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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Flies illustrate creatures the author says arise from putrefaction rather than birth. Their apparent death by drowning and alleged recovery support the claim that mortified things need not remain dead. The conditional wording emphasizes what would happen if they were left alone versus externally assisted. The passage belongs to historical natural philosophy, not a verified account of spontaneous generation or a practical revival protocol.
Places to read
- Book 6 · Resuscitation · Passage 5Latin“ut muscae”