Liber XII · Hermeticism
Chapter IV
Emerald Tablet
8 min readBook of the Secret of Creation: Balinus and the Emerald TabletThe Book of the Secret of Creation attributed to Balinus (Apollonius of Tyana): Arabic cosmology, the sulfur–mercury theory of metals and the Emerald Tablet.8 min readSabians of Harran: Star Worship, Hermes and Arabic ScienceThe Sabians of Harran: the last pagans of Mesopotamia, their planetary temples, Hermes as prophet, Thabit ibn Qurra and the debate over Hermetic transmission.7 min readSecretum Secretorum: The Pseudo-Aristotelian Secret of SecretsThe Secretum secretorum explained: an Arabic mirror for princes posing as Aristotle's letter to Alexander, with medicine, magic and the Emerald Tablet.9 min readThe Emerald Tablet of Hermes: Origins, Text and MeaningThe Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus explained: its Arabic origins, Latin translations, alchemical readings, Newton's version and 'as above, so below'.
Forthcoming in this chapter
1- Emerald Tablet: A Complete Guide