#tabula smaragdina

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OVERLORD Light Novels

OVERLORD 1 The Undead King

OVERLORD 2 The Dark Warrior

OVERLORD 3 The Bloody Valkyrie

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The Secrets of Alchemy in 1545

[mercuriicultores]

Hermes Trismegistus (?) – Tabula Smaragdina

I. Verum sine mendacio, certum et verissimum:

II. Quod est inferius, est sicut quod est superius, et quod est superius, est sicut quod est inferius, ad perpetranda miracula rei Unius.

III. Et sicut omnes res fuerunt ab Uno, mediatione Unius, sic omnes res natae fuerunt ab hac Una re, adaptatione.

IV. Pater eius est Sol, mater eius Luna.

V. Portavit illud Ventus in ventre suo.

VI. Nutrix eius Terra est, Pater omnis telesmi totius mundi est hic.

VII. Vis eius integra est, si versa fuerit in Terram.

VIII. Separabis Terram ab Igne, subtile a spisso, suaviter, cum magno ingenio.

IX. Ascendit a Terra in Caelum, iterumque descendit in Terram et recipit vim superiorum et inferiorum.

X. Sic habebis gloriam totius mundi.

XI. Ideo fugiet a te omnis obscuritas.

XII. Haec est totius fortitudinis Fortitudo fortis; quia vincet omnem rem subtilem, omnemque solidam penetrabit.

XIII. Sic mundus creatus est.

XIV. Hinc erunt adaptationes mirabiles, quarum modus est hic, itaque vocatus sum Hermes Trismegistus, habens tres partes philosophiae totius mundi.

XV. Completum est quod dixi de operatione Solis.

I. <Lo que digo es> verdad sin error, digna de crédito y la más cierta. II. Lo que está abajo es como lo que está arriba, y lo que está arriba es como lo que está abajo. para perpretrar los prodigios del Uno. III. Y, como todas las cosas fueron creadas por lo Uno, por mediación de lo Uno, así todas las cosas fueron creadas a imagen de lo Uno. IV. Su padre es el Sol, su madre la Luna. V. El Viento lo portó en su vientre. VI. Su nutridora es la Tierra, su padre es la Perfección del mundo entero. VII. Su poder es pleno, si se transformara en Tierra. VIII. Separarás la Tierra del Fuego, lo sutil de lo burdo, pero sé cuidadoso e inteligente cuando lo hagas. IX. Asciende de la Tierra al Cielo y, de nuevo, desciende a la Tierra y toma los poderes de los que está arriba y de lo que está abajo. X. Así tendrás la gloria del mundo entero. XI. De manera que toda oscuridad saldrá de ti. XII. Ésto es más fuerte que la Fortaleza misma, porque vencerá todas las cosas sutiles y penetrará en todas las cosas sólidas. XIII. Así fue creado el mundo. XIV. De aquí vendrán las transformaciones prodigiosas, mediante las cuales el mundo existe. Esto es por lo que soy llamado Hermes Trismegisto, poseedor de las tres partes de la filosofía cósmica. XV. Lo que tuve que decir sobre el funcionamiento del Sol ha concluido.

[yurious-george]

Anyway. Goops is absolutely part of whoever tf the founder is and represents the Nigredo of her soul. It's literally just her darker half. the wiw is the Albedo. The founder is represented with the gold symbol because that was the ultimate goal of alchemy, the purification of lead into gold, and gold as such represents alchemy's final state. and undine had to be the main character because fish can pass through the barrier (due to the water) and they'll need her water powers to go outside. sorry for spoiling but i hate you, personally

[lovelyyandereaddictionpoint]

Can I send an idea you know there are multiple supreme beings of nazerick. Imagine of them has a wife(Not Ainz's wife). Imagine that wife looks baal zebul from bayonetta. I would love to headcanon that she works as a lounge singer IRL. Maybe she could be married to Albedo or Shaltear's (creator).

Married to a Supreme Being | Yandere Overlord

That’s an interesting idea. That you are brought into the game without being actively a part of it. Your partner is the one who plays religiously and helps you boost your levels. When you arrive as your character you’re truly taken aback. Thinking it's more like an isekai anime you're pleasantly surprised to recognize the name of Ainz Ooal Gown:

Peroncino

“I love H-games.”

“I know you do which is why I’ll dismiss the cleavage on my costume.”

