In the middle of the seventeenth century, amid civil war and religious upheaval, the Welsh clergyman Thomas Vaughan set out to recover a Christianity of living experience rather than mere words. Written under the pen name Eugenius Philalethes, Anthroposophia Theomagica — 'the divine wisdom of humanity' — is a searching and passionate account of the human soul: its creation in the image of God, its threefold nature of body, soul, and spirit, its tragic Fall, and its destiny beyond death. Blending scripture with Hermetic philosophy and alchemical imagery, Vaughan invites readers to know God inwardly and to understand death as a beginning, not an end. This new edition renders his radiant, demanding prose in clear, present-day English while remaining faithful to the meaning and spirit of the original. A short introduction and helpful appendixes open the door for modern readers. Part of The World Scriptures Library.