Mrs Clare Goodrick-Clarke
Lecturer (E&S)
Lecturer, History (Western Esotericism)
Module convener for two taught modules for the MA in Western Esotericism in the Exeter Centre for the Study of Esotericism (EXESESO).
- HISM 153: The Hermetic Art of Alchemy
- HISM 158 The Esoteric Body
Currently co-supervising Prof. Malcolm Peet's PhD thesis on the life and works of James John Garth Wilkinson (1812-1899).
Wilkinson was a Swedenborgian, and the first to translate Swedenborg's Arcana Coelestia and Oeconomia Regni Animalis into English. As a medical homoeopath, he was one of the first to apply Swedenborgian ideas to homoeopathy.
MA dissertations I have supervised include:
'The Curious Compatabilities of a "Chymicall Monkey". Is the conflict surrounding Thomas Vaughan's (1622-1666) alchemy reconciled by evidence of a syncretising impulse in his spiritual and experimental philosophies?' (Distinction)
'How does the Christian concept of the Holy Grail in medieval Arthurian Literature, and its relationship to the figures of Perceval and Galahad, relate to and reflect earlier Celtic mythology?' (Merit)
The Order of Signs: Esotericism in the Work of David Jones (1875-1974) (Merit)
‘Rembrandt’s So-Called Faust: A Reflection of Occult Philosophy?’ (Distinction)
'Why is W. B. Yeats’ "A Vision" of increasing relevance to 21st Century esotericism?'
'How did the Understanding of Empedocles’ Love and Strife continue to influence the Theory of Matter in the Renaissance?'
'The Impact of Jan Baptista Van Helmont’s Theory of Love, Desire and Universal Sympathy on His "Christian Philosophy"'' (Distinction)
'Homeopathy and Swedenborgians in nineteenth-century America and England' (Distinction)
‘Building the Cosmic Temple: Theories of Universal Harmony in 12th Century Religious Architecture’ (Distinction)
For Publications, please see Research Interests
