What is the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus - Origins of Alchemy and Hermetic Philosophy

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0:11 You're a doctor too! Oh wait, already knew it

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[@omarjano9757]

I truly believe this constitutes as that Raw Black Ashkenazi Scripture

[@biteofanubis3696]

Many people think newtons translation is a complete disaster

[@kharilemon9508]

Billy Carson has a new interpretation of the emerald tablets in his book “compendium of the emerald tablets”!!

[@enochbird3862]

My name is Enoch, that's why I ended up getting into these types of topics. Just kinda did some research on my name and it opened up a whole can of worms. I just wanna say thank you for having such thorough and well researched videos. I trust the information you provide as the most accurate you can put together. I don't feel any personal bias on these subjects and I love that. I love that you desire to get to the bottom of a subject instead of holding a belief and trying to mold the information into the shape of that belief.

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Wow..that's an awesome name to have the book of enoch is a very interesting branch, I can't believe it's never mentioned in the main stream

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I wish my name was Enoch that’s so cool

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Bird is an awesome name too!

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Thank you for this video and for being such a great collaborator!

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Of course, friend! Glad to share the platform with such fine folks as you!

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@@theurbancrystalhealer6952 Open your mind buddy, you might learn something

[@MonsterPainter]

I love this sober, clear, academic approach to a subject that gets so loonie.

[@robfut9954]

The only academic discussion of this type of thing on YT I am aware of. Good stuff

[@thehalfmoonmirrorsvenus1234]

Same... I like that it's an almost clinical like, scholarly dissection of these historical topics. I feel like it respects the fact that humans have always been human. And all human ideas should be treated respectfully (whether we are likely to agree with them or not).

[@Schizo_Souls]

*cough* Robert Sepher *cough*

[@TheRm65]

Ah, mankind's age-old search for the assurance that someone, somewhere, at some time, knew/knows what's really going on. My opinion (which absolutely no one has ever asked for) is that it's turtles, turtles all the way down.

[@StripedAssedApe]

Precisely. There is much wisdom within those words

[@Sylentmana]

All the way down into the sewers, being ninjas.

[@pentelegomenon1175]

@@Sylentmana cast down by the heavenly pirates

[@JohnSmith-ft2tw]

It's not just the knowledge of what is going on, but underneath that is the "Why?" What does it all matter? Do I, the only I that I know, really make a difference?

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[@DarrellBlackandBlue]

I love this channel! The host takes the subject matter seriously, but does not take himself so seriously! He has real curiosity melded with great scholarship--he does the work so you don't have too--unless you want!

[@lailajamilasmith]

That's such a sweet comment and I couldn't have put it better!

[@danfield6030]

Agreed

[@robmitch4unconditionallove]

Bro.... This guy said nothing right, all he did was try to turn people against the emerald tablets... Which was written THOUSANDS OF YEARS DO THE RESEARCH YOU'LL LEATN HOW NOT TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE THAT STILL HATE A CERTAIN PEOPLE..... I PROMISE YOU.... WHEN YOU LEARN ABOUT THE TABLETS IT HELPS YOU

[@funningames2243]

@@robmitch4unconditionallove what specifically would you say is the worst disinformation. I'm wondering because the more of his videos I watch, the better I like the channel. I've only watched the beginning literature has a way of reflecting the reader back to himself though there are distortions imposed by the reader that generally don't allow them to realize that, which I find to be good news as far as my own experience goes. But please tell me what to look our for so I know before hand.

[@RasCricketSmallAxe]

A real scholar, not your average KZbinr by far

[@Jewels___]

The one important thing I took from this video and will ever carry with me: reading occult texts is just like walking into a House of Mirrors, or as one can make up, occult texts are like Roschard texts. I came here to learn about the Emerald Tablet, but the most valuable insight came from you, the creator of this video. Thank you!

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"Ascended Master Kimmy Gibbler" is the line that earned you at least one more Patreon sub.

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[@LaurenBerns]

Thanks for your work. Got my degree in religious studies (USF Tampa) many years ago and am ecstatic, so to speak, to find this sort of material on KZbin, where, of course it is. Stumbled into your channel, and Let's Talk Religion was suggested. The latter is a bit more up my alley, but love your contributions here for sure. Again, thank you so much. Was redirected here by Let's Talk's Hermes episode and am happy to have come back here to pick up some more benefit of your scholarship. Your work and scholarship is much appreciated.

[@dalfaroux]

I have never commented before but I'd like to thank you for uploading each of your videos.

[@Salsmachev]

Me: What if Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt had a baby? Esoterica: So this is what Hermann Rorschach looked like...

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

I never realized He was such a good looking dude.

[@DarkMoonDroid]

IKR?!

[@TimeWaster_Elite]

Lost my mind at "psychologist and dreamboat". Yes. Yes he was.

[@lorihahn-brown4709]

I took a screenshot of it because to me he looks identical to Brad Pitt.

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@@lorihahn-brown4709 would be an awesome biopic! Bouncing off of this, John Steinbeck in some portraits resembles at times the late Paul Walker or a bit of the present Clive Owen.

[@brianhood1602]

Thanks for your amazing videos. Poor decisions early in my life prevented me from seeking out ancient wisdom which has begun to shape the next chapter of my life at age 52.

[@biff-6603]

"Mystical Individualistic Consumerism" - you should TM this phrase :-D. Thank you for prioritizing integrity over interpretation!

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Why do people always say New Agers are Consumerist?

[@The_Green_Knight_8888]

@@TacDyne I still don't understand? What's wrong with shops selling oils and stuff? What do you expect to be there in those places?

