PRACTICE

original: PRACTICA. This refers to the practical application of mystical knowledge, often involving the internal transformation of the soul.

original: DER GEIST

Perfected Human
and Enlightened
Divine Being.

SENSES
Reason
TEMPERAMENT
Earthly Mind or Memory
HELL
SATAN

A hand-colored engraving shows a human figure seen from behind. This serves as a mystical or theosophical diagram. The figure stands on green ground within a pink and yellow border. Various parts of the body are replaced or overlaid with symbolic spheres and labels. The upper part of the head is a blue sphere filled with stars, labeled SENSES original: SINNEN. At the neck, the word Reason original: Vernunft is split into two parts. On the upper back is a blue celestial sphere with gold stars, labeled TEMPERAMENT original: COMPLEXION in its center. A curved line of text beneath this sphere reads: Earthly Mind or Memory original: Irrisch Gemüt oder Gedächtnis. The lower torso and buttocks area are covered by a large dark circular field containing golden depictions of dragons and monstrous creatures. This area is labeled HELL original: HÖLLE and SATAN. The text THE SPIRIT original: DER GEIST is written in highly decorative script above the figure's head.

The term Temperament original: Complexion refers to the four humors or the spiritual constitution of a person. In Gichtel's system, this represents the inner astrological or elemental makeup that must be overcome through the spirit.