Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi) · 89 of 96 · tr. A.E. Waite
19. The Stone Of The Philosophers – Elagabalus-c
John; that one of its sides is inscribed with the name ShLMH and the other with that of GOD; that one of its facets bears the name of ADAM, a second that of HEVA, and the two others those of AZOT and INRI.
At the beginning of the French translation of a book by the Sieur de Nuisement on the Philosophical Salt, the spirit of the earth is represented standing on a cube over which tongues of flame are passing; the phallus is replaced by a caduceus; the sun and moon figure on the right and left breast; the figure is bearded, crowned and holds a sceptre in his hand.
This is the AzOTH of the sages on its pedestal of Salt and Sulphur.
The symbolic head of the goat of Mendes is occasionally given to this figure, and it is then the Baphomet of the Templars and the Word of the Gnostics, bizarre images which became scarecrows for the vulgar after affording food for reflection to sages - innocent hieroglyphs of thought and faith which have been a pretext for the rage of persecutions.
How pitiable are men in their ignorance, but how they would despise themselves if only they came to know!
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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 discusses the Stone of the Philosophers, Azoth, and the pedestal of Salt and Sulphur, which are central to alchemical transformation.
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Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.
The images are described as 'innocent hieroglyphs' that afford reflection to sages but are misunderstood by the ignorant, indicating esoteric meaning.
All passages →Sacred Namestheology
Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.
The text details specific divine and archetypal names (ShLMH, GOD, ADAM, HEVA, AZOT, INRI) inscribed on the symbolic stone, emphasizing their ontological significance.
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