- The Emerald Tablet or Tabula Smaragdina is compact and cryptic piece of the Hermetica reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation.
- It was highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art and its Hermetic tradition.
- The original source of the Emerald Tablet is unknown.
- Although Hermes Trismegistus is the author named in the text, its first known appearance is in a book (Jabirian corpus by Jabir ibn Hayyan) written in Arabic between the sixth and eighth centuries.
- The text was first translated into Latin in the twelfth century.
The Emerald Tablet
Tis true without lying, certain & most true.
That which is below is like that which is above & that which is above is like that which is below to do the miracles of one only thing. And as all things have been and arose from one by the meditation of one: so all things have their birth from this one thing by adaptation.
The Sun is its father, the moon its mother, the wind hath carried it in its belly, the earth is its nurse. The father of all perfection in the whole world is here.
Its force or power is entire if it be converted into earth. Separate thou the earth from the fire, the subtle from the gross sweetly with great industry. It ascends from the earth to the heaven and again it descends to the earth and receives the force of things superior and inferior.
By this means you shall have the glory of the whole world and thereby all obscurity shall fly from you. Its force is above all force. For it vanquishes every subtle thing and penetrates every solid thing.
So was the world created. From this are and do come admirable adaptations whereof the means (or process) is here in this.
Hence I am called Hermes Trismegist, having the three parts of the philosophy of the whole world. That which I have said of the operation of the Sun is accomplished and ended..
– A translation by Isaac Newton is found among his alchemical papers that are currently housed in King’s College Library, Cambridge University.
The very name of Hermes Trismegist is believed to be due to being the greatest priest (spirit), philosopher (mind/soul), and king (Physical Body). Every thing correlates and everything is a clue to compiling the bigger picture and thus the greatest understanding.
Another correlation can be explore through study of the Seven Hermetic Principles in The Kybalion. This book has been around so long, it is in the public domain. Clicking on the book picture you will be linked to a free pdf copy.
If you’d like to just sit back and listen, I have also provided an audio version for you to enjoy.
NOW, correlate all the above with the Six Creative Elements and utilize their gemstone representatives to integrate all this wisdom into your conscious awakening.
