CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
[BOOK VII.—PERSIAN MYSTICISM IN THE MIDDLE AGE.]
The Sufis; their Mystical Poetry [3]
Mystical Poetry in the West; Angelus Silesius [5]
R. W. Emerson [8]
Rabia [10]
The Oriental and the Western Mysticism compared [12]
[BOOK VIII.—THEOSOPHY IN THE AGE OF THE REFORMATION.]
The Position of the Mystics as regards the Reformation [31]
The Advantage of the Ground occupied by Luther [32]
Menacing Character of the Revolutionary Mysticism [35]
The Anabaptists of Munster [37]
Luther and the Mystics [41]
The Prophets of Zwickau [44]
Carlstadt [44]
Sebastian Frank [47]
Schwenkfeld [50]
Weigel [51]
Mysticism and Science [53]
The Cabbala [55]
Nature studied by the Light of Grace [57]
Alchemy [58]
Theurgy [59]
Cornelius Agrippa [61]
The Science of Sympathies [63]
Redemption, Natural and Spiritual [67]
Theophrastus Paracelsus [71]
Signatures [76]
Theological Chemistry [77]
Jacob Behmen and his Aurora [79]
Illumination [82]
Troubles [86]
Jacob Behmen, his Materials, and Style of Workmanship [90]
The Theory of Development by Contraries [92]
The Three Gates [95]
The Aurora [97]
Jacob Behmen—Sketch and Estimate of his System [103]
The Mysterium Magnum [104]
The Seven Fountain-Spirits [104]
Examination of his Doctrine concerning the Origin of Evil [109]
The Fall [115]
Merits of his Theosophy [119]
The Rosicrucians [128]
Romance and Reality [129]
Valentine Andreä and his Fama Fraternitatis [134]
Secret Societies [136]
The Creatures of the Elements [138]
Magical Words [140]
Pordage and the Philadelphian Society [142]
Joanna Leade [144]
[BOOK IX.—THE SPANISH MYSTICS.]
Neo-Platonism revived in Italy [147]
Its Weakness, opposed to the Reformation [148]
The Counter-reformation [150]
Headed by Spain [150]
Character of its Mysticism [151]
St. Theresa [153]
Her Autobiography [156]
The Director [158]
Visions [160]
Theresa’s Four Degrees of Prayer [167]
Her Quietism [171]
St. John of the Cross [182]
His Asceticism [183]
His Mystical Night [185]
More elevated Character of his Mysticism [193]
Queen Quietude [201]
The Doctrine of ‘Pure Love’ discussed [205]
Madame Guyon [207]
Her Unhappy Marriage [208]
The Kingdom of God within us [211]
Efforts to Annihilate Self [213]
Interior Attraction [216]
Madame Guyon and the Romish Saints [218]
Confessors and Small-pox [222]
The Seven Years of Famine [224]
Self-loss in God [227]
Mistakes concerning the Nature of Spiritual Influence [230]
Reformatory Character of her Mysticism [233]
Activity and Persecution [234]
The Quietist Controversy [242]
Molinos [242]
Madame Guyon at Paris [245]
St. Cyr [248]
Fénélon and Madame Guyon [250]
Signs of Danger [252]
The Conferences at Issy [255]
The Quietism of Fénélon [258]
His Critical Position [262]
Writes the Maxims of the Saints [263]
Appeals to Rome [265]
Bossuet’s Account of Quietism [268]
Fénélon’s Reply [269]
Infallibility submits to Louis [271]
Fénélon submits to Infallibility [272]
The Controversy reviewed [273]
Mysticism in France and in Germany [275]
Disinterested Love [283]
Antoinette Bourignon [286]
Peter Poiret [287]
Madame de Krüdener [288]
[BOOK XI.—MYSTICISM IN ENGLAND.]
Britain poor in Mystics [301]
George Fox [303]
The Early Friends [305]
Asceticism [309]
Doctrine of the Universal Light [309]
Doctrine of Perceptible Guidance [313]
The English Platonists [315]
Henry More; Norris of Bemerton [315]
[BOOK XII.—EMANUEL SWEDENBORG.]
Comprehensive Character of his Mysticism [321]
Doctrine of Correspondences [323]
Stands alone among the Mystics [326]
His Memorable Relations [329]
His Heaven and Hell [330]
Moderation of his Doctrine concerning Spiritual Influence [331]
Defects of his Doctrine concerning the Work of Christ [332]
The Church of the New Jerusalem [335]
Mystical Tendencies of our own Time [340]
The Faith-Philosophy [341]
Schleiermacher [341]
The Romantic School [343]
Novalis [348]
Revival of antiquated Error [350]
The Modern Mysticism a Repetition of the Old [351]
The Services of Mysticism [352]
Its Dangers [352]
Its Lessons [356]
Mysticism fostered by the Supposition of a Separate Religious Faculty [361]
Reason, how far amenable to Understanding [362]
Historic Reality not opposed to Spirituality [365]
A Vision of Mystics [368]