Monas Hieroglyphica

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Monas Hieroglyphica is a 1564 esoteric treatise by John Dee that presents a complex alchemical and symbolic glyph intended to unify and explain the hidden structure of the cosmos.

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instanceOf Renaissance occult work
esoteric treatise
aim to explain the hidden structure of the cosmos
to unify alchemical, astrological, and cabalistic knowledge
author John Dee NERFINISHED
centralConcept Monas hieroglyphica glyph NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
dedicatedTo Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
discusses correspondence between macrocosm and microcosm
mathematical structure of reality
unity of the elements
field Western esotericism studies
history of ideas
history of science
genre natural magic
occult philosophy
hasEnglishTitle The Hieroglyphic Monad NERFINISHED
hasPart 24 theorems
hasSymbol composite glyph combining astrological and alchemical signs
influenced Rosicrucian symbolism
Western esotericism NERFINISHED
early modern alchemy
influencedBy Christian Kabbalah NERFINISHED
Hermetic tradition
Neoplatonism NERFINISHED
medieval alchemy
language Latin
notableFor complex symbolic synthesis of multiple occult traditions
introduction of the hieroglyphic monad symbol
period Renaissance
philosophicalOrientation monistic cosmology
placeOfPublication Antwerp NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1564
publisher Gérard Dewijs NERFINISHED
relatedWork Propaedeumata Aphoristica NERFINISHED
subject Hermeticism NERFINISHED
Kabbalah NERFINISHED
alchemy
astrology
symbolism
usesSymbol circle
cross
sign of Aries
sign of Mercury NERFINISHED
sign of the Moon
sign of the Sun

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John Dee notableWork Monas Hieroglyphica