title: Thrice Greatest Hermes: Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and Gnosis
author: G. R. S. Mead
description: Text: English (translation)<br> Original Language: Greek
zlib_text: IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM
  
  
  
  
  
  THE EMERALD TABLET OF HERMES
  
  
  
    1. True, without falsehood, certain, most certain.
    2. What is above is like what is below, and what is below, like that which is above. To make the miracle of the one thing.
    3. And as all things were made from contemplation of one, so all things were born from one adaptation.
    4. Its father is the Sun, its mother is the Moon.
    5. The wind carried it in its womb, the earth breast fed it.
    6. It is the father of all works of wonder in the world.
    7. Its power is complete if turned towards earth, it will separate earth from fire, the subtle from the gross.
    8. With great capacity (Wisdom) it ascends from earth to heaven. Again it descends to earth, and takes back the power of the above and the below.
    9. Thus you will receive the glory of the distinctiveness of the world. All obscurity will flee from you.
    10. This is the whole most strong strength of all strength, for it overcomes all subtle things, and penetrates a