The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 102 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter LXXX

CHAPTER LXXX. 1. And in those days the angel Uriel answered and said to me: 'Behold, I have shown thee everything, Enoch, and I have revealed everything to thee that thou shouldst see this sun and this moon, and the leaders of the stars of the heaven and all those who turn them, their tasks and times and departures. LXXX. 2-8. Perversion of Nature and the heavenly Bodies owning to the Sin of Men . 2. And in the days of the sinners the years shall be shortened, And their seed shall be tardy on their lands and fields, And all things on the earth shall alter, p. 107 And shall not appear in their time: And the rain shall be kept back And the heaven shall withhold (it). 3. And in those times the fruits of the earth shall be backward, And shall not grow in their time, And the fruits of the trees shall be withheld in their time. 4. And the moon shall alter her order, And not appear at her time. 5. [ And in those days the sun shall be seen and he shall journey in the evening †on the extremity of the great chariot† in the west ] And shall shine more brightly than accords with the order of light. 6. And many chiefs of the stars shall transgress the order (prescribed). And these shall alter their orbits and tasks, And not appear at the seasons prescribed to them. 7. And the whole order of the stars shall be concealed from the sinners, And the thoughts of those on the earth shall err concerning them, [ And they shall be altered from all their ways ] , Yea, they shall err and take them to be gods. 8. And evil shall be multiplied upon them, And punishment shall come upon them So as to destroy all.'

Themes

◆Correspondencecosmology

The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.

The passage explicitly links human moral state ('Sin of Men') to cosmic physical alterations ('Perversion of Nature'), reflecting a connection between the moral and celestial realms.

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◆Divine Providencetheology

Pronoia — the doctrine that the divine actively orders the unfolding of the cosmos and human affairs toward intelligible ends, against pure chance or blind necessity.

The text emphasizes the 'order prescribed' and 'tasks and times' for celestial bodies, implying a divine ordering of the cosmos that is disrupted by sin.

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◆Hidden Sayingssoteriology

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

Uriel states he has 'revealed everything' to Enoch, indicating the transmission of esoteric knowledge reserved for a specific recipient.

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◇Eschatological Judgmentsoteriology

Final, collective cosmic judgment as an event in which the wicked are sentenced and the cosmos restored; distinct from psychopomp_journey (individual passage at death) and emphasising verdict where Zoroastrian frashokereti emphasises restoration.

[auto] The passage centrally describes the coming punishment and destruction upon sinners as a result of their transgression.

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Related passages · 3 parallels

◆egyptian|The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)|Chapter 26 (part 2)

“(1) THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY, AND OF LIVING AFTER DEATH. Saith Osiris Ani: "Hail, Only One, shining from the Moon! (2) Hail, Only One, shining from the Moon! Grant that this Osiris Ani may come forth among the multitudes which…”

Both passages discuss the disruption of natural and celestial orders due to human actions or divine judgments. Passage A from The Book of Enoch describes the perversion of nature and the heavenly bodies as a consequence of sin, while Passage B from the Egyptian Book of the Dead focuses on the restoration and order in the afterlife, but both share a theme of cosmic and natural order being altered or restored.

◆neoplatonism|Select Works of Plotinus|Select Works, Section 104

“Section 1 1. That the circuit of the stars indicates definite events to come but without being the cause direct of all that happens, has been elsewhere affirmed, and proved by some modicum of argument: but the subject demands more precise a…”

Both passages discuss the influence of celestial bodies on human affairs and natural phenomena. Passage A explores the idea of stars determining human conditions and behaviors, while Passage B describes how the actions of men can alter the natural order and the behavior of celestial bodies. Both texts share a thematic concern with the interplay between cosmic forces and human existence.

◆renaissance_hermeticism|The Heroic Enthusiasts, Part II (Gli Eroici Furori)|First Dialoguea

“. Interlocutors: Cesarino. Maricondo. 1. Ces. It is said that the best and most excellent things are in the world when the whole universe responds from every part, perfectly, to those things; and this it is said takes place as the plan…”

Both passages discuss the disruption of natural and celestial orders due to human actions or conditions. They share a theme of cosmic and temporal disorder, though they come from different mystical traditions.