Thoughts on Supernatural Love from the Western Philosopher & Christian Mystic Jakob Böhme

A modernized translation of Jakob Böhme’s writings on Supernatural Love and Union with The Divine. Extracted from: “Dialogues on the Supersensual Life”.

If you could be silent from all willing and thinking for one hour, you would hear God’s inexpressible words. — Jakob Böhme

Jakob Böhme, a German Philosopher and Christian Mystic, is widely recognized in today’s world in reference to his mystical writings conveyed through “Dialogues on the Supersensual Life”. Through which, Böhme directly guides a young devotee towards Union with the Divine, with a strong emphasis on Supernatural Love.

Due to living between the 16th and 17th century, along with his Christian Mysticism school of thought, Böhme’s writing style contains a heavy Biblical-King James influence. Thus, I will be providing a modern translation in attempt to accurately convey his thoughts while likewise maintaining its authenticity.

• The sorrows and pains you experience within the flesh are only the effects of sense impressions, they penetrate within from the external world.
• Love can indeed penetrate into Itself; It would sink into the…