A Daily Look Within – Day 16
A Daily Look Within Day 16
By Kathy Custren
“Hermes Sun Operation” – Light; Experiencing sun’s fire force; Light beings
In looking at basics, we can take a look at how a figure from ancient times chose to look at the fire he knew best, the Sun. Even if you are not a student of alchemy or hermetic transformation, we may glean some appreciation of the natural cycle from what Hermes provides in his writing, famously known as the “Emerald Tablet.”
What follows is the original text of an old Latin translation of the Emerald Tablet attributed to Hermes.Wikipedia does provide the original edition of the Latin text that goes back to 1541, along with a few famous interpretations. After the Latin is a contemporary translation (one of many). In October 2009, I tried to interpret the text. After additional reading, came more notes in March 2010. Most recently, in April 2011, there is yet more to consider, after really digesting and reinterpreting based on how it relates to us. I hope you enjoy it:
Latin text
Verum, sine mendatio, certum et verissimum: Quod est inferius est sicut quod est superius, et quod est superius est sicut quod est inferius, ad perpetranda miracula rei unius. Et sicut res omnes fuerunt ab uno, meditatione unius, sic omnes res natae ab hac una re, adaptatione. Pater eius est Sol. Mater eius est Luna. Portavit illud Ventus in ventre suo. Nutrix eius terra est. Pater omnis telesmi totius mundi est hic. Virtus eius integra est si versa fuerit in terram. Separabis terram ab igne, subtile ab spisso, suaviter, magno c** ingenio. Ascendit a terra in coelum, iterumque descendit in terram, et recipit vim superiorum et inferiorum. Sic habebis Gloriam totius mundi. Ideo fugiet a te omnis obscuritas. Haec est totius fortitudinis fortitudo fortis, quia vincet omnem rem subtilem, omnemque solidam penetrabit. Sic mundus creatus est. Hinc erunt adaptationes mirabiles, quarum modus est hic. Itaque vocatus sum Hermes Trismegistus, habens tres partes philosophiae totius mundi. Completum est quod dixi de operatione Solis. (footnote removed)