When he started the guild he probably wasn’t seeing you seriously

As a friend or coworker

When he does get the ring on his finger though the guildmembers notice

And so do his creations 

When Ainz finally does find you he’s ecstatic but also worried

Shalltear on the other hand is on cloud 9

“Mother/Father! I’m so happy you are here! Did Peronchino-sama come with you?”

She’s hurt for a little while but she’s your sweet little guard dog

Granted you could hold your own she’d rather you never lift another finger again

Draining and devouring any human who so much as offends you

She’s a lot more hostile until she gets pets from you

And she’ll never stop bragging

“See? Ariska Peronchino-sama left his love to me because he trusts my power most.”

She pampers you to no end and with Ainz’s unexpressed permission

She’ll be in charge of your protection

By any means necessary

Tabula Smaragdina

“Darling you’ll wear the leather harness right?”

“Darling~You’re microphone is on….”

“...Will you?”

He doesn’t speak about you too openly 

But his close friends, the entirety of Nazarick know he’s snagged someone

The lore he writes is so detailed and convoluted that there are a few lines that reference you 

Ainz would never know that when he brings you to Albedo and Nigredo they’d have such a visceral connection

“(Y/n)-sama!? To think I’d have you here is a miracle! (Y/n) if I may, there’s so much I have to ask you! ”

“My…my….my creator’s significant other…your greatness!”

Albedo is quite open about her pride in you 

Bragging with a blush on her face as she returned from a conversation over tea

She adores that you’ll encourage her newfound obsession with Ainz

“And he squeezed me!”

“Oh my so forward! I think you're a shoo-in for the first wife! Even my darling Tabula wasn’t so forward with me.”

“No way!?”

“Yes, I had to take quite a few advances myself.”

“How romantic!”

And Nigredo

Oh Nigredo

She’s honored you came to Frozen Realm just to see her 

Let her rest her head on your lap as you brush through her hair

“Nigredo, you’re as beautiful as the day Tabula made you.”

“Oh, my supreme!”

“You may call my name Nigredo. I’d feel outcasted as an extension of your creator.”

“Do not harken my insolence to your grace. I’m grateful to be gazed upon by you.”

Both will protect you with a veracity that rivals their typical bloodlust

Ainz may be leading them but you are their creator’s prized partner 

You’re the closest thing to their dear Tabula, they both promise to never let you go again

Both Images From Wiki

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Attached (Alastor)

TAGS: Alastor/Dragoness!reader, some plot, fluff(?), drabble Ao3 ver. | Ko-fi | Commissions (OPEN)

You found him bleeding out at the site of a wreckage.

Wherever it is you were transported to, it had certainly seen better days. Aside from the red sky, the debris and ruins that littered the ground were alarming. If there’s one thing you can be sure of, it’s that you’ve arrived at the scene of a battle.

One that had thankfully seemingly concluded just before your arrival.

Which also explains why the deer-like individual had such terrible gashes upon his body as he rested against the broken audio equipment. 

In spite of the voices at the back of your head that sounded suspiciously like Momonga and Tabula Smaragdina, you forego the logical choice of leaving him there to secure your own safety in this new environment.

Instead, you crouch down on his side and run the sharp tip of a claw on the skin of your wrist until a small gash bloomed open.

You cup the back of his head and press your wrist against his slightly open mouth, taking no notice of the shadows on the floors writhing and spreading like mold.

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“I never knew my parents,” you admitted nonchalantly as you petted the demonic-looking cat that bore a striking resemblance to the Radio Demon who loomed over you from behind your seat.

Surrounding you were the Hazbin Hotel’s residents, including the head honcho of hell himself, Lucifer. They’d given you a summary of everything that had happened with the angels, and in turn, you answered their questions about you.

“..You don’t know a single thing about them?” 

Lucifer who had gone quiet the moment you entered the newly made hotel spoke for the first time, staring at you with an odd look in his eyes.

“No, I don’t.” 

Not knowing your own parents was never an issue for you, because you still grew up surrounded by love and friendship from the makeshift family you had at the orphanage. 

“From what the orphanage director told me, my name was stitched on the blanket I was wrapped in. She figured that I probably got my name from either of my parents.”

You were naturally talking about your actual name, and not your beloved in-game avatar’s name. 

Not that any of them knew that.

Had you clarified this tidbit of information from the start, it might have prevented all the misunderstandings that swiftly followed after your admission.

