The Emerald Tablet of Hermes is considered the original impetus of Hermetic philosophy and divine alchemy. According to legend, the text was carved on emerald tablets by someone unknown (attributed to the name Hermes) and placed in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. No one is sure of the original language and the Latin translation became known as the Key to the Mysteries by the tenth century. Indeed, it is from Egyptian magicks and Hermetic philosophy that most modern-day Pagan religions find their roots. Although we have masked and massaged our practices to such a point that a strong line to the past is blurred in our daily activities, the ultimate principle works just as it did thousands of years ago.
The Emerald Tablet, simply put, is a key to activating science—the art of quantum physics. This exercise represents a lesson in activating the power within yourself and merging that spark of divine with that which runs the universe to accomplish the purpose you indicate. It is thought that if one works with, and completely understands, the Emerald Tablet that he or she will hold the key to the universe.
There are numerous translations over the centuries by some of the greatest philosophers of history. Here is one translation of the Emerald Tablet. Read through it once to “set” the overall idea, then I suggest reading these same words every single day. Every time I read it, I find new meaning—an incredible occult puzzle of quantum proportions!
Truly, without Deceit, certainly and absolutely—
That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, in the accomplishment of the Miracle of One Thing.
And, just as all things have come from One, through the Mediation of One, so all things follow from this One Thing in the same way.
Its Father is the Sun.
Its Mother is the Moon.
The Wind has carried it in his Belly.
Its Nourishment is the Earth.
It is the Father of every completed Thing in the whole World.
Its strength is intact if it is turned towards the Earth.
Separate the Earth by Fire: the fine from the gross, gently, and with great skill.
It rises from Earth to Heaven, and then it descends again to the Earth, and receives Power from Above and from Below. Thus you will have the Glory of the whole World. All obscurity will be clear to you. This is the strong Power of all Power because it overcomes everything fine and penetrates everything solid.
In this way was the World created. From this there will be amazing Applications, because this is the Pattern. Therefore am I called Thrice Greatest Hermes, having the three parts of the Wisdom of the whole World.
The second time you read the Emerald Tablet, change “That which is below corresponds to that which is above” to “That which is inward corresponds to that which is outward” and think about the two hemispheres of the brain I told you about, and how when the gateway is open and the two hemispheres are communicating simultaneously (the still point) manifestation occurs.
Takes on a whole new meaning, doesn’t it?
Let’s work through this passage in a new way (and no, I’m not re-translating it, it is so beautiful as it is, we’re just changing our perception). Ready?
I agree—
That which is inward corresponds to that which is outward, and that which is outward corresponds to that which is inward and these agreements must work together to create the whole. When the whole is created, perfection is reached. Just as all things come from me, through my inner thoughts and outer actions, so all things in the world are manifested in the same manner. Everyone is capable of this manifestation.
For my desire to occur my will must be in agreement with my emotions, and my thoughts must be in agreement with my physical self. This combined power manifests my chi (the combined mixture of my personal energy) which is thought to be seated in my solar plexus area. By taking deep breaths and breathing properly, I can enhance my personal power, especially if I take the time each day to be still and practice. These agreements create my reality. My thoughts have power only if the agreement remains intact, is sent outward from within myself, and then taken back into myself through the gateway. This gateway must be free of my ego. Once I have internalized the power within, combined with my power of that which is without, then can I manifest anything I desire, by sending the energy back through the gateway one last time. This energy overcomes any difficulty and is manifest on all planes.
In this way was the World created. From this there will be amazing Applications because this is the Pattern. Therefore there are three parts to any manifestation.
Physicist Moray B. King, in his book Tapping the Zero-Point Energy, cites several reasons for the inability of conventional technology to detect what he calls “zero-point energy.”
- It is incoherent.
- The energy is everywhere. Its detection requires measuring an energy difference.
- Less than one quantum of energy is cohered at any one node.
- It flows orthogonally to our space (virtual).
- It rapidly changes frequency. Linear detectors cannot resonate coherently with it to follow signal.
- The very high frequencies do not readily interact with matter.
Historically, awareness of this energy is anything but new. Pythagoras called it pneuma. Later it was called od by Von Reichenbach, animal magnetism by Mesmer, vital force by Hahnemann (the founder of homeopathy), and ether by pre-Relativity physicists. Lately, the Russians have been referring to it as bioplasma, and even George Lucas in Star Wars called it the Force. Post-Relativity physicists like David Bohm now postulate its existence and call it the superquantum field.
Stop waiting for life to happen. Live in the moment and own your glory! Magick is only science, after all. You can turn it on—or you can turn it off.
The choice alone is up to you.
MindLight . . . defines your world.
Silver RavenWolf