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Monas Hieroglyphica (or The Hieroglyphic Monad) is a book by John Dee, the Elizabethan magus and court astrologer of Elizabeth I of England, published in Antwerp in 1564. It is an exposition of the meaning of an esoteric symbol that he invented.
John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist. [4] He was the court astronomer for, and advisor to, Elizabeth I, and spent much of his time on alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy.
Monas Hieroglyphica: the works of John Dee: A symbol invented by John Dee, alchemist and astrologer at the court of Elizabeth I of England. It represents (from top to bottom): the moon; the sun; the elements; and fire. Ouroboros: Ancient Egypt and Persia, Norse mythology
Monas Hieroglyphica – 1564 book by John Dee about an esoteric symbol; Rub el Hizb – Islamic symbol in the shape of an octagram; Seal of Solomon – Signet ring attributed to the Israelite king Solomon; Rosy Cross – Western esoteric symbol; Eye of Providence – Symbol
Beneath the frame of the engravings is the monas sign, as described by John Dee in his Monas Hieroglyphica and each engraving is flanked by scientific instruments and alchemical symbols. The Hollar engravings with compass and protractor on the left and retort , alembic and curcubit on the right; the Marshall engraving supported by figures of ...
The details of Gerhard Dorn's early life, along with those of many other 16th century personalities, are lost to history. It is known that he was born about 1530 in Mechelen, which is part of modern-day Belgium's Antwerp Province.
The invitation to the royal wedding includes the symbol invented and described by John Dee in his 1564 book, Monas Hieroglyphica. There is some resemblance between this alchemical romance and passages in the Bible such as:
In 1925 and 1926, he translated into French both the Monas Hieroglyphica of John Dee [13] and The Kabbalah of Jacques Casanova of Bernhard Marr. [14]He collaborated with the magazine Le Voile d'Isis, became a friend of Léon Bloy and René Guénon and translated old lost texts from the Corpus Hermeticum: Nicolas Flamel, Basil Valentine, Dom Pernety.