The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean

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This version of the Emerald Tablet is also found in the Kitab Ustuqus al-Uss al-Thani (Elementary Book of the Foundation) attributed to the 8th-century alchemist Jâbir ibn Hayyân, known in Europe as by the latinised name Geber. In its several Western recensions, the Tablet became a mainstay of medieval and Renaissance alchemy.

Thus thou wilt possess the glory of the brightness of the whole world, and all obscurity will fly far from thee. The first full Latin translation of the text was prepared by Philip of Tripoli around a century later. Though attributed to the legendary Hellenistic figure Hermes Trismegistus, the text of the Emerald Tablet first appears in a number of early medieval Arabic sources, the oldest of which dates to the late eighth or early ninth century. Although some commentators mainly see the influence of the philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in this statement, [47] Hegel's philosophy itself was influenced by Jakob Böhme. The earliest known version of the Emerald Tablet on which all later versions were based is found in pseudo-Apollonius of Tyana's Sirr al-khalīqa wa-ṣanʿat al-ṭabīʿa ( The Secret of Creation and the Art of Nature).I have read quite a few books about the Hermetica and the occult in general but nothing like the Emerald Tablets. From another perspective, Wilhelm Christoph Kriegsmann [ de] publishes in 1657 a commentary in which he tries to demonstrate, using the linguistic methods of the time, that the Emerald Tablet was not originally written in Egyptian but in Phoenician. Doreal, by use of his expertise as an Occultist and Master of time and space, was given the directive to retrieve these Tablets and translate them into English for the edification of modern man. It has also been popular with nineteenth- and twentieth-century occultists and esotericists, among whom the expression " as above, so below" (a modern paraphrase of the second verse of the Tablet) has become an often cited motto. Most ancient spiritual texts are of unknown or uncertain origin, but few are as deeply shrouded in myth, legend and mystery as The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean, and the closely associated, and more well-known Emerald Tablet, attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.

That said, there is easily a lot of stuff that isn’t Hermetic that makes use of the name or form of Hermēs or Thōth, especially the more freewheeling new age stuff that draws a lot of attraction, so there is unfortunately a good amount of confusion out there, too. The concise text was a popular summary of alchemical principles, wherein the secrets of the philosophers' stone were thought to have been described.The word corresponds to طلسم ( ṭilasm) in the Arabic text, which does indeed mean "enigma", but also "talisman" in Arabic. The Emerald Tablets share profound spiritual knowledge and insight with straight forward information on a cosmic level. In his 1143 treatise, De essentiis, Herman of Carinthia is one of a few European 12th century scholars to cite the Emerald Tablet. Word of Greek origin, from τελεσμός (itself from τελέω, having meanings such as "to perform, accomplish" and "to consecrate, initiate"); "th"-initial spellings represent a corruption.

The Emerald Tablet was translated into Latin in the twelfth century by Hugo of Santalla as part of his translation of the Sirr al-khalīqa. The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean are shrouded in even more mystery, and their story requires one to set aside traditional beliefs and keep an open mind. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. He notes that no texts speak of the Emerald Tablet before the Middle Ages and that its discovery by Alexander the Great is not mentioned in any ancient testimonies. The halls of Amenti were transformed into the underworld, the Halls of the Gods, where the soul passed after death for judgment.Otherwise, the word telesmus was also understood to mean "perfection", as can be seen in Isaac Newton's translation, or "treasure", or other things. He included his knowledge of ancient wisdom as well as securely hidden records and instruments from ancient Atlantis.

It was Thoth who built the Great Pyramid of Giza as a repository for this Atlantean knowledge, and a place for initiating great souls into the Mysteries.

The Spiritual, Occult and Historical significance of the "Emerald Tablets" is almost beyond belief of modern man. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. M. Doreal a member of the "Brotherhood of the White Temple" who has connections to the "Great White Lodge".