Heinrich (Henricus) Agrippa of nice home (* 14 September 1486 in nice home with Cologne; "† 18 February 1535 in Grenoble) was a human scholar, lawyer and a physician.

It ranks because of its argument with magic, Kabbala or Okkultismus among the important Esoterikern. The thought world Agrippas reminds in many things of that Erasmus of Rotterdam. Agrippa is considered as Neuplatoniker.

Life

Its moving life led it by Germany, France, England and Italy, whereby it was informed 1510 in the monastery pc. Jakob by the "charm he abbott" Johannes Trithemius. it fought to 1512 as a captain in the army emperor Maximilians I. against the Venetianer and because of bravery before the enemy to the knight was struck. With this stay in Italy it was concerned also with the antique writings of the Neuplatonismus and the Kabbalistik. it held 1515 in Pavia lectures on Hermes Trismegistos.

1518 as a counsel in the realm city Metz it appeared to one as a defender the Hexerei accused of woman. Agrippa succeeded it to direct the arguments of the Inquisitors Nikolaus Savini against selbigen. The accused was acquitted.

Shortly thereafter the pressure for witch pursuit relevant of the "Malleus Maleficarum" was suspended, the witch hammer, for two generations. Johann Weyer, a pupil Agrippas, wrote a fundamental work with its book "De praestigiis daemonum" for the defense of the Hexerei accused of persons. By its successes Agrippa came to 1519 however into conflicts with the ruling powers of Metz and returned only to Cologne, worked starting from 1521 however as a physician in Geneva, Freiburg, Lyon. 1524 it became Leibmedicus of the Luise of Savoyen, the nut/mother of Franz I. of France. Since it refused itself providing political Horoskope it fell in disgrace. 1529 officiated Agrippa as archivist and Historiograph of the Netherlands Regentin Margaretha of Austria, came however soon into disputes with the Klerus. After appearance of the "Occulta philosophia" it landed 1531 as consequence of its satire over the sciences (De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum - from the uncertainty and vanity of the sciences, Cologne 1527), whereby emperors Karl V. a revocation the church criticism required, with Agrippas refusal briefly in Brussels in the prison. 1532 it visits Hermann count to Wied, the archbishop of Trier.

Agrippa was three times married, which died first two women, from third separated he 1535. The universal scholar let itself be accompanied always by a large dog, usually Pudel. It did not only inspire thus Johann Wolfgang von Goethe with its writings to the organization "fist" - of the drama. 1532 is itself Agrippa and historical Dr. Faust meets to be. 1535 it dies in Grenoble.

De Occulta Philosophia

This "early work" of the Agrippa developed in a time of paging. Heaps of failure increased, wars left few frightening in peace, the reformation split catholic church sovereignty, Copernicus terminated the geocentric conception of the world and shook the evening country. With De Occulta Philosophia (of hidden philosophy) succeeded to it at first attempt a earlyhuman "best-seller". It put therein strictly systematically the Astrologie, Kabbala, theology, Mantik, Evokationsmagie, Angeologie, Amulett and talisman charm side by side in-pregnant and defended its "holy magic" in elegant style against "Zauberer" and At its time this was lethal and with its readers sensational for it. Therefore three editions in Antwerp, Paris and Cologne appeared within only three years (1530-1533).

"The magic science, for which so many forces stand to requirement, and which possesses an abundance of the raised Mysterien, covers the deepest view of the most hidden things, the nature, power, the condition, the material, Kraft and the knowledge of whole nature. It teaches us know the difference and the agreement of the things. From this their marvelous effects follow; by the most diverse forces combining with one another and everywhere the appropriate lower with the gifts and forces of the upper one connecting and The science is highest the most full-coming and, it therefore is a raised and holy philosophy, it is the absolute completion of noblest philosophy." (De Occulta Philosophia, book I, K. 2, P. 13)

List of works

• De incertitudine et vanitate scientiarum - from the uncertainty and vanity of the sciences (Cologne 1527), a satire to the sad conditions of the sciences
• Libri tres de occulta philosophia or three books of hidden philosophy (Antwerp 1530, printed Paris 1531, extended expenditure Cologne 1533)
• A total expenditure of Agrippas works appeared 1550 in Lyon.
• De occulta Philosophia: Selection, introduction and comment of Willy Remagen: The Leuchter - Otto Reichl publishing house, 1967

See also

Pentagramm; Paracelsus; Johannes Trithemius

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• Hexenwelt.de article with Hexenwelt.de
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