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Angelus Silesius

Born

in Breslau (nowadays part of Poland), Germany

January 01, 1624

Died

July 09, 1677

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Angelus Silesius is a german mystic and poet.

In 1657 Silesius published under the title Heilige Seelenlust, oder geistliche Hirtenlieder der in ihren Jesum verliebten Psyche (1657), a collection of 205 hymns, the most beautiful of which, such as, Liebe, die du mich zum Bilde deiner Gottheit hast gemacht and Mir nach, spricht Christus, unser Held, have been adopted in the German Protestant hymnal. More remarkable, however, is his Geistreiche Sinn- und Schluss-reime (1657), afterwards called Cherubinischer Wandersmann ("The Cherubic Pilgrim") (1674). This is a collection of Reimsprüche or rhymed distichs embodying a strange mystical panentheism drawn mainly from the writings of Jakob Böhme and his followers. Silesius also delighted specially ...more

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	The Cherubinic Wanderer 4.17 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1657 — 131 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The book of Angelus Silesius [i.e. Johann Scheffler], with observations by the ancient Zen Masters 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1976 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rosa é sem Porquê by Angelus Silesius, José Augusto Mourão (Translator) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from The Cherubinic Wanderer by Angelus Silesius, John Ernest Crawford Flitch (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angelus Silesius: A Selection From the Rhymes of a German Mystic by Angelus Silesius, Paul Carus 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dieu est un éternel présent 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songs in the Key of Meister Eckhart: The Mystical Poems of Angelus Silesius, Vol. I [Translated] by Angelus Silesius, C.M. Vega (Translator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heilige Seelenlust oder geistliche Hirtenlieder it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacred Epigrams from the Cherubinic Pilgrim it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angelus Silesius: Textauswahl und Kommentar it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The rose is without 'why'; it blooms simply because it blooms. It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it. O Man, as long as you exist, know, have, and cherish, You have not been delivered, believe me, of your burden.”
― Angelus Silesius

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“If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.”
― Angelus Silesius

tags: christianity, religion, self-knowledge

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“The Rose is without an explanation; She Blooms because She Blooms.”
― Angelus Silesius, The Cherubinic Wanderer

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