The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus is the most famous and mysterious teaching in the history of Occult Philosophy. Thought to describe alchemical, cosmological and spiritual transformation, the Tablet has endured as as profoundly enlightening while remaining powerfully obscure. This week I’ll be tackling the origins, history, transmission and meaning of the Emerald Tablet
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errata: tocius = totius
Recommended Readings:
Saif – The Arabic Influences on Early Modern Occult Philosophy – 978-1137399465
van Bladel – The Arabic Hermes – 978-0195376135
Articles – https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LI3oJBxdNI4c1jMQNCbW6gR6puLysTMo?usp=sharing
The Vulgate in De Alchemia (1541) – https://archive.org/details/inhocvoluminede00garlgoog/page/n382/mode/2up
General Intro Alchemy Reading
Linden, Stanton J. (ed.) The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton. 978-0521796620. Nicely edited collection of alchemical primary texts.
Moran, Bruce. Distilling Knowledge: Alchemy, Chemistry, and the Scientific Revolution. 978-0674022492. Great text on the transition from alchemy to chemistry.
Principe, Lawrence. The Secrets of Alchemy. 978-0226103792. An up-to-date history of alchemy.
Newman, William. Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature’s “Secret Fire” 978-0691174877. Cutting edge research on alchemy in the 17th century.
Roob, Alexander(ed.) Alchemy & Mysticism. 978-3836549363. A collection of alchemical imagery and symbolism, also a nice coffee table book!
Anything by Principe and Newman generally
