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Mysterium Magnum

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Mysterium Magnum is Latin for "great mystery" and has several different associations and usages. [1]

Paracelsus

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Paracelsus and other alchemists employed the term "Mysterium Magnum" to denote primordial undifferentiated matter, from which all the Classical Elements sprang, sometimes compared with Brahman, aether and akasha.

Jakob Böhme

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Jakob Böhme (1575–November 17, 1624) a German Christian mystic wrote a treatise entitled The Mysterium Magnum (1623).

Sacrament

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"Mysterium Magnum" is often employed in Christian theology as a euphemism for "sacrament".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lauridsen, Morten (2009-02-21). "It's a Still Life That Runs Deep". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-08-24. The Latin text for the Christmas Day matins responsory, "O Magnum Mysterium," also celebrates the Virgin Mary as well as God's grace to the meek