Before you or anyone else could react, Lucifer lunged at you.

Shouts of surprise reverberated across the lounge as the king of hell and the overlord clashed for seemingly no reason. Alastor’s body shielded you, elongated antlers and sharp teeth in full display, whereas Lucifer stood with all three pairs of his wings spread out.

"̴͉̟͠͝A̶̛̯ṅ̸͔d̴̹̒͝ ̶͕̙͛͘w̷͎͕͋̕h̷̨̲̐̓a̴͔̪̐ṱ̵̚ ̴͖͚́d̴̝̾̄ŏ̶̢͍ ̷̖̾̎y̷̮̅o̴̫̩͝u̷͍̕ ̴̨͕��̕t̷̪͂̍h̶̲͎̿͝ĩ̴̠n̷̙̙̄k̴̙͊ ̸̧͖́́ý̴͔̮̈o̶̱̹͗̒u̶̞͋'̴̦̔̈́r̷̘͔͐ě̶͉̗ ̸̳̱̋d̶͓͝o̸̱͎͒̚ì̶̦͘n̸̖͇̑g̴̝̠̀?̶̝̔"̶̰̆

“Get out of my way,” the venom that dripped off Lucifer’s voice could only be comparable to the way he spoke to Adam not too long ago, noted Charlie. Even odder, there was a tone of desperation that felt out of place to her.

Unbeknownst to her and everyone else, she would get her answers almost immediately.

“I don’t give a single fuck about your petty contracts, but you will not prevent me from being with my own daughter!”

Charlie’s whole word seemingly exploded as all hell broke loose after Lucifer’s revelation, and all she could do was stare with her mouth agape.

Her dad had a lot of explaining to do, and she had a new sibling to get to know.

[talonabraxas]

V.I.T.R.I.O.L. is an acronym which stands for Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem. This translates to "Visit the interior of the Earth and by rectification (purification) you will find the hidden stone." This image is purportedly found on the Emerald Tablet of Hermes (Tabula Smaragdina Hermetis) and is a revered alchemical text of the Rosicrucian order.

[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #353 - Jorge Ben, A Tábua De Esmeralda, 1974

Tutti noi conosciamo una canzone di Jorge Ben, straordinario musicista e cantante brasiliano, anche conoscendo per niente l'artista. Perchè è autore di una delle canzoni più famose di tutti i tempi, e simbolo della musica brasiliana: Mas Que Nada! (1964 dal disco Samba Esquema Novo) portata al successo da Sergio Mendes e i Brazil '66 e poi divenuta uno standard jazz, una canzone dalle centinaia di cover, una sorta di cartolina musicale della musica brasiliana. Ma Jorge Ben (che fino al 1989 userà questo nome d'arte, ma poi lo cambierà Jorge Ben Jor, scritto anche BenJor, per frenare l'incidente legale che attribuisce parte dei suoi diritti editoriali al cantante e chitarrista statunitense George Benson) è uno dei grandi autori di musica carioca, e uno dei pochi non "bossanovisti" a travalicare gli argini internazionali con dischi importantissimi.

Bravissimo chitarrista, dalla fine degli anni '60, quando ottiene altro successo importante con il disco Jorge Ben, che contiene altre due canzoni famose come País Tropical e Charles, Anjo 45, inizia un percorso sperimentale musicale che lo porterà nel decennio successivo a scardinare le strutture classiche della musica sudamericana, intrecciando le influenze delle musiche occidentali come il soul, il funk, ma anche ribaltando completamente la traiettoria, rifacendosi alla radici africane della musica brasiliana. Questa ricerca si traduce in tre dischi, eccezionali, che pubblica tra il 1974 e il 1976: sono A Tabua De Esmeralda, la scelta di oggi, Solta O Pavão del 1975 e África Brasil del 1976. Non hanno il successo commerciale dei precedenti, ma sono unanimemente considerati tre capolavori.

