What is The Emerald Tablet Of Hermes?
Smaragdine Tablet of Hermes. As expressed by Eliphas Lévi, “this Tablet of Emerald is the whole of magic in a single page”;
but India has a single word which, when understood, contains “the whole of magic”. This is a tablet, however, alleged to have
been found by Sarai, Abraham’s wife (!) on the dead body of Hermes. So say the Masons and Christian Kabbalists. But in Theosophy
we call it an allegory. May it not mean that Sarai-swati, the wife of Brahmâ, or the goddess of secret wisdom and learning,
finding still much of the ancient wisdom latent in the dead body of Humanity, revivified that wisdom? This led to the rebirth
of the Occult Sciences, so long forgotten and neglected, the world over. The tablet itself, however, although containing the
“whole of magic”, is too long to be reproduced here.
- [Despite what the author of the present work says, we cannot resist the desire to publish such a curious document for illustration of our readers. Thus says the translated text of Volume I of the Bibliothèque des Philosophes Chimiques, p. 1 and 2, Paris, MDCCXLI:
"It is indubitable, no lie, true and very true. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"What is below is like what is above, and what is above is like what is below, to do the Miracles of one thing. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"And as all things have proceeded and proceed from one, through the mediation of one, so all things have been born of this unique thing, by adaptation. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"The Sun is his father; the Moon is his Mother; the Wind (the Air) has carried him in his womb; the Earth is his nurse. The father of the whole Telema (Secret or treasure (Hortulano). Other commentators understand by Telema (or Thelema) the Will, the Od of the Hebrews, the Azoth, the astral Light of the martinists, etc.) from all over the world is here: Her strength or power is whole, if she is converted to Earth. (GTHPB )
"You will separate the Earth from the Fire, the Subtle from the Rude, gently with great industry. Climb from Earth to Heaven, and from rejection descend to Earth, and receive the strength of the superior and inferior things. By this means you will have the glory [or light] from all over the World, and therefore all darkness will flee from you. (GTHPB)
"It is the strong Force of all strength, because she will overcome every subtle thing, and penetrate every solid thing. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"Thus was created the World. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"From here will be and will come admirable adaptations, whose medium is here. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"This is why I have been called Hermes Trimegisto, who owns all three parts of the Philosophy of the World. (G.T. H.P.B.)
"What I have said about the operation of the Sun is accomplished and finished."
In the same work cited is the Commentary that the famous alchemist Hortulano wrote about this obscure text. -See: Isis without veil, I, 507 et seq.] (G.T. H.P.B.)
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