Behmen

American  

[bey-muhn] / ˈbeɪ mən /

noun

1. Jakob Böhme, Jakob.

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Example Sentences

So again Behmen says: "The Fire in the Light is a fire of Love, but the Fire in the Darkness is a fire of Anguish, and is painful, irksome, and full of contrariety."

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob

He Anthroposophus and Fludd, And Jacob Behmen understood; Knew many an amulet and charm, That would do neither good nor harm; In Rosy-Crusian lore as learned As he that verè adeptus earned.”

From Mysteries of the Rosie Cross Or, the History of that Curious Sect of the Middle Ages, Known as the Rosicrucians; with Examples of their Pretensions and Claims as Set Forth in the Writings of Their Leaders and Disciples by Anonymous

To understand this better, one must consider the cosmic teaching lying behind the rich profusion of images, often inconsistent and clashing, in which Jacob Behmen embodies his Vision.

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob

One of these fell into the hands of the Lutheran Clergyman of Görlitz, Pastor Primarius Gregorius Richter, who thenceforth became a bitter opponent of Behmen.

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob

If a man thus rightly feeds, then, in him, the hellish life and passions, portions of the powers of darkness, "our creatures" as Behmen says, will be killed by starvation, wanting their appropriate food.

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob