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"There is a light in the spirit of man illuminating everything, and by which he may even perceive supernatural things. Those who seek in the light of external Nature know the things of Nature; those who seek knowledge in the light of man know the things above Nature, which belong to the kingdom of God."
β Paracelsus ( Life of Paracelsus by Franz Hartmann)
β Paracelsus ( Life of Paracelsus by Franz Hartmann)
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Limestone stela with snake-bodied figures of Isis and Dionysos, 1stC BC-1stC AD, Roman Ptolemaic
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The Tarot of the Bohemians by Papus
"This sign is the image of the deepest and most inconceivable mystery, the image of the knot which reunites, or of the point which separates, the nothing from the being. It is the universal convertible sign, which forms the passage from one nature to the other; communicating on one side with the sign of light and of spiritual sense, which is but a higher form of itself; on the other hand linking itself, the sign of darkness and of the material senses, which again is but a lower form of itself."
"Its signification proceeds from this:β
In the Divine. The Equilibrium between Will and Intelligenceβ
BEAUTY
(characteristic of the Holy Spirit).
In the Human. The Equilibrium between Power and Authorityβ
LOVE
(characteristic of Humanity).
CHARITY.
In Nature. The Equilibrium between the Universal soul and the Universal lifeβ
THE UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION.
Universal Love."
"This sign is the image of the deepest and most inconceivable mystery, the image of the knot which reunites, or of the point which separates, the nothing from the being. It is the universal convertible sign, which forms the passage from one nature to the other; communicating on one side with the sign of light and of spiritual sense, which is but a higher form of itself; on the other hand linking itself, the sign of darkness and of the material senses, which again is but a lower form of itself."
"Its signification proceeds from this:β
In the Divine. The Equilibrium between Will and Intelligenceβ
BEAUTY
(characteristic of the Holy Spirit).
In the Human. The Equilibrium between Power and Authorityβ
LOVE
(characteristic of Humanity).
CHARITY.
In Nature. The Equilibrium between the Universal soul and the Universal lifeβ
THE UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION.
Universal Love."
Forwarded from The Art Vault
by Vermeer
Oil on canvas. 50 x 45 cm.
Louvre, Paris
About the artwork:
In this painting, Vermeer depicts an astronomer engrossed in studying the heavens. The astronomer is typically shown at a table, upon which rests an open book, possibly an astronomy text or atlas, suggesting his search for knowledge about the stars. The figure is usually portrayed with tools of his trade, such as a celestial globe or astrolabe, emphasizing his scholarly pursuits.
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Explicatio Sephirarum & divinorum nominum, oder ErklΓ€rung des Cabbalistischen Systematis und der allerheyligsten Zehen Nahmen Gottes, wie solche unter dem Volcke Gottes in der Kirchen des Alten Testaments gebrΓ€uchlich gewesen und uns in heiliger Schrift hinterlassen sind - Cod.mag.2, ca. 1750
Forwarded from EN EREBOS PHOS
But in reality it is in itself ever invisible. Hence it comes about that the bottom of the sphere, if it be a part of or place in the sphere, is called in Greek Hades, for idein in Greek means to see, and the bottom of the sphere cannot be seen. Hence also ideas are called forms, because they may be seen as forms. Therefore, too, the infernal regions are called in Greek Hades, because they cannot be seen, and in Latin Inferi, because they are at the bottom of the sphere.
Hermes Trismegistus, Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus, transl by Clement Salaman, (2007)
Hermes Trismegistus, Asclepius: The Perfect Discourse of Hermes Trismegistus, transl by Clement Salaman, (2007)
Forwarded from EN EREBOS PHOS
When Pymander had said this, he blended himself before my eyes with the powers. And I, who was now clothed with power and instructed about the nature of the Universe and about the exalted vision, thanked and praised the Father of all things. I began to proclaim to the people the beauty of the Gnosis and of the life dedicated to God.
βOh, you nations, you men who are born of the earth and who have given yourselves up to intoxication and slumber and to the ignorance concerning God, become sober and stop wallowing in debauchery, enchanted as you are by an animal sleep.β
On hearing this, they came to me with one accord. And I spoke further: βOh you earthly born, why have you given yourselves up to death, whereas you have power to participate in immortality? Repent, you who walk in error and who have accepted ignorance as a leader. Liberate yourselves from the dark light and take part in immortality by taking leave of destruction forever.β
Some of them mocked me and went away, for they were on the road of death. But others, who had thrown themselves on their knees for me, besought me to instruct them. I raised them up and became a guide to the human race by teaching them in what way they would be saved. And I sowed in them the words of wisdom and they were fed with the water of immortality.
Corpus Hermeticum
βOh, you nations, you men who are born of the earth and who have given yourselves up to intoxication and slumber and to the ignorance concerning God, become sober and stop wallowing in debauchery, enchanted as you are by an animal sleep.β
On hearing this, they came to me with one accord. And I spoke further: βOh you earthly born, why have you given yourselves up to death, whereas you have power to participate in immortality? Repent, you who walk in error and who have accepted ignorance as a leader. Liberate yourselves from the dark light and take part in immortality by taking leave of destruction forever.β
Some of them mocked me and went away, for they were on the road of death. But others, who had thrown themselves on their knees for me, besought me to instruct them. I raised them up and became a guide to the human race by teaching them in what way they would be saved. And I sowed in them the words of wisdom and they were fed with the water of immortality.
Corpus Hermeticum