[@poetsrear]

Ironically, on the other hand Academic Research Cartel™ claims to have bragging rights to knowing which source is the most legitimate and historically accurate, without actually having any individual understanding on how to operate the content and teaching of given texts themselves, on whose backgrounds they spent so much time just researching about on an objective and quasi-neutral stance(instead of learning how to subjectively apply them).

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

​@@The_Green_Knight_8888 As someone who had a New Age phase and relatives who are into it, they do tend to fill their homes with trinkets from contradictory religions and all sorts of cultures, as well as books. So many books with content that is wholly unacademic and contradictory. You have Buddhas with dream catchers, pebbles, the virgin Mary, to white elephants, to pagan motifs to incense.

[@TheModernHermeticist]

I made the emerald tablet into a rap so i could memorize it

[@williamshears9953]

Post it

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

gotta release it on your channel. Hermes-Core

[@TheModernHermeticist]

Damn fucken right, and most undoubtedly so That which hangs above is just as that which lays below. And that which is infernal sits in its lofty seat Until the vision of Oneness is accomplished and complete. All emanates from One, that which arose from none, Then emerged as something new from a contemplation done. Its father is the Sun, its mother is the Moon, The Earth is its provider, the wind within its womb. Its potency perfected, father of every miracle, Substance of generation for the spirit and material. Its force it retains turned down towards the Earth, Twisted upside down it splits the fire from the dirt... It ascends into the cosmos, descending to and fro, to itself receiving power from above and from below. All obscurity shall flee, this the power of all powers, It penetrates all solid mass and from its light the subtle cowers. Thus the cosmos was created, O’ Thrice Great holder of the Three, This the way for wonders fated I call on you, Mercurius, font of philosophy.

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@@TheModernHermeticist I can try and make a beat for this if you want:D (Fuck it I will probably none the less make it want it or not)you prefer modern trap, 90s boombap or something spicy like neo-soul? Im not an expert in mixing and mastering but my drumbox and midi keyboard sit there waiting, almost begging for action.

[@t0xcn253]

My ex-brother-in-law once gifted me a slim volume, cheaply printed in paperback with a plain green cover. On said cover (in Papyrus font no less!) it stated that it contained "The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus and The Kybalion". When my amazement had somewhat subsided, I opened the book to reveal: some two dozen English translations of the Emerald Tablet (including Levi's and Newton's) all listed without commentary apart from the identity of their translator. This was in fact the entire first half of the book, the second being the aforementioned "Kybalion" itself a very brief "Hermetic" tract written by "Three Adepts" likely in the late 19th century or early 20th. I must admit I was a little disappointed, however it was a somewhat useful collection of the extant translations, along the lines of what you mentioned wanting, but without the sorely needed commentary attached. Just as well I suppose, as it is no longer in my possession and I retain no memory of its publisher. Just thought I would share that experience with you, since you may be one of the few people I can tell who will fully appreciate what a baffling gift it truly was.

[@HappilyLost777]

Ha I just got that book in today.

[@Yetus]

@@HappilyLost777 title? ISBN? Thanks!

[@samdafoe4817]

thank you so much for your meticulous readings and summaries of these texts and their histories. your integrity and humour does these works (as well as, like, us) a great service. pace and intention are key when working with this stuff. so many mystics and scholars miss this. when we drive at night we cannot drive faster than the distances our headlights allow us to see - that's how people drive into trees. lol

[@tierraeterea]

Jorge Ben made an entire album/song named after this tablet. The song is "Hermes Trismegisto (Hermes Trismegisto e sua celeste tábua de esmeralda)", which means "Hermes Trismegistus and his celestial emerald tablet" from the 1974 album "A Tábua de Esmeralda". It's pretty amazing. After the introduction lines, the rest of the lyrics are just the Portuguese translation of the tablet. "Hermes Trismegisto escreveu (Hermes Trismegistus wrote) Com uma ponta de diamante (with a diamond tip) Em uma lâmina de esmeralda : (on an emerald slab) O que está embaixo é como o que está no alto (That which is below is like that which is above) O que está no alto é como o que está embaixo (That which is above is like that which is below ) ..."

[@felipeadao5552]

And he pays homage to Paracelsus (in "O Homem da Gravata Florida") and Nicolas Flamel (in "O Namorado da Viúva") in the album!

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Hell yeah brazilian magicians

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Disco incrível

[@dj_junta]

If you haven’t heard this album and are reading this, please go listen to it. Masterpiece

[@dj_junta]

Viva Jorge Ben Jor

[@cbarnett2112]

Thank you so much for this channel and your work. I especially love how you give the research a “sanity check”, if you will, in that you explain the known providence of the sources and the speculation/controversies surrounding them. Well done! I’m a member of AMORC and the wealth of information you provide is amazing and thought provoking.

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Thank you for making and providing these videos for free Dr. Sledge. You do a wonderful job with them, and I'm always so pleased to learn about the topics you broach. They've made a wonderful companion to help me with boredom while I'm forced to recover from illness. Thank you again!

[@badluckrabbit]

"No, none of this is simple" me every time I enter into a discussion with someone about religious history 😅

[@aleisterlavey9716]

Let me guess, they still expect a simple answer, that proves their point?

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@@aleisterlavey9716 always... :(

[@WayFinder42]

"humans complicate every gift of the gods" -Diogenese

[@badluckrabbit]

@@WayFinder42 which is exactly why learning about the history of human religion is so complicated, because we made it that way 😁😬

[@johnjohnson1657]

I thank you for your honesty. I've heard a lot about the Emerald Tablets and I always found it odd that they couldn't be attached to antiquity but they were being taken as such and seriously. I held off on buying the Emerald Tablets and now you have just confirmed that it was a good choice on my part. You help me greatly. Kudos.

