Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary

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Sewn hard-cover with printed dust jacketn352 pages, over 80 illustrations, ( 4o ) 7.5 ? x 10 ? Classic reference work, hundreds of entriesnIllustrated with emblems and engravingsnBibliographic details and footnotesnCross-references and wayfinding typographynQuality bookmaking for beauty and longevity Written 1758 the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary defines the most obscure of terms, substances and concepts employed by the enigmatic authors of the alchemical texts.

Its entries unlock the Hermetic mysteries veiled by the motifs, allegories and symbols of the classical myths as well as making clear what substances are implied by the terms expressed by the Language of the Birds. In addition to the comprehensive entries, the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is a treasure-house of classical and alchemical imagery, containing over 80 illustrations in the text and featuring the symbols, signs and iconography of the art. Finally, thanks to Ouroboros Press and Joseph Zabinski s insight- ful translation, Antoine-Joseph Pernety s Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is now available in English.

Never-before translated into English, the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is a must have work for anyone researching alchemy, hermeticism, philosophy of science, mythology, lexicons, etc. As important and useful as this dictionary is in focused and direct research, it is also a book that rewards random perusal. In fact, because of its dense web of cross- references, an interesting Hermetic game ?

suggests itself — pick a word and follow Ariadne s thread through the lexicon s maze. It truly is a Mytho-Hermetic education in and of itself. Maybe start with the dieties Hecate and Mercury as your guides, or my favorite, the House of the Chicken of the Sages.- Brian Cotnoir Author Dom Antoin-Josef Pernety Author Info Antoine-Joseph Pernety, known as Dom Pernety (23 February 1716 ?

16 October 1796), was a French writer. At various times he was a Benedictine and librarian of Frederic the Great of Prussia. Together with the Polish Count Tadeusz Grabianka, also influenced by the Christian mysticism of Swedenborg he founded in 1760 the secret society of “Rite hermétique” or Illuminati of Avignon (Not the Bavarian Illuminati).nPernety was born at Roa e.

He took part in the 1763 ?64 expEdition under Louis Antoine de Bougainville that established the Port Saint Louis settlement in the Falkland Islands, and published a two-volume account of his nature exploration of the Falklands and the Brazilian island of Santa Catarina. In particular, he gave the first description of the Falklands stone runs phenomenon.nIn 1767 Pernety moved to Berlin. In 1779 he became a member of Illuminés of Avignon.

In 1780 the oracle “la Sainte Parole” began to advise the Illuminés of Avignon to leave Berlin to establish elsewhere the foundations of a new Sion. In 1783 Pernety left Berlin at the command of the oracle. In October 1784 the oracle told the group that it should move to Avignon.

In 1793 Illuminés of Avignon were suppressed by law. Pernety died in Avignon.nIn 1782 Pernety translated from Latin into French Emanuel Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell and in 1786 Swedenborg’s Divine Love and Wisdom. ISBN-13 N/a Publisher Ouroboros Press Publication Date 2018 (Originally Published 1758) Edition 1st (Limited Edition) Binding Hardcover Condition Used – Very Good Page Count 352 Pages