A Tabua De Esmeralda deve il suo titolo all'interesse di Jorge Ben per la teosofia, il misticismo e le arti magiche alchemiche: in copertina c'è una riproduzione della tabula smaragdina di Nicholas Flamel, grande alchimista e massimo studioso del XV secolo della pietra filosofale: la tavola smeraldina è un testo sapienziale che la leggenda vuole opera di Ermete Trismegisto (la fortuna della tavola smeraldina e del suo potere magico ha avuto ultimamente una rinascita con la serie Netflix Dark, che prende spunto dal testo). Musicalmente il disco, dominato dalla sua chitarra gioiosa e variabile (sarà l'ultimo disco dove la suona, prima di trovare difficile le registrazioni dello strumento rispetto alle sue aspettative sonore) ebbe un'enorme influenza sui musicisti brasiliani dell'epoca e contribuì in larga misura ad accendere l'esplosione creativa che ebbe luogo nelle scene samba rock e samba soul brasiliane durante gli anni '70. Il sound di questo particolare album è molto semplice, dominato dalla atmosfere acustiche, con le canzoni guidate dalla caratteristica chitarra acustica di Ben suonata insieme a un basso e percussioni, in una sorta di brazilian folk, anche per gli innesti che Ben mette nelle canzoni: cori, arrangiamenti di archi e un contrabbasso che rendono le melodie magnificamente realizzate, fluide, vibranti e con quel tocco magico che sia la lingua che la stessa atmosfera danno alle composizioni. Tra le tracce, quella apertura è l'allegra e bellissima Os Alquimistas Estão Chegando, con i suoi divertenti testi sugli alchimisti. Altri momenti particolarmente belli sono Errare Humanum Est, a tema spaziale, Zumbi, con i suoi testi ispirati all'Africa e che anticipano il lavoro profondo ed essenziale che farà con Africa Brasil, Cinco Minutos e Magnolia. C'è spazio per le canzoni d'amore come Eu Vou Torcer e Minha Teimosia, Uma Arma Pra Te Conquistar. Brother è cantata in inglese ed è uno spiritual carioca, O Homem Da Gravata Florida è un brano diverstissement che parla di un uomo dalla bellissima cravatta, in pieno stile realismo magico. Molti critici hanno notato che in realtà alcune canzoni sono riferimenti simbolici a personaggi storici: l'uomo della cravatta potrebbe essere Paracelso, O Namorado Da Viúva, l'innamorato di una vedova, è lo stesso Flamel.

Ben è stato una grande fonte di ispirazione, anche a volte "incosapevole": una sua canzone Taj Mahal, che riprenderà nel fenomenale Africa Brasil, fu la base per quella canzone di grande successo che fu Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? di Rod Steward nel 1979: portato in tribunale il cantante scozzese, Ben vinse la causa sui diritti e donò il ricavato dei diritti del singolo all'UNICEF. Ben scrive e suona ancora adesso, portando sul palco l'energia magica e indimenticabile della sua musica e del suo paese.

[rakubalka]

Hey @khr-guilded-cage @massivechildtidalwave

Remember the Overlord x KHR au I made a while back

You know the one in which Tsuna was the only other still active member of Ainz Ooal Gown and as a result also got isekaid

Well here is his character desing I made

So what do you think ?

(I really need to learn how to paint with no line art 🥲)

Name :

Sky27

(Ainz Ooal Gown)

Titles :

Ainz Ooal Gown's Resident Teenager

The Fire On The FirePower Duo Of Ainz Ooal Gown

The Person With The Shittiest Race In Nazarick

Alignment Neutral

Sense of Justice 50

Racial level :

Child of a Fire Serpent 5 lv

Job level :

Fire Mage 10 lv

Zhrets 10 lv

Vedmak 5lv

Hokage 10 lv

Master Assassin 5 lv

Others

Levels [ Racial + Job ] Total 100 level

5 racial level 95 job level

His Heteromorph race is "Child Of A Fire Serpent" . It was made more so as an istareg and not made all that playable , mainly because of its abysmal HP and ridiculous high weakness for cold (and also because there is only one race class in the whole race) . It does allow for some pretty good fire magic damage but the people who would do that normally just go for other a fire or just elemental races because of the again abysmal HP .

Tsuna however while (relatively) just starting the game found the quest chain that gives the item that made it possible to change race to this , and from then on just fell in love with this race specifically .

The horns are a head piece he wears for extra magic . It was a present from Amanomahitotsu .

