Emerald Tablet
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The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emerald Tablet canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hermetic text
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alchemical text ⓘ esoteric work ⓘ legendary text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hermetic philosophy
ⓘ
Islamic alchemy ⓘ Latin alchemical tradition ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Thoth
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surface form:
Hermes Trismegistus
|
| authenticity | disputed ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Isaac Newton
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Renaissance alchemists ⓘ medieval alchemists ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
emergence of all things from the One
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one thing ⓘ return of things to their source ⓘ three parts of the philosophy of the whole world ⓘ |
| describes |
philosopher's stone
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process of alchemical transmutation ⓘ relationship between heaven and earth ⓘ unity of spirit and matter ⓘ |
| famousFor |
cryptic aphorisms
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the phrase "as above, so below" ⓘ |
| field | Western esotericism ⓘ |
| genre | occult literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Thoth
ⓘ
surface form:
Hermes Trismegistus
|
| influenced |
Renaissance esotericism
ⓘ
Rosicrucianism ⓘ Theosophy ⓘ Western alchemy ⓘ early modern occultism ⓘ modern Hermetic orders ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
allegory of spiritual transformation
ⓘ
guide to laboratory alchemy ⓘ |
| knownFrom | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alchemy
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correspondence between macrocosm and microcosm ⓘ transmutation ⓘ unity of the cosmos ⓘ |
| originPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corpus Hermeticum
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surface form:
Hermetic corpus
|
| preservedIn |
Arabic alchemical compilations
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Latin translations ⓘ |
| status | legendary ⓘ |
| textType | aphoristic prose ⓘ |
| tradition | Hermeticism ⓘ |
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