Wednesday, 30 March 2016

"The Hand of the Philosophers" by John Isaac Holland (1667)



Introduction

Popularized by Manly P. Hall in Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928) as "The Hand of Mysteries". Hall wrote it was redrawn from an 18th century watercolour, artist unknown. It can be found in a hand-copied manuscript in his collection, "Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln" (The Book of Seven Seals):

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Ara Foederis Theraphici [1617]




Introduction

No agreed upon authorship has been established. You can google it to read the common theories. We're more interested in what was written.



Altar of the Theraphic Brotherhood
Fraternitatis Crucis Roseae
dedicated to the 

Friday, 18 March 2016

"The Clavis (Key) to the Writings..." by Jacob Boehme (1624)


THE PREFACE TO THE READER OF THESE WRITINGS


It is written, The natural man  receives not the things of the spirit, nor the Mystery of the kingdom of God, they are foolishness unto him, neither can he know them: therefore I admonish and exhort the Christian lover of Mysteries, if he will study these high writings, and read, search, and understand them, that he does not read them outwardly only, with 

Thursday, 17 March 2016

"The Six Theosophic Points" by Jacob Boehme (1620)

SEX PUNCTA THEOSOPHICA 


OR 

HIGH AND DEEP GROUNDING OF 
SIX THEOSOPHIC POINTS 


BY 
JACOB BOHME 


"An Explanation of the Six Mystical Points" by Jacob Boehme (1620)


(I couldn't find an original title page or early english version)



SEX PUNCTA MYSTICA



OR A SHORT EXPLANATION OF SIX MYSTICAL POINTS 



BY JACOB BOHME 


Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

"The Great Pirates" by Buckminster Fuller (1969}



The Great Pirates
(from "Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth")

"...in observing a little child, we find it is interested in everything and spontaneously apprehends, comprehends, and coordinates an ever expending inventory of experiences. Children are enthusiastic planetarium audiences. Nothing seems to be more prominent about human life than its wanting to understand all and put everything together.

Thursday, 3 March 2016

"The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony" by Basil Valentine (1604)




Introduction


  • Triumph Wagen Antimonii, (The Triumphant Chariot of Antimony) by Basil Valentine; Johannes Isaaci Hollandus; Joachim Tank; Georg Phaedro; Roger Bacon. Leipzig : In Verlegung Jacob Apels, 1604. (German) - wikipedia