The levels in stealth clases is because of his habit of getting close and personal with his opponent despite the before mentioned abysmal HP . The whole guild tried to make him break the habit until at some point Nishikienrai said screw it and gave Tsuna some of his old equipment and made him take levels in assassin type classes to use it . From then on Tsuna became as common to see on the front lines as the tanks ( kinda like Warrior Takemikazuchi except he dies less)

At some point there was a game wide victorina the prize of it being a world item . Tabula Smaragdina beat everyone's ass and when he found that the prize "Cloak of Winter and Death" not only gives full immunity to cold (and also a stealth boos on how cold it is) but also is clearly inspireded by a goddess in the mythology that he got Tsuna into it also got given to Tsuna as a present imidiatly (Tsuna is the guild's baby)

[primordialchoice]

I wonder if the name Zemargard has anything to do with the Greek/Latin/Semitic word for Emerald? Because Zemargard sounds familiar to the word smaragdus (Latin)/smaragdos (Greek)/maragdos (a Semitic language)

That could tie her to the Emerald Tablets (Tabula Smaragdina) and implicitly, Hermeticism

[crustacean-menace]

Isn't that the fucking Tabula Smaragdina?

[joostjongepier]

Wat?   Fastnacht (2010) door Neo Rauch, Tabula Smaragdina (2023) door Michael Triegel, Hinter den sieben Bergen (19173) door Wolfgang Mattheuer en Chilenisches Requiem (1973) door Werner Tübke

Waar?   Tentoonstelling Bilderkosmos #2 Kunst aus Leipzig in Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig

Wanneer?   1 augustus 2024

De Leipziger Schule vindt zijn oorsprong in de Leipziger Kunstakademie, de huidige Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig. Onder meer Wolfgang Mattheuer en Werner Thübke waren aanvankelijk student en later docent aan deze opleiding. Deze kunstenaars en hun leerlingen worden gerekend tot de Leipziger Schule. De kunstenaars bogen voor de staatsregels van de DDR, maar waren in hun werk wel degelijk kritisch. De derde generatie wordt gewoonlijk aangeduid als Neue Leipziger Schule. Hiertoe behoren onder meer Neo Rauch en Michael Triegel. In Nederland heeft met name Museum De Fundatie in Zwolle veel aandacht geschonken aan kunstenaars van de (Neue) Leipziger Schule.

Het eerste schilderij dat ik in het museum tegenkom, kan ik gelijk thuisbrengen. Het is ontegenzeggelijk een werk van Neo Rauch. Het is moeilijk zijn werk te beschrijven. Hij gaat vaak uit van droombeelden, maar ook de werkelijkheid van de vroegere DDR komt in zijn werk vaak terug. Zijn stijl is heel eigen en daardoor herken je een werk van Rauch direct.

Heel anders van stijl is Michael Triegel. Hij schildert op een uiterst precieze manier die middeleeuws aandoet. Zijn thema’s zijn vaak religieus.  Werk van Triegel is minstens zo raadselachtig als dat van Rauch. Neem zijn recente schilderij Tabula Smaragdina. Het werk heeft volop paassymboliek. We zien een vrouw die een geslacht en gevild lam in haar armen houdt. Een mogelijke, nogal gruwelijke, verwijzing naar het Lam Gods. Wellicht is de afgebeelde persoon de Heilige Agnus, die gewoonlijk wordt geportretteerd met een lam. Twee engelen hangen, als acrobaten, in de lucht. Eén van hen draagt een van het bloed druipend mes. Het bloed druipt langs zijn witte vleugel. Aan de voeten van de hoofdpersoon nestelt een distelvink, beter bekend als een puttertje. Volgens een christelijke legende plukte het vogeltje doornen van de doornenkroon van Christus en verlichte zo diens lijden. De opvallend rode kop heeft de distelvink te danken aan het feit dat een druppel bloed van het hoofd op zijn kopje terecht kwam. Onderin het werk zien we drie meisjes, waarvan er één foto’s van een man en een vrouw toont. Haar gestorven ouders? Evenmin als bij Neo Rauch biedt de schilder houvast bij de interpretatie van zijn werk.

Van Wolfgang Mattheuer, een schilder van de eerste generatie Leipziger Schule, hangen meerdere werken in het museum. Eén daarvan is Hinter den sieben Bergen. Boven een weg die door de bergen leidt, zweeft een vrouw met ontbloot bovenlijf aan gekleurde ballonnen door de lucht. In een tijd dat voor DDR-burgers reisbeperkingen golden, biedt dit werk een beeld van vrijheid.

