"Hermes, the father of philosophy, speaks:
"So know, my son, that the beginning
of this wisdom lies in our nature.
It exists in water and
fire, and its perfection is complete
fusion. From earth and water arises
wind, and from wind is born air,
which permeates everything and carries
with it the miraculous.
When you understand this,
a great light will be revealed to you.
For out of light and darkness,
out of joy and sorrow,
out of spirit and body,
out of warmth and cold,
arises the great and eternal cycle."
Since you have explored the power of the elements
and the transformation of nature,
you are now able to perceive
the great miracle in its manifold form.
By separating the pure from the impure,
by using the power of fire
and applying the secret art,
you will attain great knowledge.
Know that light emerges from darkness,
and darkness is hidden within light.
Only he who sees both
will understand the truth and reach perfection.
When you merge opposites
and bring them into unity,
then the true power will be revealed to you.
Fire rises, and water descends,
earth is purified, and air
carries the spirit everywhere.
Thus, the great mystery is born,
where heaven and earth are united.
Remember this well,
for in it lies the key
to supreme knowledge."
— Splendor solis, c. 1582
Art: Traité d'alchimie Rodolphe II, c. 1501-1600
HERMETIC PRINCIPLES OF ASCENSION = Scala Philosophorum Víctor. Arturo. Cabello. Reyes. 'And he had a dream: He saw a ladder that was resting on the ground, and its end touched the sky. Angels of God ascended and descended through it'. (Genesis 28:12) Certainly, it is the only Biblical mention of a staircase where the Hebrew term of sul-lam is used precisely, in clear reference to the vision that Jacob manages to contemplate in dreams when stopping on his pilgrimage from Beer-sheba to Haran. Beautiful and significant is the vision of Bethel that manifests itself in an ancient sacred place. Sacred and productive place, for many ancient peoples, that for many centuries before this important vision was known by the Canaanites, with the powerful name of Luz=Light. (Genesis 28:19) Significantly, the place where Abraham had camped some time ago. (Genesis 28: 16-19; 35: 6) THE LADDER of Hermes, in its two basic modalities, the spiral and the straight, is unified with the fundamental ...
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