Les Opuscules Spirituels
Full title: Les opuscules spirituels
The Dial's edition: Paris, 1790
A collection of Guyon's spiritual writings on interior prayer and mystical union with God.
Joseph Henry Green
Thomas Hartley
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Jeanne Guyon(1648–1717)
French Catholic mystic (Madame Guyon) known for writings on interior prayer, self-surrender, and the life of 'pure love.' Her teaching became a flashpoint in late seventeenth-century spiritual controversy, leading to interrogation and imprisonment. Despite condemnation, her works circulated widely in translation and became foundational for later Quietist and devotional readers.
Read by Emerson (see Emerson's Library) & Alcott (see Alcott's Library)
7 titles in the Cabinet
Lettres Chrétiennes, &c
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Lettres chrétiennes et spirituelles sur divers sujets qui regardent la vie intérieure, ... Nouvelle edition, enrichie de la correspondance secrette de Mr. de Fenelon avec l'auteur
The Dial's edition: Boston, 1767
"An external religion has too much usurped the place of the religion of the heart. The ancient saints lived interiorly with God."
Guyon's letters of spiritual direction and counsel.
Life
The Dial's edition: Paris, 1791
No digital copy has been located.
Digital copy not available
Life by Brooke
Full title: The exemplary life of the pious Lady Guion
The Dial's edition: 1806
Biography by Thomas Digby Brooke. Listed in The Dial as Madame Guion, Life, by Brooke, Bristol, 1806.
Poesies et Cantiques Spirituels
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Poésies et cantiques spirituels sur divers sujets qui regardent la vie interieure, ou l'esprit du vrai christianisme ;par Madame J.M.B. de la Mothe Guion
The Dial's edition: Cologne, 1722
Guyon's spiritual poetry and hymns expressing the soul's longing for divine union and the path of interior devotion.
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Read by Emerson (see Emerson's Library)
Polemics
The Dial's edition: London, 1841
Digital copy not yet located.
Digital copy not available
Selections in German
The Dial's edition: Manheim, 1787
German-language selections from Guyon's writings. Digital copy not yet located.
Digital copy not available
Survives at Houghton Library