[@TheP0po]

We desperately seek meaning in our existence, but the universe is under no obligation to make sense us. A bitter pill to swallow but im just happy to be here even if it is just for a fleeting moment.

[@chiron14pl]

The phrase "as above, so below" or its variants have been such a main stay for Western esotericism. I found this video to be very important at uncovering the history of it, which does influence how one takes the possible meanings. Thanks

[@livinginparallel]

I read one interpretation of the first line as, "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.", I was quite taken aback lmao

[@joeramsayvideodump]

This channel is the best. I love how you use evidence (hard and circumstantial) to make sure people don't get the wrong ideas about the subject. Plus everyone you collaborate with seems so thankful to work with you. Top man!

[@davidjohnson10285]

Man. This is soul crushing to have learned from you however thank you for this. I am not an academic in any stretch of the word in any degree other than by thy self. Yet on my hunt for higher power I find Egypt and Thoth followings to seem to be the original sums of most religious followings in most ways. I appreciate your outlook on this issue. I felt like some videos and lack of much able to find online about it hit me wrong and now I see why. Love the channel. This was the most metal gift ever!

[@NoelMckinney]

Always remember that academia is rarely a comprehensive resource. Most actual mystics find them fairly repulsive. Many things you don't get to know before you are ready to understand them. Academics confuse intellectual grasp with understanding.

[@viljamtheninja]

@@NoelMckinney Academics don't confuse intellectual grasp with understanding, in fact that distinction is often underlined by academia, especially in the last half century or so. But purely religious people or mystics usually don't comprehend the more objective perspective of academia, because they have no interest in academia.

[@NoelMckinney]

@@viljamtheninja Because they have transcended the inadequate tool that academics are hypnotized by and identified with.

[@tangerinetomorrows]

not a writer either. dear god man proper words and grammar.

[@ekrueger26]

@@NoelMckinney are pretentiousness and arrogance the hallmarks of mystics?

[@jaygrizzel4883]

Look, it's all really simple, it's just you put the lime in the coconut and mix em both together.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

t h i s

[@stopdropandroleplay754]

@@creativecatalyst777 OR it's about a refreshing beverage. Scholars disagree.

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That's just a clever subterfuge to hide the real magical elixir: One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer (and repeat as necessary)!

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trvth

[@DEKINSPORT]

just a funny anecdote! Remember how in the Ninth Gate, with Johnny Deep, Valkan is obsessed with figuring out which copy is the authentic, but it turns out that all copies had a truth to it, making the hole ordeal even more obscure; stitching together such palimpsest would requiere imo, magic. Grate video !

[@Leiferuphugus]

If anyone expected you to tell us what the text means then they obviously haven't watched your previous videos. I certainly expected a history of the text and its translations. And I'm certainly not disappointed! Excellent work, as always!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Yeah, people that claim to "KNOW what THE emerald tablet MEANS" haven't done much homework or they are delusional or both.

[@impeachthestate]

nor grasped certain fundamental elements of such studies generally o.O Peace

[@bill8383]

@@johnfrancis4090 makes sense to me, forgetfullness having no root eventually musts wither and die -- I think it's interesting 'fear' is also brought into the mix of this fog of forgetfullness .. Sorry to be one of 'those' people .. I am no scholar

[@DennisMHenderson]

iThoth the video easily matcht its title (too)

[@hedgehog3180]

Plus idk about anyone else but I'm here because I'm interested in the history of science and how alchemy eventually developed into chemistry, I'm not expecting to learn anything from the text itself because like it's from a pre-scientific and therefore wrong worldview. Frankly I'm more interested in how it was interpreted over the centuries and how those interpretations motivated experiments.

[@hedgehog3180]

I really appreciate that you take the time to call out the problem of racism in academia, it gives you a lot of integrity that you're willing to take such a stand.

[@dEAthlikEstAtic]

"always somewhere between concealing and revealing" i live by this. great work, thank you for the video

[@thoth_amon]

the texts being mirrors of yourself reminds me of an old b movie, "circle of iron", think it had david caradine in it, the lead character went on a journey to seek enlightenment, at the end, after battles and trials, he got to view the special magic book, and when he opened at the end, it was all mirrors, always liked that wacky movie

[@grahambrown780]

also called silent flute s shaped mirrors

[@LonelyDistance]

Are you talking about Kung Fu Panda? I think you're describing Kung Fu Panda.

[@grahambrown780]

@@LonelyDistance dope

[@82krazykitten]

Wow, your introduction was very thought provoking. As always was a pure joy listening to your work. You help keep me grounded as I navigate my spiritual journey 💕

[@carnacstone7309]

Recently discovered your channel, just wanted to say you do an excellent job providing an objective, lucid, thorough, and yet still accesible presentation of this type of material. Many thanks

[@pasteghost428]

22:50 Regarding interpretations of the texts. It has been my experience that most Esoteric Symbols and some writings, there are usually up to 7 interpretations. Also, with so many KZbinrs in this subject matter, they all claim to be the authority on these matters, ambiguously vague, claiming the origins and purposes of these texts neatly fit the particular worldview they are selling to the audience. These thirsty creators seek content they know full well the audience will not do the legwork required to make their own conclusions. I appreciate this channel for regarding me as an intelligent person. I can listen to these presentations and become inspired to do my own research. Shalom. 🎓

[@greasybumpkin1661]

what's your take from the text?

[@TimothyKirkby]

This has answered a lot, but also has given me a lot of questions. Thank you for sharing this.

