The Book of Thoth: A sacred ancient Egyptian book that offers unlimited knowledge It is said that the Book of Thoth contains a number of spells, one of which allows the reader to understand the speech of animals, and one of which allows the reader to perceive the gods themselves.
Legend says that he who read the contents of the book would obtain the means to decipher the secrets and master the earth, the sea, the air and the celestial bodies. Neferkaptah eventually committed suicide and was said to have been entombed along with the book. Pin 4. Share Follow Us YouTube. Pin It on Pinterest. Share This Share this post with your friends! The Anthropocene Reviewed. The Crimson Witch. The Shadows. The Year of the Witching. Harry Potter : the Prequel.
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As above, so below:. The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus explains, " That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracle of the One Thing ". Thus, whatever happens on any level of reality physical, emotional, or mental also happens on every other level.
This principle, however, is more often used in the sense of the microcosm and the macrocosm. The microcosm is oneself, and the macrocosm is the universe. The macrocosm is as the microcosm and vice versa; within each lies the other, and through understanding one usually the microcosm a person may understand the other.
The three parts of the wisdom of the whole universe:. Alchemy the operation of the Sun :. Alchemy is not merely the changing of lead into gold. It is an investigation into the spiritual constitution, or life, of matter and material existence through an application of the mysteries of birth, death, and resurrection.
The various stages of chemical distillation and fermentation, among other processes, are aspects of these mysteries that, when applied, quicken nature's processes in order to bring a natural body to perfection. This perfection is the accomplishment of the magnum opus Latin for "Great Work". Astrology the operation of the stars :. Hermes claims that Zoroaster discovered this part of the wisdom of the whole universe, astrology, and taught it to man.
In Hermetic thought, it is likely that the movements of the planets have meaning beyond the laws of physics and actually hold metaphorical value as symbols in the mind of The All, or God. Astrology has influences upon the Earth, but does not dictate our actions, and wisdom is gained when we know what these influences are and how to deal with them. Theurgy the operation of the gods :. There are two different types of magic,. The second is Theurgy , divine magic reliant upon an alliance with divine spirits i.
Furthermore, alchemy is seen as the " key " to theurgy, the ultimate goal of which is to become united with higher counterparts, leading to the attainment of Divine Consciousness. Reincarnation is mentioned in Hermetic texts. Hermes Trismegistus asked:. O son, how many bodies have we to pass through, how many bands of demons, through how many series of repetitions and cycles of the stars, before we hasten to the One alone?
Good and evil:. Hermes explains in Book 9 of the Corpus Hermeticum that nous reason and knowledge brings forth either good or evil, depending upon whether one receives one's perceptions from God or from demons. God brings forth good, but demons bring forth evil. Among the evils brought forth by demons are: "adultery, murder, violence to one's father, sacrilege, ungodliness, strangling, suicide from a cliff and all such other demonic actions".
A focus upon the material life is said to be the only thing that offends God :. As processions passing in the road cannot achieve anything themselves yet still obstruct others, so these men merely process through the universe, led by the pleasures of the body.
One must create, one must do something positive in one's life, because God is a generative power. Not creating anything leaves a person "sterile". A creation story is told by God to Hermes in the first book of the Corpus Hermeticum.
It begins when God, by an act of will, creates the primary matter that is to constitute the cosmos. All these books, according to Clement, were written by Hermes an ancient pre-existing Greek god that the Greeks likened to Thoth, claiming they were one and the same god, due to the fact they had similar qualities, i.
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Legend says that he who read the contents of the book would obtain the means to decipher the secrets and master the earth, the sea, the air and the celestial bodies. Neferkaptah eventually committed suicide and was said to have been entombed along with the book. Pin 4. Share
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