Chilenisches Requiem van Werner Tübke gaat niet over de situatie in de DDR, maar richt het oog naar buiten. In 1973 vond in Chili een staatsgreep plaats waarbij legerleider Augusto Pinochet een staatsgreep pleegde en de burgerregering van Salvador Allende omver wierp. Tübkes werk toont een vrouw die gebogen is over het lijk van een naakte man. De afbeelding doet denken aan Maria die zich buigt over het lichaam van haar gekruisigde Zoon.

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INTERPRETATION and EXPLANATION of the TABULA SMARAGDINA HERMETIS

This picture, plain and insignificant in appearance,

Concealeth a great and important thing

Yea, it containeth a secret of the kind

That is the greatest treasure in the world.

For what on this earth is deemed more excellent

Than to be a Lord who ever reeketh with gold,

And hath also a healthy body,

Fresh and hale all his life long.

Until the predestined time

That cannot be overstepped by any creature.

All this, as I have stated, clearly

Is contained within this figure.

The separate shields are to be seen,

And on them are eagle, lion, and free star.

And painted in their very midst

Arfully stands an imperial globe.

Heaven and Earth in like manner

Are also placed herein intentionally,

And between the hands outstretched towards each other

Are to be seen the symbols of metals

And in the circle surround the picture

Seven words are to be found inscribed.

Therefore I shall now tell

What each meaneth particularly

And then indicate without hesitation

How it is called by name.

Therein is a secret thing of the Wise

In which is to be found great power.

And how to prepare it will also

Be described in the following:

The three shields together indicate

Sal, Sulphur, and Mercium.

The Sal hath been one Corpus that

Is the very last one in the Art.

The Sulphur henceforth is the soul

Without which the body can do nothing

Mercurius is the spirit of power,

Holding together both body and soul,

Therefore it is called a medium

Since whatever is made without it hath no stability.

For soul and body could not die

Should spirit also be with them.

And soul and spirit could not be

Unless they had a body to dwell in,

And no power had body or spirit

If the soul did not accompany them.

This is the meaning of the Art:

The body giveth form and constancy,

The soul doth dye and tinge it,

The spirit maketh it fluid and penetrateth it.

And therefore the Art cannot be

In one of these three things alone

Nor can the greatest secret exist alone:

It must have body, soul, and spirit.

And now what is the fourth,

From which the three originate

The same names teach thee

And the sevenfold star in the lower shield

The Lion likewise by its colour and power

Showeth its nature and its property.

In the Eagle yellow and white are manifest.

Mark my words well, for there is need of care;

The imperial orb doth exhibit

The symbol of this highest good.

Heaven and earth, four elements,

Fire, light, and water, are therein

The two hands do testify with an oath

The right reason and the true knowledge,

And from what roots are derived

All of the metals and many other things.

Now there remain only the seven words,

Hear further what they mean:

If thou dost now understand this well

This knowledge shall nevermore fail

Every word standeth for a city

Each of which hath but one gate.

The first signfieth gold, is intentionally yellow.

The second for fair white silver.

The third, Mercurius, is likewise grey.

The fourth, for tin, is heaven-blue.

The fifth for iron, is blood-red

The sixth for copper, is true green

The seventh for lead, is black as coal.

Mark what I mean, understand me well

In these city gates, indeed,

Standeth the whole ground of the Art.

For no one city alone can effect anything,

The others must also be close at hand.

And as soon as the gates are closed

One cannot enter any city.

And if they had no gates

Not one thing could they accomplish.

But if these gates are close together

A ray of light appeareth from seven colours.

Shining very brightly together

Their might is incomparable.

Thou canst not find such wonders on earth,

Wherefore hearken unto further particulars:

Seven letters, and seven words,

Seven cities, and seven gates,

Seven times, and seven metals,

Seven days, and seven ciphers

Whereby I mean seven herbs

Also seven arts and seven stones.

Therein stands every lasting art.

Well for him who findeth this.

If this be too hard for thee to understand

Hear me again in a few other particulars.

Truly I reveal to thee

Very clearly and plainly, without hatred or envy,

How it is named with one word

VITRIOL, for him who understandeth it.

If thou wouldst oft figure out

This Cabbalistic way with all diligence,

Seven and fifty in the cipher

Thou findest figured everywhere.

Let not the Work discourage thee,

Understand me rightly, so shalt thou enjoy it,

Besides that, note this fully,

There is a water which doth not make wet.

From it the metals are produced,

It is frozen hard as ice.

A moistened dust, a fuller wind doth raise

Wherein are all qualities.

If thou dost not understand this,

Then I may not name it for thee otherwise.

