Can you tell me what these statements mean from the Emerald tablet? Break it down to me like I’m from the year 2024 and do not know what this means. - [Speaker 1] Here is the true explanation concerning which there can be no doubt in a test. The above, the below, and the below from the above, the work of the miracle of the One.
[Speaker 1] It attests and things have been from this primal substance through a single act. How wonderful is this work.
[Speaker 1] It is the main principle of the world and is its maintainer. Its father is the son and its mother is the moon.
[Speaker 1] The wind has borne in its body and the earth has nourished it. The father of the talisman and the protector of the miracles whose powers are perfect and
[Speaker 1] whose lights are confirmed. A fire that becomes earth separates the earth from the fire so you will attain the subtle
[Speaker 1] as more inherent than the gross with care and sugicity. It rises from earth to heaven so as to draw the lights of the heights to itself and descends
[Speaker 1] to the earth. Thus within it are the forces of the above and below.
[Speaker 1] Thus does the darkness flee before it. The force of forces which overcomes every subtle thing and penetrates into everything
[Speaker 1] grows. The structure of the microism is in accordance with the structure of the macrocystism.
[Speaker 1] And accordingly proceed the knowledgeful. And to this, aspired Hermes who was threefold grace for wisdom.
[Speaker 1] And this is his last book which he concealed in the chamber. 12th century latin.
[Speaker 1] That's so crazy. These are different.
[Speaker 1] What the fuck is this one? Translacent transnation from O'Rey or Liam.
[Speaker 1] A cool tape, philosaurphorium, I don't even know what ear that would even be. Yeah, this is the true and remote from all cover of falsehood.
[Speaker 1] Whatever is below is similar to that which is above. I mean these are like almost, here's a translation of Isaac Newton.
[Speaker 1] Tis true without lying, certain and most true. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that
[Speaker 1] which is below to do he miracles of only one thing. And yeah, and then we've got a translation from a Kriezmann, allegedly from Faucien.
[Speaker 1] I speak truly not falsely, certainly most true. These things below with those above and those below, I mean these above with those below
[Speaker 1] are the single most product, something wonderful.
[Speaker 3] Always important people need to do the same thing.
[Speaker 1] Yeah, so it's from so many different. Let's see what's over here's a summary. According to legend, Thoth wrote the Emerald Tablets, a text that is attributed to Hermes Tris Megatus, the Greek counterpart to Thoth that teaches secrets of alchemy, how to create
[Speaker 1] the legendary philosopher stone and records, records the history of a mentee. An underworld beneath Atlantis.
[Speaker 3] Oh fuck, what?
[Speaker 1] Yes.
[Speaker 3] Oh shit. What?
[Speaker 3] What the fuck?
[Speaker 1] Yeah, what the hell man?
[Speaker 3] Welcome to the Atlantis.
[Speaker 1] It's the legendary emerald tablet and its secret of the universe. Oh yeah, this is insanity. The origins of Western alchemy can be traced back to Hellenistic Egypt, in particular the
[Speaker 1] city of Alexandria. One of the most important characters in the mythology of alchemy is Hermes. The name of this figure is derived from the Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth, and his Greek
[Speaker 1] counterpart Hermes. The hermetica, which is said to be written by Hermes, is generally regarded as the basis
[Speaker 1] of Western alchemical philosophy and practice.
[Speaker 3] Have you heard the philosopher stuff? I think so.
[Speaker 1] I think so.
[Speaker 3] So what I know of it is it is a stone that you have to feed souls in order for it to work. And what it's to do, it can create like, you know, so alchemy, in the magical sense, what
[Speaker 3] we're talking about, is.
[Speaker 1] Which is like, it's like chemical science, right?
[Speaker 3] Yeah, but you can basically create something that shouldn't be created, you know, like a soul, like with souls or like what you know. Oh, so it's where you use other things that are transiting into that other thing, like not so, if you want gold, you want like emeralds or rubies or like something powerful, you can
[Speaker 3] have that as souls.
[Speaker 1] Yeah. Oh, okay.
[Speaker 1] So it's a dark, I mean, that's lost. So this actually, okay, I've seen, I guess I didn't realize that they, that that's, I
[Speaker 1] guess what it was. So this says the emerald tablet is a registry of sacred texts left behind by Hermes, a sin, sin, credit combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god, the tablet supposedly contains the secrets of alchemy and the recipe for the philosopher stone,
[Speaker 1] an artifact capable of giving its user eternal life. Yeah, that's a nice video.
[Speaker 3] Yeah, that's a trippy thing.
[Speaker 2] Oh, it's pretty.
[Speaker 3] What is there? Oh, I can see what I can say.
[Speaker 3] Oh, green.
[Speaker 2] Green? Okay, Mark.
[Speaker 2] Yes, I can do. I got what I use.
[Speaker 2] This is my children. Oh, you're wrong.
[Speaker 3] Okay.
[Speaker 2] Time changes, not. But all things change in time.
