Giordane Bruno and The Hermetic Experience

".....I proclaim a general philosophy which does not discriminate betweenItalian and Breton, man and woman, mitred head and crowned head,man wearing a toga and man of arms, cowl-headed man and bare-headedman, but which always chooses those whose souls are at peace, the most civilized, loyal and useful; which does not take into account the he anointed brow, nor the sign of the cross, nor the raised arms, nor the circumcised penis, but only the culture of spirit and soul. He who is despised by the idiots’ propagandists and by hypocrites, but whose company and knowledge is sought after by the honest and diligent people, and whose genius is acclaimed by the most noble…” 177-178

Animals and Planets: "In conformity with the idea that Divinity is within things, it suffices to possess the key for translating their divine meaning in order to reach it directly. Thus, the nature of the eagle (symbol of victory), of the snake(symbol of wisdom), of the crocodile (symbol of revenge) or of a truly great man actually conceals the essence of Jupiter, the sovereign force. The presence of these figures is a sign that the divinity (Jupiter) is acting here, on Earth

The Egyptians’ worship for the most diverse animals and plants, such as crocodiles, roosters, onions or turnips, was owed to the fact that they perceived the vital principle of the cosmos manifesting itself in all these particular aspects, which, despite their perishableness, were hosts to divinity both individually and collectively. The hermetic philosophy is precisely that art by which one learns to ascend toward a unique principle that manifests itself in a multitude of manners. In this respect,an extremely important part was played by the study of the effects the stars had on the earthly life, with special emphasis on those of the Sun and Moon. Later on, nature – the physis – was interpreted according to other seven astral determinations, corresponding to the same number of so-called wandering celestial bodies, to which they attributed, as to a prime principle and fruitful cause, all the differences among species. This is to say that some of the plants, animals, rocks and other things depend on Saturn, others on Jupiter, others yet on Mars, etc. Therefore the qualities of the terrestrial world, including the colours, the characteristics of things, their seals and their images are dependent on the seven planets" -180

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