[@kokolanza7543]

So welcome to find a thoughtful, knowledgeable discussion of the Emerald Tablet. There were several basic facts of which I was unaware, such as the 9thc CE Arabic source being unknown till the early 20th c. And the impossibility of concluding whether there is an earlier source of the 3 Arabic texts. Thank you Dr. Sledge. Will watch more.

[@darkartsbyadrienne]

An invaluable analysis. Thought for the longest time it was something incomprehensible. Now I know I'm not crazy. At least in regards to the Emerald Tablet. Such a breath of fresh air. I don't know why I always blamed myself. That I wasn't giving it enough attention, or that I hadn't immersed myself with similar writings of the time. At most I thought, "yeah, maybe you need another book approaching it from another angle." But it never occurred that the primary source was in the state it is. That it was likely written in an Islamic context, that it has been significantly mis-translated, and we can't even begin to put the puzzle together because of all the variations of the text! So sad no one is jumping at the bit to get to the bottom of it. Of course that means funding and as mentioned in previous videos, esoteric literature and study has only recently become more acceptable, at least in a scholarly setting. Thank you so much for this very honest analysis! And thank you for the awesome alchemical sources in the description! Can't wait to begin to see this information less obscured!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Yep, not your fault but at least - and I really admire this - you were willing to admit that you were confused. So many blowhard people just arrogantly think they have it all figured out for some reason (fyi - I am sure I was like this when I was younger) and just being honest about how confusing it is is a much, much closer position to actually being able to start sorting it out, as much as is possible at least. I'm not saying it's meaningless or non-sense or anything like that but there are *serious* textual difficulties here and being honest about that is the foundation for any viable interpretation. I would really enjoy working on it further but yep, the time, funding and help I would need are well beyond reach for me at this point. Thanks for your honest and refreshing comment!

[@darkartsbyadrienne]

@@TheEsotericaChannel thank you for the reply! And I'm very grateful to have found this channel. I've spent years trying to work out or uncover the hidden secrets of some esoteric philosophies, especially Hermeticism and Kabbalah. The greatest gift ESOTERICA has given me is the relief of potentially never knowing. Sounds crazy but it helps. The promise of arcane wisdom was irresistible for so long, and each new release of a semi-academic text on the matter was going to be the tool to finally "see". But much like today's authors presenting either a discreet or overt biased approach to old or "new" wisdom, the ancients and great scholars of the past were people too, influenced by their time and the popular philosophies of their day. Most information, excluding facts (although this too can be compromised), is absorbed through the very subjective filter of the self, which may or may not resonate. This channel provides facts, trying to get as close to the origin of the topic as possible. And abstract ideas are presented through the lens of what is believed to be the intention behind them. After that, we're on our own. And that's cool. There are too many gurus out there with too many grandiose ideas of how to make people flock to them. And it's nice to get straight forward information with no catch

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

@@darkartsbyadrienne Nope, I certainly not here to play 'guru' or 'master' or anything like that. I try to present the material as clearly and as systematically as I can an ultimately the viewer and seeker has to do with that what they will. I'm not perfect but I do my best to be transparent, neutral, forthright with any commitments I have and try to have at least some fun :)

[@darkartsbyadrienne]

@@TheEsotericaChannel Yes Exactly!

[@saturnlizards]

I smoke marijuana

[@juliantreidiii]

The Emerald Tablet is simple and looks like a lot like Indian Alchemy influenced and was influenced by Taoist Alchemy in concept. The Indian Alchemy was obsessed with the transmutation of mercury. The Taoist Alchemy was obsessed with the transmutation of cinnabar. (Were mercury comes from) This is an excellent dare I say this is the best commentary on the Emerald Tablet I have seen. I would say that there signs that it influenced Jewish Kabbala or the other way around. Most likely the former. I have found that what you say about modern study of the subject to be 100% correct. Fortunately the subject has never been able to seriously hold my interest as study of the subject becomes rather frustrating and I prefer subatomic physics and cosmology among other subjects. With any luck, older texts will be discovered in an archaeological find giving insight into correct translation and a renewed interest in the original source.

[@carlaleroux6863]

Thank you for the work, Justin! I am completing a Winter School programme at HHP Amsterdam and found this to be a great complement to the lecture on the Emerald Tablet, especially for a beginner. Appreciate your research and effort!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Thanks - tell everyone at the HHP I send my best regards!

[@byMRTNjournals]

I had a waking dream as a child. Yes i had a fever. But the concepts were so obscure. Spherical entities with a deep gravity or weight i could feel. I could feel it in my core. I felt a presence that was as wide as the horizon and one that was small and close and local. Tripped me the fuck out.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Thank you for "The Emerald Tablet", acknowledging AND stating that there is(was) ONE TABLET! I've had many "discussions" (arguments) on that single fact.

[@crystallinecrow3365]

"Ascended Master Kimmy Gibbler" I died 😂😂💀

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

I seem to have several adherents of Gibblerism on the channel...which I fully and enthusiastically endorse.

[@lnsflare1]

And you shall rise again, when the stars of Full House are once again in the right position.

[@samiam3297]

Where is the new bunker? (I jest..but serious)

[@benroberts127]

I really appreciate the wider context on translation and history you've provided

[@bvanhoosen]

Funny coincidence - my heavy metal band Silver Talon just released an album today. The limited green vinyl was called… yep, emerald tablet 😅

[@hoelzz]

Man, I just wish my algorythm had recommended this channel before, you cant believe how much disinformation I stumbled only to get here. (Emerald Tablets of Toth is one off many examples). Tks❤

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

I love Your channel brother, I have been studying so far I haven't seen a video about any texts I haven't had some if not a lot of contact with and read, studied etc But they way you explain things and your knowledge of these texts and systems are so helpful, KZbin in general has had a ton of channels over the years that have helped me get a better grasp of everything from the bible to Magick and everything in between yours is one of the all time best.

[@elle5521]

Thank you for always being clear & relatable on all the topics you explain!

[@jantruitt9241]

Sir I am totally impressed with all of the languages that you know and understand! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of and understanding of the beliefs of humanity a long long time ago!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Thanks - trying to use whatever education I have to make this wonderful material accessible!

[@NGC-catseye]

I’m passing on my eternal thanks for leading me to Hadewijch. May your life, health and studies continue to endow you with bliss.

[@L3onking]

I found that the Emerald tablet read similar to Bhuddist/Daoist writing where they challenge the duality of existence and how much alignment in mind body and spirit is the key to creation magick or nirvana. Since the Vedas treat their poetry as white magick this adds up to their similarity. I love how everyone found their own understanding of duality, it's fascinating

[@L3onking]

@@orfeotracio whoops. Thanks!

[@orfeotracio]

@@L3onking ahahah...just joking.no offence 😉

[@L3onking]

@@orfeotracio I've gotten dog piled over a typo before 😂

[@orfeotracio]

@@L3onking now it looks much better😉. Talking about ur comment, pay attention to simplistic parallelism. For instance, remember that Buddhism and Daoism has been fierce adversaries for centuries in China (and their ideas over "duality" was very different). Have a nice one!

[@L3onking]

@@orfeotracio so many scholars try time after the time to identify what is different, when in both philosophies, that's not the point of living. I personally think that everyone will have different experiences as we aren't one giant hive mind. I'm still very much learning about concepts and the more I learn the more I recognize that I know nothing, and really should study more languages 😅

[@stevebarber8501]

Thank you for solid skeptical critique. It's very helpful in a world full of fantastic interpretations based on a biased viewpoint.

[@janwoG]

Since the emerald tablet was an attempt to study reality, that would be interesting to reinterprete the tablets with the view of quanta physics.

[@richq11]

And Tesla's view that everything is energy, frequency and vibration.

[@joshsmith8066]

Why not: That which is above = conscious beings, humanity, AI eventually is from that which is below = cells, elements, atoms, subatomic particles That which is below is from that which is above = some sort of higher order created the material universe and the laws of nature Its (lifes) father is the sun = that which provides the "seed" for life; complex organic elements and energy and its mother is the moon = that which provides the forces of attraction which bind elements together to create life The earth carried it in her belly = the chemical potential which came from the sun (the seed) for life lies dormant in the planet (the womb) and the wind nourished it in her belly = the dynamic, chaotic, and chance combination of elements eventually gave rise to life as earth which shall become fire = from the lifeless material elements (earth), life and consciousness (fire) spontaneously arise. "From the dust we have risen..." and all that Feed the earth from that which is subtle, with the greatest power = infuse the lifeless material elements with energy and the invisible forces of attraction It ascends from the earth to the heaven = life (humanity) becomes conscious, aware of itself, aware of the subtle laws of nature, and eventually transcends the material world into the realm of mind; abstract thought, ideals, values, morality, etc. and becomes ruler over that which is above and that which is below = life (humanity) develops control over itself, the material universe, takes responsibility for life itself, and thus transcends to "godhood"

[@FreemanPresson]

"Wow, it's all just this one big field, man. You dig? You roll one, I'm too wasted."-Anonymous of 1968

[@CaptianAlvin3645]

It is correct once you realize E=MC2 then that would mean the energy in the universe never changes and gets recycled. The universe is a figure 8. We are expanding right now but at some point it will close back on its self back to a singularity and then restart. Everything is a cycle including the “birth” and “death” of the universe

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Plural? You know that no evidence of actual tablets have ever been found or shown, right?

[@RasCricketSmallAxe]

I’m so glad I found YOUR video on this subject because I absolutely trust and value your knowledge, my friend. Hope you’re well 😊

[@nodancingpalmtrees7931]

Why do I suddenly feel the need to write a Hermetic-based Discordian ritual honouring the Ascended Master, Kimmy Gibbler? :D

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Though one must be pure and take care - don't be glib with the *Gib*

[@nodancingpalmtrees7931]

@@TheEsotericaChannel Hahaha, well said! Thank you so much for your incredible content and fantastic sense of humour.

[@aleisterlavey9716]

Do it and I'll declare you to a discordian Pope, if you aren't already. You'll receive all the praise and a paper based credit card, with which you have nearly everywhere unlimited credit, as long as it hanges on the dangerous end of a Revolver.

[@ealaban]

You are a breath of fresh air! Thank you for doing you. Ir's excruciating hard to find good commentators on some of my favorite books. Thank you, keep up the good work please. Beannachd leibh

[@goldenratio5117]

Ascended Master Kimmy Gibbler !! So frickin funny I love it. Great info, and love the content.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

IA IA gibbler fhatgn !

[@robertallen4774]

I admit. I laughed out loud at that line!

[@ChristopherRyan84]

Billy Carson needs to watch this video, as much as he entertains my imagination, a sober discussion here is just a part of my seeking truth as checking out people like Billy Carson. I'm reading and watching everything and I mean everything to seek the truth

[@RepAlbertThomas]

Man, I’ve been watching your videos for the last couple days and it’s already broadened my reading material. Thank you. Have you done any videos that touch on the Book of Psalms or have any opinions about it being used as a spell book?

[@duetopersonalreasonsaaaaaa]

Whoa, spells? That's a new one for me! Where'd you hear about this?

[@thedivinecouncil9997]

I’ve been studying this subject for a number of years now and just want to say thank you for your time and the work you put out. 🌞🌍🌚

[@pauliedibbs9028]

Thank you, Doctor! IMO.. there is nothing more arcane than the Emerald Tablet; not just simply in itself, but due to the immense ambiguity between interpretations - all of which begin with the initial and wildly different translations! So yes, I was very much anticipating your insight and overall point of view, which at times also made me chuckle (hundreds of years chasing a typo.. lol). Thanks again; this was a fantastic episode and analysis.

[@Wolfgal16]

"Hermann Rorschach Psychologist and dreamboat" This is the kind of commentary which makes my consumption of this content on an almost purely audio level on long drives so bitter sweet

[@almeldein84]

Dear Dr, first of all thanks for the great content and the fruitful cooperation with Filip. I (and certainly a lot of people like me) are looking forward for more cooperation betweenboth of you. Secondly, about the Emerald text. unfortunately, I can't speak or read German or French to read the text itself and the commentary work on it. However, I am lucky enough to be Arabic speaker. I was wondering if you can point me to a reference where the Arabic text with/out commentary is found. I will be really greatly.

[@KoldVoid666]

He mentions them in the video, I counted three.

[@jmiller1918]

I thank you for your careful annunciation and clear delivery- makes it easy for my aging ears to hear and understand.

[@dustinanglin]

Just started watching the German sci-fi show Dark where a cult formed around the Emerald Tablet and Hermetic Philosophy is the primary antagonist, and this was a great primer on its origins. I can see why the show's writers picked it as fodder for a story that is mashup of sci-fi and occult.

[@okasa64]

Thanks for the tip. Just checked and Dark is available on Netfilx in the US. Very much looking forward to watching it.

[@MistressOfWhispers]

OMG I love that show! It's amazing.

[@zoso2526]

Underrated to the point that I’m trying to figure out myself why I don’t appreciate this stuff more even though I thought I did! Thank you!

[@earthexpanded]

Thanks very much for your meticulous study of this subject historically. I have been interested in it since 2014 when I discovered the so-called "theory of everything" in physics, and realized the universe to be infinite in nature, having ever larger and ever smaller particles, each simply following classical mechanics. As a result of the tie to classical mechanics, as an atheist in my youth and an agnostic at that time with no exposure to earnest and sincere spiritual research, one of the first places I found myself looking was in Hermetic teaches of the Emerald Tablet (specifically because Newton was interested) and The Kybalion. I can say that, from a deep understanding of subtle nuances of physics that is not presently in the public sphere, the text of the Emerald Tablet, when taking the spectrum of translations into consideration and choosing none in particular as the most definitive source, most definitely is describing those subtle nuances. The nature of reality was known by the source of the information, presumably Hermes. Presently, we do not scientifically recognize the universe to be infinite and composed of an array of ever larger and smaller mass particles relative to the atoms of which we are composed, and where they all share identical mechanics. This is for certain, true and most certain ;), that "as above" is indeed "as below." An observer can be composed of any particle and it will shift their reality based on it within the one universe so that an atom literally is a solar system *and* a galaxy *and* a photon *and* an electron, and so on, across the dimensions of the universe. Energy flows through the universe due to pressure, either by larger macroscopic particles influencing subtler particles which we historically know as pressure, *or* by subtler particles influencing macroscopic particles. The first pressure is the environment pushing inward but the second pressure occurs by an abundance of subtle particles conglomerating in a particle that then exert an outward force. This pressure we know of as "temperature." And so there is a downward propagating flow of energy from larger particles into smaller, and an upward propagating subtle flow of energy from below. Within infinity there are a lot of emergent phenomenon. Larger particles are more rare and spaced apart like the space between black holes and the quantity of black holes in comparison to the space between atoms and the quantity of atoms in the same space. This pattern continues ad infinitum, where smaller particles occupy less space until their subtlety relative to an observer is such that they occupy so little space that there is no space *between* the particles, meaning there is a transition of the systems being obvious pixels to being constituents of a wave. This transitional point we know of as "light", the particles of which are so subtle that they occupy every subtle pixel of our observed cosmos. This means that when we attempt to measure the mass of photons, it is relative to the subtle background of photons filling all of space and so they do not appear to have mass, yet the universe is infinite and if we could zoom in on any region of photons sufficiently it would look like the observed universe. Subtler still, approaching nothingness, are particles that, when they accumulate, their collective effect is felt as temperature. What this means is that photons do not have zero mass, but rather they really have "one" mass, which is really the middle point between zero and infinity. They exist at the balance between the equal opposites of zero and infinity. From zero, the void, there is an unrestricted flow of the subtlest particles and from infinity there is an unrestricted flow of the most dense particles. These two forces meet at the middle, in the same manner as two like poles of magnets, and where they meet they branch off perpendicular and create the physical shape of a 1. This is where photons, for all intents and purposes since we are composed of atoms since the whole of the observable universe is all part of this 1 shape produced by the forces meeting, exist from our angle of perception. So with those things in mind... things "above" photons are larger and ultimately the energy flow is *downward* as according to entropy. But, things "below" photons are subtler still and their accumulation produces temperature and an *upward* energy flow that counters entropy. This would be an instance where it is likely that line 2 specifically uses the word "from" regarding above *from* below and below *from* above, because they are literally fueled into being in this manner where energy flows from a different dimension and causes growth in our dimension or vice versa. It appears there is something significant to light as a sort of "stem cell" of all particles we know. Where, no matter where an observer within the cosmos exists, composed of what we call "atoms" or "black holes" or "stars" or "electrons" as their largest building block systems, ***the same particles appear to approach zero mass.*** Then, when the tablet translations mention concepts of (line 3) all things coming from this "one", it is likely that across all octaves of the universe observers see the same particles as "light" (with some nuance) while every other particle depends on the observer's particles more "completely". To "pick" a translation to quote for simplicity purpose, Newton translates "The Sun is its father, the moon its mother, the wind hath carried it in its belly, the earth its nurse." The sun is also the nucleus of our solar system atom and functionally is positive in charge (in the enclosed system of the solar system). This does make it fatherly, whereas the Moon is less massive than even the Earth and so radiation from it will comprise a subtle energy inserted into the light that is feminine. The wind, comprised of atoms, has photons physically stored within their nuclei and electrons, as does the Earth, as photons are still just particles like any other. Their traits are emergent from our position within the spectrum. "Its force or power is entire if it be converted into earth. Separate thou ye earth from ye fire, ye subtle from the gross sweetly with great industry." If we consider photons as a balancing point, earth is anything larger than photons in mass, that which produces "pressure", and fire is anything subtler; that which induces temperature. When photons are ejected by a source, they can travel in a Figure-8 orbit centered on its center of gravity. Sufficiently subtle photons, still limited to the speed of light, travel in this manner and cause magnetic fields. Since they are in a high pressure environment when they are ejected, but then they travel in an orbit for a period of time before returning to the center of gravity due to the Figure-8 structure, then they travel along an equilibrium of pressure from above and below. This causes them to be effectively "fed" and "receive force of things superior and inferior." They return to the Earth perhaps even as other particles such as neutrinos to feed energy into the planet and be released again as a photon. "It's force is above all force, for it vanquishes every subtle thing and penetrates every solid thing." This is only possible for the intermediary particles of photons between the subtle and the gross. Like the 1 formed branching off from two opposing forces meeting, the motion is perpendicular at the center where both forces are equal. As a result, light imposes a perpendicular force (in a general sense) while forces from other positions in the spectrum of particles induce oscillation due to an imbalance of force from above or below being greater. Notably, this same physical process which is just pure physics is also identical to metaphysics. We function identically as well, just where our soul is the photon and The All is the thing of which we orbit in a Figure-8 pattern. As the discoverer of the theory of everything in physics, well clearly rediscoverer, I can affirm that whatever it is the original message contained was absolute truth and it is a matter of reasoning out when coupled with a more general study of the nature of reality of other avenues. Yes, translations tend to be mistaken regarding subtle nuance at times, but "tis true without lying, certain and most true."

