Monas hieroglyphica

Matt The Alchemist on Instagram: “"Monas Hieroglyphica" by John Dee. . Theorem I. It is by the straight line and the circle that the first and most simple example and…”

The 'monas hieroglyphica' was a creation of Dee's that sought to find the harmony between alchemical elements. This image breaks down each piece, but most obviously, the symbols for mercury, salt, and sulpher, the three primaries, are merged together to form the backbone of the 'monas hieroglyphica'. (9. [p. 336])

Theorem 18, Monas Hieroglyphica (1564). This theorem is one of 24 contained in the work Monas Hieroglyphica by Welsh astrologer John Dee (1527-1608).

Mystical treatise on symbolic language.

The Monas Hieroglyphica is an esoteric symbol invented and designed by John Dee, the Elizabethan Magus and Court Astrologer of Elizabeth I of England

Collection Highlights John #Dee wrote his “Monas Hieroglyphica” in just twelve days, although he had felt ‘pregnant’ with the book, which…

Theorem 13, Monas Hieroglyphica (1564). This theorem is one of 24 contained in the work Monas Hieroglyphica by Welsh astrologer John Dee (1527-1608).

I swear I didn’t go hunting for this. Among the various library collections at the Internet Archive one can find The Getty Alchemy Collection, a substantial gathering of very old alchemical t…