The Emerald Tablet

Truly, without deceit. Certainly and absolutely. That which is Above corresponds to that which is Below and that which is Below corresponds to that which is Above in the accomplishment of the miracle of One Thing.

And just as all things come from One, so through the mediation of One, all things follow from this One Thing, in the same way.

Its father is the Sun; its mother is the Moon. The wind has carried it in its belly. Its nourishment is the Earth.

It is the father of every completed thing in the Whole World. Its strength is intact if it is turned towards the Earth. Separate the Earth by Fire, the fine from the gross, gently and with great skill.

It rises from the Earth to Heaven and descends again to the Earth, and receives power from Above and from Below. Thus thou wilt have the glory of the Whole World. All obscurity shall be clear to thee.

This is the strong power of all powers for it overcomes everything fine and penetrates everything solid. In this way was the World created. From this there will be amazing applications, for this is the pattern.

Therefore am I called Hermes Trismegistos, having the three parts of wisdom of the Whole World.

Herein have I completely explained the Operation of the Sun.