.

Outside the Italian Renaissance, yet another major current of esotericism was initiated by Paracelsus, who combined alchemical and astrological themes ( among others ) into a complex body of doctrines.

A similar figure was the Swiss magician known as Paracelsus ( 1493 – 1541 ), who published Of the Supreme Mysteries of Nature in which he emphasised the distinction between good and bad magic.

The use of Paracelsus ' laudanum was introduced to Western medicine in 1527, when Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, better known by the name Paracelsus, returned from his wanderings in Arabia with a famous sword, within the pommel of which he kept " Stones of Immortality " compounded from opium thebaicum, citrus juice, and " quintessence of gold.

" The name " Paracelsus " was a pseudonym signifying him the equal or better of Aulus Cornelius Celsus, whose text, which described the use of opium or a similar preparation, had recently been translated and reintroduced to medieval Europe.

Laudanum was originally the sixteenth-century term for a medicine associated with a particular physician that was widely well-regarded, but became standardized as " tincture of opium ," a solution of opium in ethanol, which Paracelsus has been credited with developing.

During his lifetime, Paracelsus was viewed as an adventurer who challenged the theories and mercenary motives of contemporary medicine with dangerous chemical therapies, but his therapies marked a turning point in Western medicine.

The element was probably named by the alchemist Paracelsus after the German word Zinke.

The first case of DID was thought to be described by Paracelsus in 1646.

Having experimented with various opium concoctions, Paracelsus came across a specific tincture of opium that was of considerable use in reducing pain.

Indeed, Paracelsus ' laudanum was strikingly different from the standard laudanum of the 17th century and beyond.

Paracelsus believed that this element was, in fact, the philosopher's stone.

Paracelsus ( born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541 ) was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist.

Paracelsus was born and raised in the village of Einsiedeln in Switzerland.

Astrology was a very important part of Paracelsus ' medicine, and he was a practicing astrologer — as were many of the university-trained physicians working at this time in Europe.

Paracelsus was also responsible for the creation of laudanum, an opium tincture very common until the 19th century.

Paracelsus viewed the universe as one coherent organism pervaded by a uniting lifegiving spirit, and this in its entirety, Man included, was ' God '.

Paracelsus supplemented and challenged this view with his beliefs that illness was the result of the body being attacked by outside agents.

* Arthur Edward Waite, member and later head of the Golden Dawn, wrote the Hermetic Museum and later the Hermetic Museum Restored and Enlarged and did the editing for Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus that was published as a two-volume set.

This paradigm was highly influential in Medieval natural philosophy, and Paracelsus drew a range of mythological beings into this paradigm by identifying them as belonging to one of the four elemental types.

The word " synvovia " or " sinovia " was coined by Paracelsus, and may have been derived from the Greek word " syn " (" with ") and the Latin word " ovum " (" egg ") because the synovial fluid in joints that have a cavity between the bearing surfaces is similar to egg white.

Kurt Peters speculates that the curious name opodeldoc was concocted by Paracelsus from syllables from the words " opoponax, bdellium, and aristolochia.

Victor Frankenstein, eldest son of Alphonse and Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein, builds the creature in his laboratory through methods of science ( he was a chemistry student at University of Ingolstadt ) and alchemy ( largely based on the writings of Paracelsus, Albertus Magnus, and Cornelius Agrippa ) which are not clearly described.

Partly inspired by Mary Shelley's friend John Polidori and largely based on Renaissance physician and botanist Paracelsus, it became Thesiger's most famous role.

" Paracelsus ", meaning " equal to or greater than Celsus ", refers to the Roman encyclopedist Aulus Cornelius Celsus from the 1st century, known for his tract on medicine.

Paracelsus ' life is connected to the birth of Lutheranism, and his opinions on the nature of the universe are better understood within the context of the religious ideas circulating during his lifetime.

Paracelsus believed in the Greek concept of the four elements, but he also introduced the idea that, on another level, the cosmos is fashioned from three spiritual substances: the tria prima of mercury, sulfur, and salt.

Swiss alchemist, astrologer, and physician Paracelsus ( 1493 – 1541 ), on the other hand, rejected the idea that abnormal behaviors were caused by witches, demons, and spirits and suggested that people's mind and behaviors were influenced by the movements of the moon and stars.

Opodeldoc is a name given by the physician Paracelsus to a sort of liniment which he invented, or at least bestowed this name on.

The name is believed to have been invented by Paracelsus from Switzerland, who modelled it on similar words taken from Arabic, such as ‘ alkali ’.

When on a rescue mission with Vincent to save Catherine from Paracelsus, Winslow is killed by Paracelsus ' minion Erlik.

Paracelsus, who was called the " Luther of Medicine ", describes these mystics sages as " persons who have been exalted ( verzueckt ) to God, and who have remained in that state of exaltation, and have not died (...) nobody knew what became of them, and yet they remained on the earth ".

Jay's other non-animation roles included Paracelsus on the 1987 CBS series Beauty and the Beast ; Minister Campio on Star Trek: The Next Generation ; and Lex Luthor's villainous aide-de-camp Nigel St. John in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

* Publication of the Chirurgia Magna of Paracelsus, a translation into Latin of his work on surgery, Die grosse Wundartzney ( 1536 ), in Basel, allowing its wider dissemination throughout Europe.

The treatise purports to quote Paracelsus on the point that " The light of the soul, by the will of the Triune God, made all earthly things appear from the primal Chaos.

He published several pieces bearing on medicine, astrology and alchemy, and attacking the system of Paracelsus.

His Kleine Schriften contains valuable criticisms on Paracelsus and Giordano Bruno.

From 1942 to 1944, he taught psychology and clinical psychology, also managing the Paracelsus Institute, where Bender originally planned to make research on the subject of astrology.

The 16th century alchemist Paracelsus was said to have achieved the Azoth, and in portraits of him carrying his sword, the inscription " Azoth " can be seen on the pommel or handle.

Paracelsus is an impact crater on the Moon's far side.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Paracelsus.

His works include several books on esoteric studies and biographies of Jakob Böhme and Paracelsus.

Largely retiring from public life, Hargrave resurfaced when he was commissioned to write the entry on Paracelsus for the Encyclopædia Britannica ( Hargrave had published The Life and Soul of Paracelsus in 1951 ).