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strength of the superiors and of the inferiors so thou hast the glory of the whole world; therefore let all obscurity flee before thee.

This is the strong fortitude of all fortitudes, overcoming every subtle and penetrating every solid thing. So the world was created. Hence were all the wonderful adaptations of which this is the manner.

Therefore am I called Thrice Great Hermes, having the Three Parts of the philosophy of the whole world. That which I have written is consummated concerning the operation of the Sun.

We heard for the first time about the Emerald Tablet when reading N. F. Zhirov's Atlantida (Mysl' editions, Moscow 1964), a book well known in the realm of Russian influence of the epoch. This work analyzes, among other ideas, the esoteric idea that the whole Atlantean wisdom has been passed to Egyptians through the god Thot, who is identified with the Greek Hermes Trismegistus. The essentials of this wisdom are represented by the Emerald Tablet, quoted by Zhirov from a French version by Henry Bac (Atlantia, number 195, pp. 79-82, Paris 1959). In broad lines, Bac's version which, we must say, is the French version of an anonymous Russian author, coincides with our excerpt above, and is interpreted in the light of the contemporary knowledge regarding the internal forces of the matter.

For what we want to say here, is important to mention that the great Newton was concerned about this document, and even has a translation of it that can be easily found by conveniently browsing the www. It is our contention that this document has everything to do with the essence of the fundamental construction of the world, of which Newton has only revealed a superficial part, by his description of the gravity as a force. Deeper yet, by taking Newton's theory of gravitation as a reference, we might be able to understand the Emerald Table, and this is what we try to explain here.

The starting point of the speculations is that the Emerald Tablet actually represents the Atlantean wisdom as transferred to Egyptians. Now, what we know best about the Egyptians is the fact that they constructed pyramids, apparently for connection with the cosmic background, which could be accomplished only through their kings. In our opinion, a pyramid can represent a mean to "separate the earth from fire, the subtle from the gross, gently with much sagacity". Well, not in the today's form and construction material, but remember that Plato mentions the legendary oricalchum of which we know nothing

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