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Paracelsus was born in Egg an der Sihl [], [18] a village close to the Etzel Pass in Einsiedeln, Schwyz.He was born in a house next to a bridge across the Sihl river.His father Wilhelm (d. 1534) was a chemist and physician, an illegitimate descendant of the Swabian noble Georg [] Bombast von Hohenheim (1453–1499), commander of the Order of Saint John in Rohrdorf.
A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits was written by Paracelsus (1493/1494 – 1541) late in his life, but it is not known what exact year it is from. [1] The descriptions of elemental beings are based on various ancient and traditional sources, which the author adapted and reinterpreted. [2]
The term Undine first appears in the alchemical writings of Paracelsus, [1] a Renaissance alchemist and physician. It derives from the Latin word unda, meaning "wave", and first appears in Paracelsus' A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits, published posthumously in 1566. [2]
Portrait of Paracelsus attributed to Augustin Hirschvogel (1538), upon which the phrase is shown. Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest is a phrase in Latin. It means '"Let no man who shall belong to oneself, may belong to another." This phrase is referenced from the Aesopian fable De ranis (Of the Frogs, Snake and Wood). [1]
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Heiser was born on February 14, 1963, [2] [independent source needed] and raised in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.He was one of seven children. [3] [independent source needed]He received an MA in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MA and PhD in the Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (with a minor in Classical studies).
He migrated to London in December 1972, where his career alternated between book and magazine publishing and computer programming. In 1973, he founded Askin Publishers Ltd, and became its managing director, in order to print editions of the magical writings of Dr. John Dee, Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus, Austin Osman Spare and Aleister Crowley.