Seth Pancoast
From Kook Science
| Seth Pancoast | |
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 As depicted in "Curability of Consumption" (1855) | |
| Born | 28 July 1823 Darby, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 16 December 1889 (66) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Physician (homeopathy) |
| Nationality | American |
| Affiliations | Theosophical Society |
| Noted work(s) | The Kabbala (sometimes re-published as The Cabala), a.k.a. Blue and Red Light |
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Seth Pancoast (July 28, 1823 - December 16, 1889) was an American homeopathic physician, chromopathist, and occultist, a founding member of the Theosophical Society noted for his authorship of an early English language book on the Kabbala.[1] Pancoast was involved in search efforts for the sunken British sloop of war De Braak (HMS Braak) in 1877, founding the International Submarine Company and mounting a failed two-month attempt to uncover the wreck and the treasures it was-then thought to contain.[2]
Selected Bibliography
- Pancoast, S. (1855), An Original Treatise On the Curability of Consumption, by Medicated Inhalation And Adjunct Remedies, Philadelphia: S. Pancoast
- Pancoast, S. (1858), Startling Sexual Secrets!: Boyhood's Perils And Manhood's Curse: an Earnest Appeal to Young America, Philadelphia
- Pancoast, S. (1859), The Ladies' Medical Guide and Marriage Friend, Philadelphia: the Author
- Pancoast, S. (1877), The Kabbala: Or, The True Science of Light: an Introduction to the Philosophy And Theosophy of the Ancient Sages. Together With a Chapter On Light In the Vegetable Kingdom, Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co.
- Pancoast, S. (1877), Blue and Red Light: Or, Light and Its Rays As Medicine, Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co.
- Pancoast, Seth (1882), What Is Bright's Disease: Its Curability, Philadelphia: the Author
Reading
- Chajes, Julie (2017), Seth Pancoast and the Kabbalah: Medical Pluralism and the Reception of Physics in Late-Nineteenth Century Philadelphia, academia.edu, https://www.academia.edu/31325628/Seth_Pancoast_and_the_Kabbalah_Medical_Pluralism_and_the_Reception_of_Physics_in_Late-Nineteenth_Century_Philadelphia_1
References
- ↑ "OBITUARY. Dr. Seth Pancoast", New York Times: 5, 1889-12-17, https://www.nytimes.com/1889/12/17/archives/obituary-1-no-title.html
- ↑ "Dr. Pancoast's Treasure-Hunt", The Scrap Book (Frank A. Munsey Co.) 5 (4): 718, April 1908, https://books.google.com/books?id=ApVRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA718