Arcana - Arukana

Japanese: アルカナ - あるかな
Arcana - Arukana

…Furthermore, he emphasized celestial causes in the correlation between the macrocosm (the universe) and the microcosm (human beings), recognized the mysterious Archeus as a natural entity, and discussed the activation of the functions of each organ (the digestive function seen in the stomach) by the alchemist residing in humans. Therefore, instead of the conventional humoral pathology theory, he advocated a theory of five etiologies of the Archeus' weakening: celestial, toxic, natural, mental, and divine causes, reconstructed the four elements and four humors that have existed since ancient times based on these factors, and considered Arcana to be a "secret substance" for their activation. This kind of empirical and mystical philosophical medicine not only influenced J. Boehme, the father and son Helmont, and R. Fludd, but also blossomed into an even greater idea after his death in Salzburg, spreading throughout Europe as Paracelsianism. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Arcana" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…さらにマクロコスモス(大宇宙)とミクロコスモス(人間)の相関から天体因を重視し,〈始源者〉としての霊妙なアルケウスarcheusを自然の存在物に認め,このいわば人間の中に宿る錬金術師による各臓器の機能の活性化(代表は胃に見られる消化作用)を論じた。それゆえ,従来の体液病理説ではなく,アルケウスの衰弱要因として天体因,毒因,自然因,精神因,神因の5病因説を唱え,古代以来の四元素,四体液などを以上の要因を基にして再構築し,その活性化の〈秘蔵物質〉としてアルカナarcanaを考えた。 こうした実証的かつ神秘主義的哲学的医術は,J.ベーメ,ヘルモント父子,R.フラッドらに影響を与えただけでなく,彼のザルツブルクでの客死以後,さらにいっそう大きな思想となって開花し,パラケルスス主義として全ヨーロッパに拡大した。…

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