The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme · 82 of 159 · tr. Franz Hartmann
Chapter 8 (part 10)
177:2 The spiritual being is the one that is not subject to the dissolution of the physical form, but "reincarnates" periodically; that is to say, it creates for itself again other forms in which it may find to a certain extent an outward expression.
(Compare Myster.
Magn.
, 29, 45.).
178:1 In other words, each thing is an expression of will-power.
The will alone, however, does not constitute its true consciousness; the latter results from the action of the will upon the imagination.
179:1 See Magic, White and Black .
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Body As Obstacleanthropology
The material body viewed as a prison, tomb, or source of error that hinders spiritual knowledge and return.
The physical form is described as subject to dissolution, implying it is transient and inferior to the enduring spiritual being.
All passages →Correspondencecosmology
The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.
The text describes each thing as an outward expression of inner will-power, reflecting an inner-outer mapping.
All passages →Cosmic Dualismtheology
Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.
[auto] The text distinguishes between the spiritual being and the physical form, noting the latter is subject to dissolution while the former is not.
All passages →Living Godtheology
The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
The emphasis on 'will-power' as the expression of each thing portrays the divine reality as active and dynamic rather than static.
All passages →Magical Willpraxis
The doctrine that human volition, cultivated by discipline and emancipated from passion and servitude, is the primary instrument of magical operation — will confirmed by persistent acts acquires causal power over self, others, and nature; distinct from faith and from mere desire.
The passage explicitly states 'each thing is an expression of will-power' and elaborates that consciousness results from 'the action of the will upon the imagination,' positioning will as the primary creative and constitutive force.
All passages →Soul Migrationcosmology
The transmigration of the soul across lives.
[auto] The passage explicitly states that the spiritual being 'reincarnates periodically' and creates new forms for outward expression.
All passages →Unity Of Beingtheology
The doctrine that all existence is ultimately one substance or one divine reality; non-duality as a theological claim.
The statement that 'each thing is an expression of will-power' suggests a unified underlying principle behind all existence.
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