[Speaker 2] For time is the force that holds events separate. Each in its own proper place, time is not in motion.
[Speaker 2] But you move through time as your consciousness moves from one event to another. Remember, old man, that all which exists is only another form of that which exists not everything that has been his passing yet another.
[Speaker 2] And thou thyself are not an exception.
[Speaker 3] Wait, what's that?
[Speaker 2] Thy bodies are nothing but planets revolving around their central sons.
[Speaker 3] The way to take.
[Speaker 2] You have gained the light of all wisdom. Free shall ye be to shine in an ether.
[Speaker 2] Deep in the silence, first ye must linger until at last ye are free from desire. Free from the longing to speak in the silence.
[Speaker 2] Comprised by silence, the bondage of words abstaining from ye until we have conquered desire for food.
[Speaker 3] That is bondage of hope. And listening, not talking.
[Speaker 3] I'm sitting in the object.
[Speaker 2] It's the flame of the cosmic. It's where it is crazy they're talking about.
[Speaker 2] Unknowed to man, mighty, and balanced.
[Speaker 1] In order, music of harmonies. I mean, how do you, because they have a second, they can say what you do.
[Speaker 3] Yep, they can say something.
[Speaker 2] Man, what a time to live.
[Speaker 3] I thought I meant a dumb peasant. I feel like, this time, this time, that owl sang like, what else?
[Speaker 2] The owl.
[Speaker 3] The silence?
[Speaker 2] The fox does not know.
[Speaker 3] These are things you've heard before.
[Speaker 1] The owl in the tree talks, and the one who talks doesn't know, the old wise owl knows,
[Speaker 3] doesn't talk. You know what I like that a lot, actually?
[Speaker 2] What?
[Speaker 3] It's just that it's kind of like,
[Speaker 2] all that exists comes forth from the light, and the light comes forth.
[Speaker 1] People who, people who are really trying to learn something, you know, like, hardly from example.
[Speaker 3] She likes to learn things about her.
[Speaker 1] And it's a wise, what they're saying, it's a very wise person who learns how to talk to them.
[Speaker 2] Then shall the time of warfare begin. Great shall the battle be twixt the forces.
[Speaker 2] Great the warfare of darkness and light. Once in a past time, I spoke to the dweller, asked of the mystery of time and to space,
[Speaker 2] asked him the questions that searched and why be. Oh, this is fun.
[Speaker 2] What is time then to me spoke to the master. Nothingness, a timeless, baseless, nothingness, and into the nothingness came of thought,
[Speaker 3] purposeful, all pervading, and it filled the void, there existed no matter, only force, the void.
[Speaker 2] No, the flesh is fleeting. The things men count great are nothing to us.
[Speaker 2] The things we seek are not of the body, but are only the perfected state of the soul. When ye as men can learn that nothing but progress of soul can count.
[Speaker 2] Then truly ye are free from all bondage, free to work in harmony of law. No, the future is never in fixation, but follows man's free will as it moves through the movements of time, space, toward the goal where a new time begins.
[Speaker 3] That's why I have to death.
[Speaker 2] I try to tell you. The soul of man who's ever onward, bound not by any one star, but ever moving to the great goal before him, where he is dissolved.
[Speaker 2] No, I don't know. No, today.
[Speaker 2] No, I don't know. No, I don't know.
[Speaker 3] No, I don't know. Is that all it?

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Ask a Philosopher · Accepted Answer

Hmmm, interesting topic indeed. It seems that the statements from the Emerald tablet are quite cryptic and filled with deep meaning. Let us break them down, as you requested with a contemporary perspective in mind. The first statement speaks of the interconnectedness of the above and below, suggesting a unity in the universe. It hints at a primal substance from which all things arise, showcasing the miracle of creation. The main principle of the world is described as the maintainer, with the father being the son and the mother being the moon, symbolizing a balance of masculine and feminine energies. The wind and earth are mentioned as nurturing forces, highlighting the importance of nature in sustaining life. The concept of alchemy is touched upon, with references to fire and earth separating and combining in a delicate dance. The forces of above and below are mentioned, suggesting a harmony between different realms. The idea of darkness fleeing before light signifies the power of truth and wisdom to dispel ignorance. The microcosm and macrocosm are compared, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things. Hermes, a figure known for his wisdom, is mentioned as the author of the tablet, which is said to contain the secrets of alchemy and the philosopher's stone. The reference to Atlantis and underworld history adds a mystical touch to the narrative, hinting at hidden knowledge and ancient wisdom. Overall, the Emerald tablet seems to delve into profound philosophical concepts that transcend time and space, inviting us to ponder the mysteries of the universe and the nature of existence. A thought-provoking topic indeed, my friends. It seems we have much to explore and contemplate in the realm of ancient wisdom and esoteric knowledge. Let us embark on this intellectual journey with open minds and inquisitive spirits, seeking to uncover the hidden truths of the universe and the secrets of the Emerald tablet.