[@CaptianAlvin3645]

💯💯

[@jamesnomos8472]

How are you holding up? I'm asking because the stuff you wrote, or rather how you wrote it, resembles a friend of mine who went through a manic episode. I wanna know if you're okay.

[@annhenry6056]

Love your presentation! Clear, and to the point! Thank you!

[@dontchewglass]

Would you ever do a video on the Kybalion and whether or not it has any genuine connection to Hermetic philosophy?

[@drchalquist]

The Kybalion was written by a New Thought guy who went by a dozen different false names. It's not an authentic part of the Hermetica.

[@J1Nflo]

I haven't seen any mention that the kybalion wasn't part of hermetica..do you have any references? as I've been pretty obsessed with this text lol

[@dontchewglass]

@@J1Nflo I mean it's a 20th century text, it's definitely not part of the Hermetica even if it has some Hermetic inspiration. The hermeticism subreddit for example doesn't allow discussion of the Kybalion, because it's not a classical or ancient Hermetic text. A quick Google search will bring up articles talking about how it's more in line with 20th century New Thought movements than ancient Hermeticism

[@dontchewglass]

@@drchalquist I agree with that, its not hermetic but it seems to have at least some Hermetic influence, like the law of correspondence seems pretty in line with "As above so below"

[@J1Nflo]

@@dontchewglass ah that's what I was thinking. Would have helped if I watched the full video before commenting lol but thank you for the input

[@ElPortaldeTera]

Dr. Justin, your work is truly remarkable. 🤯 I came up to your channel recently because I'm researching a bunch of subjects and quickly became my favorite. If you ever consider dubbing some of your videos into lat-am Spanish, please consider me, I would love to do it. ¡Saludos! Orion

[@owaissiddiqui8978]

Fascinating overview of Hermeticism (let's just hope you don't suffer the unforgiving wrath of the Ascended Master Kimmy Gibbler lol) Thanks for the great content!

[@traciharrett74]

I really love your explaining of the history as a researcher. Thank you!

[@shameandskandal]

I come here specifically for the esoteric full house jokes.

[@scottkunghadrengsen2604]

Love you, binge watching to fill out my knowledge of western esotericism and as an antidote to my lazy perennialism..

[@travisahhs11]

I love the way he presents all of this, it's a way practically anybody can absorb the information.

[@BeforeTheCause]

This is an excellent study of the Hermes Trismagistus phenomena. I enjoy the Hermes works' wisdom, regardless of their origins. To me, the Hermes works seem to be a somewhat synchrotized text, espousing the values of ascension through human life, to better morals, and then ascension through inner life, to a universal mind. I don't see anything pointing to a further step into the oneness observing, creator awareness, but many who call themselves Hermetic, do seek for that as well.

[@FreemanPresson]

Doesn't "The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth" fill that, um, Void? I might not be understanding you 5x5.

[@grafinvonhohenembs]

Let's Talk Religion sent me here. This was absolutely amazing! Can't wait to check out more of your videos.

[@Nothingmonkey]

Thank you for literally calling out the bullshit for being what it is.

[@jacobbrown1651]

This channel is so great and has been an amazing resource in my studies. Thank you!

[@TheModernHermeticist]

I still don't know if Talisman comes from the arabic musallaṭ backwards or from the Greek origin... I lean toward the former.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Yeah, I have no idea. I wonder what Saif and van Bladel think?