Now I will instruct thee

How it should be prepared.

There are seven ways for this art,

If thou neglectest any of them thou workest in vain.

But thou must, before all things else, know

Thou hast to succeed in purification.

And although this be twofold,

Thou art in need of one alone.

The first work is freely done by it

Without any other addition,

Without distilling something in it

Simply through its putrefication.

From all of its earthliness

Is everything afterwards prepared.

This first way hath two paths,

Happy is he who goeth on the right path.

The first extendeth through the strength of fire,

With and in itself, note this well.

The second extendeth further

Until one cometh to treasure and to gain.

This is done by dissolving,

And again by saturating, I inform you:

This must be undertaken first of all,

So comest thou to the end of the fine art.

After the whole purification hath been completed

It will be prepared and boiled in the sun

Or in the warm dung of its time

Which extendeth itself very far

Until it become constant and perfect,

And the treasure of the Wise is in it.

The other ways are very subtle

And many mighty ones fail therein,

For here is the purpose of the distillation

And the sublimation of the Wise Men.

The separation of the four elements

Is also called by the Wise Men

Air, water, and rectified fire.

The earth on the ground hath misled many,

Having been deemed a worthless thing,

Although all the power lieth in it.

Some know not how to separate it

From their Cortibus, therefore they fail.

It was cast behind the door,

But the Wise Man taketh it up again,

Purifieth it snow-white and clear:

This is the ground, I say in truth.

But if thou dost wish to separate it,

Note that it is of no little importance,

For if they are not prepared

Then you are in error, that I swear.

Therefore thou must also have some vinegar

Which is revealed to the Wise Men,

Wherewith thou wilt effect the separation,

So that nothing earthly remaineth in it any more,

Till body and soul have to be separated

Otherwise called fire and earth

And after that they are thus purified.

And thereupon followeth the mixture, observe!

And so it cometh to a wondrous strength,

The finished figures with the unfinished.

And if the fire be likewise rightly controlled,

It will be entirely perfect

In much less time than a year.

Now thou hast the entire way in its length

On which are not more than two paths.

From these one soon wandereth and goeth astray,

Else it all standeth clear and plain.

The one is the water of the Wise Men,

Which is the Mercurius alone.

The other is called a vinegar,

And it is known only to a very few.

And this vinegar doth circle

Away from the philosophical iron.

It is Lord Aes whom it maketh glad.

Therefore they have combined so closely

Many hundred forms and names are given

After each hath chosen it.

One way springeth from the true source,

A few have worked on it for a whole year.

But many through their art and craft

Have shortened so long a space of time.

And quickly is the preparation set free

As Alchemy doth point out.

The preparation alone

Maketh this stone great and glorious.

Although there is but one matter

It lacketh nothing else.

But when it is clarified

Its name hath misled many.

However, I have revealed enough to thee

In many ways, forms, and fashions.

There are many names; I say

Let not thyself be misled from the true way.

In their scriptures, the Elders write

That it is a draught, a great poison.

Others call it a snake, a monster,

Which is not costly anywhere

It is common to all men

Throughout the world, to rich and also to poor.

It is the property of the metals

Through which they conquer victoriously.

The same is a perfection

And setteth a golden crown upon it.

Now the practice is completed

For him who understandeth and knoweth the matter.

Only two things more are to be chosen

Which thou wilt find by now

If thou dost follow the right way

And attend carefully to thy work,

The composition is the one

Which the Wise Men kept secret.

The nature of the fire also hath hidden craft;

Therefore its order is another,

With that, one should not deal too much

Or else all execution is lost.

One cannot be too subtle with it.

As the hen hatcheth out the chick

So also shall it be in the beginning,

And time itself will prove it.

For just as the fire is regulated

Will this treasure itself be produced.

Be industrious, constant, peaceful and pious,

And also ask God for His help:

If thou dost obtain that, then always remember

The poor and their needs.

— Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians of the 16th & 17th Centuries

Original book: Geheime Figuren der Rosenkreuzer, aus dem 16ten und 17ten Jahrhundert

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V.I.T.R.I.O.L. is an acronym which stands for Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem. This translates to "Visit the interior of the Earth and by rectification (purification) you will find the hidden stone." This image is purportedly found on the Emerald Tablet of Hermes (Tabula Smaragdina Hermetis) and is a revered alchemical text of the Rosicrucian order.