1, Paracelsus made intractable problems such as plague, syphilis, epilepsy, mental disorder, and learning disabilities central to his preoccupations.

2, Paracelsus believed that dreams are the shadows of a wisdom that exists in all people.

3, As Paracelsus once stated, the dose makes the poison. This not only goes for chemical substances introduced to the body, but also those produced by it.

4, According to Paracelsus, a female water spirit who could earn a soul by marrying a mortal and bearing his child.

5, There were old vellum-bound folios of Serapion, Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus, and many alchemical works.

6, The first contest of the scientific revolution was fought by Paracelsus, well ahead of the more famous initiatives of Vesalius and Copernicus.

7, The revival led to the development of pharmacology under the influence of Paracelsus and to the rise of modern chemistry.