[@TheModernHermeticist]

@@TheEsotericaChannel Saif argues for musallaṭ, which is why I tend to lean in that direction.

[@gaiagreen2690]

The intense intellectual pleasure I experience every time I listen to your expertise and to an occasional joke suddenly arising out of nous (Kimmy is nonsense?! 😳) can neither be described nor appreciated more. I await every new video on Esoterica with such joy, that as a mental health expert I am starting to wonder about symptoms of addiction...

[@victoriaolson8985]

Thank you for this topic. I wondered why the Emerald book made so little sense, and had chalked it up to being a fake.

[@poetsrear]

Well, even the versions as they are, if they make no sense, it probably isn't because it's "fake". There might be other reasons too, you know...

[@victoriaolson8985]

@@poetsrear It may be poor translations, or even mischief. A lot of what we have inherited is a translation of a translation.

[@DeVerde7]

Doc I respect you greatly… appreciate all your work so that we may know a bit more!

[@Illsamustache]

I don’t know from whence it came, or if it’s even real. Has anyone alive today actually seen the tablet? Either way, it doesn’t matter to me. The wisdom and spiritual knowledge that it has perpetuated throughout the centuries is a priceless treasure. WWA’s The Kybalion really changed my whole perspective on life and who we are as beings. I’m glad that I finally found the knowledge, as I was lost before.

[@urbanskylineproperties6070]

Loving you channel, subscribed after you said....hmmmm, bs! Love and light! Blessed be Dr.. I look forward to more knowledge.

[@AragonaAlessandro]

0:11 Gosh I didn't know he was a hunk!! 😍

[@hotdoggington6962]

Right?? If his face was an ink blot then I see “daddy” 😍

[@michaelhenderson2657]

Thank you for your honesty and research 😊

[@joekennedy5110]

oh cool we back on track

[@solospiritus910]

I liked reading Meditations on the Tarot V. Tomberg - There is a nice bit about the tablet there along with a wonderful discourse on Christian Heremeticism as found in the iconography of the tarot.

[@drewmagick6919]

This is what Carl Jung concluded about alchemy and the deeper process of internal change. Just a reflection of how people work on the inside.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Which is kinda ironic considering that virtually no historical alchemists prior to the late 17th century would have agreed with him.

[@drewmagick6919]

@@TheEsotericaChannel Exactly. Seeing their own psychological change process reflected in the mirror of the physical appeared as reality to them. As an EMDR therapist I see this internal force happen all the time. In the clinical jargon we call it the Adaptive Information Processing Mode (AIP). Modern alchemy. Thought you might find that interesting.

[@SubconsciousLight]

@@drewmagick6919 Do you talk about alchemy of the soul? Changing persona, ego?

[@jasonmoore109]

Thanks for bringing light to this topic

[@strawberryego6669]

Thanks! This is just SO incredibly ENLIGHTENING 🤩🧩

[@lukejohnson7699]

"The Ascended Master, Kimmy Gibbler!".... LMFAO 🤣!!!

[@katdroidd]

It’s interesting that you mentioned the Tao te Ching, because there is a time-honored tradition of publishing ones own annotation of it, which started with Lao Tzu’s contemporaries. This is seen more clearly in the Wen Tsu, which includes the annotations.

[@skobywankenobi]

Like you I'm an old man and have spent way too many years devoted to esoteric pursuits. In the last few years I've had a shift in thinking. The one thing any initiate will be intimately aware of is change over time. Facts can be rewritten, outcomes obfuscated and confused, or even out right purged from the historical record. A masterwork, therefore, should hold xeverything necessary to resurrect the mind of the old master. You become initiated by their ideas sewing the initial seeds of this transformation. The author, knowing if this happens it will accomplish 2 highly desirable outcomes. 1. They will, in some way, continue to act upon and influence the world even in death. 2. Some aspect of them will be resurrected in the aspirant and will taste experience again. By studying the work you resurrect ways of thinking and being, experienced by the author and they in some way, see this world through you. Part of them becomes us. If we practice hard enough we can illuminate our previous way of being and consciously create a better one based on their instruction. Or we can invite disaster and attempt to go it alone. I think all occult paths are based on this reconstruction of the candidate by a master builder, ultimately manifesting some archetypical ideal. Different stories, same goal. The emerald tablet is the best and most concise example we have of this type of occult transmission. This is a very long winded way of saying I agree with you, but.

[@drewb1979]

I like this interpretation.

[@thelegendofner0]

Dr. Sledge, you are awesome!

[@kyleblackman5183]

..... 🤔. It would appear as though you've got it all figured out. ...or not

[@chuckhainsworth4801]

May all Divinities protect us from New Agers. I think my favourite bad example of bogus material that only uses the name of the Emerald Tablet is "The Emerald Tablet of Thoth the Atlantean". I am not too sure of the work's title, but the memory of its utter lack of knowledge about any aspect of the tablet was amazing. Outside of the occasional, "as above so below" it was free of anything approaching the normal range of Hermetic thought.

[@josiahgill1176]

Dude honestly, that tablet reads more like a shroom diary than a recipe to me.

[@laurenlove999]

😂😭💀

[@kine1646]

Thank you for the Kimmy Gibler reference ❤

[@drlo0]

Hey sir, you may never see this, but you helped me intensely with my writing project. I belive the recently released game Elden Ring is essentially written like a Hermetic text like this one. If that interests you maybe I could speak with you about the narrative and see if it rings a million bells for you or not? Im writing an essay asserting as much and you might enjoy it one day

[@blueskygoldensun6114]

Wow Dr! this was a great Interpretation and primarily just many truths of the subject because it is vast and your right the mixes of transliterations in certain precursors of time could obstruct a true analysis of truth