Angelus Silesius
Angelus Silesius
Angelus Silesius, born Johann Scheffler and also known as Johann Angelus Silesius, was a German Catholic priest and physician, known as a mystic and religious poet. Born and raised a Lutheran, he adopted the name Angelusand the epithet Silesiuson converting to Catholicism in 1653. While studying in the Netherlands, he began to read the works of medieval mystics and became acquainted with the works of the German mystic Jacob Böhme through Böhme's friend, Abraham von Franckenberg. Silesius's mystical beliefs caused...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth25 December 1624
CountryGermany
Nothing can throw thee into the infernal abyss so much as this detested word -- heed well! -- this mine and thine.
God, whose love and joy are present everywhere, can't come to visit you unless you aren't there.
Nothing can throw thee into the infernal abyss so much as this detested word - heed well! - this mine and thine.
Time is of your own making; Its clock ticks in your head. The moment you stop thought Time too stops dead.