7 Most Important Themes in Jacob Böhme’s Philosophy | Curator’s Guided Tour

Guided Tour by Dr. Lucinda Martin, one of the curators of our ’EYE FOR THE WORLD. The Visionary Thinker Jacob Böhme’ exhibition which was on show at the Embassy of the Free Mind from 14 December 2019 to 1 August 2020. In this video Lucinda talks about the concepts and ideas of Jacob Böhme (1575-1624), mystical philosopher and one of the greatest German thinkers. Böhme had quite a few novel ideas for his time, on such topics as Nature, Opposition, Fall, Creation, Rebirth and Freedom, but also on the feminine and on the concept of ’Sophia’ - Lady Wisdom. Lucinda will discuss these topics based on the exhibited books and manuscripts from the Embassy of the Free Mind’s Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica Collection as well from other collections. Jacob Böhme made an impact internationally on literature, philosophy, religion and art that endures into the present. Böhme was a self-taught man who absorbed knowledge from books and from the lively intellectual