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Fifteen Rosicrucian and Qabbalistic Diagrams-h
Figure 18 describes the division according to Genesis of the waters above the heavens ( D ) from the waters below ( A , B , and C ).
Figure 19 is the mercury of the philosophers, essential to material existence.
TABLE XIII, Figures 1-4 .
Figure 1 is Ain Soph , the Incomprehensible Abyss of Divine Majesty, an endless welling up, limitless in time and space.
Figure 2 symbolizes the three Divine Principles--Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Table XIII, Figures 1-4 *** Around the triangle is written: I Shall Be That I Shall Be .
At the apex of the triangle is the word Crown ; in the left point, Wisdom ; in the right point, Understanding .
Figure 3 represents the Trinity with its outflow.
The words above the upper sphere are Revelation of the Divine Majesty in Jehovah Elohim .
The lower circles contain the names of the Hierarchies controlling the lower worlds.
The words within the circle of stars read: Lucifer the Son of the Aurora of the morning .
The letter C represents the Universal Mercury.
The words within the circle read: The first beginning of all creatures .
Figure 4 represents the abode of Lucifer and his angels, the Chaos spoken of in Genesis.
TABLE XIV, Figures 5, 7, 8 .
Figure 5 shows the triangle of triune Divinity in the midst of a cross.
At the left is a small triangle containing the words The Secrets of Elohim , and at the right is another inscribed The Secrets of Nature .
On the horizontal arms of the cross are the words The Tree of Life and The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil .
The plate explains the interblending of the spiritual and infernal powers in the creation of the universe.
Figure 7 is called The Road to Paradise .
It probably indicates the positions of the sun, moon, and planets at the moment of their genesis.
Figure 8 is the earth before the flood, when it was watered by a mist or vapor.
The words at the left are The Tree of Life ; those at the right, The Tree of the Knowledge of good and Evil.
The diagram with the symbol of Mars is devoted to a consideration of the rainbow.
Table XIV, Figures 5, 7, and 8 *** TABLE XV, Figures 6, 9, 10 .
Figure 6 is similar to Figure 5 and is called The Secret of Nature .
An interesting diagram is shown on either side of the central figure, each consisting of a triangle with circles radiating from its points.
The diagram on the left is called The Secrets of the Upper World , and the one on right The Secrets of the Underworld .
Figure 9 is the solar system.
Around the central part are the words The Place of the Damned .
Figure 10 shows the dot, or point of rest, surrounded by a triangle enclosing a circle containing the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.
It represents completion of the process of regeneration and the consummation of the Great Work.
Table XV, Figures 6, 9, and 10
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Alchemical Workpraxis
The transformation of base substance — outer matter or the inner soul — into a purified, perfected, or 'gold' state; the magnum opus as both laboratory practice and spiritual allegory.
The passage explicitly references 'The Great Work' and the 'consummation of the Great Work' in Figure 10.
All passages →Cosmic Dualismtheology
Ontological opposition between two primal principles (light/darkness, truth/lie, spirit/matter) as the fundamental structure of reality.
The text describes the interblending of spiritual and infernal powers governing the universe.
All passages →Divine Hiddennesstheology
The supreme God's radical concealment beyond ordinary knowledge or perception; the Hidden Father.
Ain Soph is described as the 'Incomprehensible Abyss' of Divine Majesty.
All passages →Emanation Hierarchycosmology
A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.
The diagrams depict a structured flow from Ain Soph to the Trinity and lower worlds.
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