Die uralte Weisheit. Eine kurzgefasste Darstellung der Lehren der Theosophie

And see, you wise and simple ones, what this

Dawn announces to you

In the following preface verses 89, 90.

Chapter 9, verses 9, 10; Chapter 12, verse 50; Chapter 13, verse 4; Chapter 19, verse 82; Chapter 22, verses 69, 86; Chapter 23, verse 85; Chapter 26, verses 70, 100, 120.

Of the lovely wheel. original: "liebensachen Rades", likely a reference to the "sevenfold wheel" or "lovely wheel" of the seven source-spirits in Böhme's cosmology

Chapter 3, verse 10; Chapter 13, verses 71 to 74, 78, 79; Chapter 16, verses 10, 11; Chapter 21, verses 61, 64; Chapter 23, verses 13, 55 to 58.

Of the seven spirits of God.

Chapter 9, verses 41, 42; Chapter 10, verses 2, 3, 4, 31, 39, 40, 54, 55; Chapter 11, verses 4 to 21, 46 to 53; Chapter 12, verses 3, 21, 79, 87; Chapter 13, verses 32, 33, 35; Chapter 19, verse 66; Chapter 21, verses 72, 73; Chapter 26, verses 56 to 59, 63 to 67, 76, 77, 83, 89, 90, 92, 100, 102, 104, 120, 131.

And further in the following books:

The Three Principles. Chapter 25, verse 118.
The Threefold Life. Chapter 10, verse 40.
Forty Questions on the Soul. Seventh Question, verse 13.
Six Points. Chapter 1, verse 19.

The 1st Chapter.

Concerning the investigation of the divine essence in nature: Concerning both qualities.

A small, decorative ornamental initial N marks the beginning of the first paragraph.
Although flesh and blood cannot grasp the divine essence, the spirit can when it is enlightened and ignited by God. If one wishes to speak of God, of what God is, one must diligently consider the forces in nature. This includes the entire creation of heaven and earth, the stars and elements, and the creatures that have come from them. One must also consider the holy angels, devils, and humans, as well as heaven and hell.

2. In such contemplation, one finds two qualities: a good one and an evil one. In this world, these are within one another in all powers, in the stars and elements, and in all creatures, as if they were one thing. No creature in the flesh exists in the natural life unless it has both qualities within itself.

3. Here one must now consider what the word Qualität quality means or is. Quality is the mobility, the welling Böhme uses the word "quallen", relating "quality" to the welling of a spring or driving of a thing. An example is heat, which burns, consumes, and drives everything that enters it which is not of its own property. On the other hand, it enlightens and warms everything that is cold, wet, and dark, and makes the soft become hard. It has, however, two Species types or aspects within itself, namely light and fierceness original: "Grimmigkeit", referring to the harsh, wrathful, or stinging aspect of nature. This should be noted.

4. The light, or the heart of the heat, is in itself a lovely and joy-filled sight. It is a power of life, an illumination, and a way to see things that are far away. It is a piece or source of the heavenly kingdom of joy. It makes everything in this world living and mobile. All flesh, as well as trees, leaves, and grass, grow in this world by the power of the light and have their life within it, as if in that which is good.