Pearls of Wisdom

Words of the wise to inspire daily life.
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"Eternity is an image of God, the cosmos is an image of eternity, the sun an image of cosmos, man an image of the sun."  - Corpus Hermeticum XI, 15.  www.ritmanlibrary.com Hermetic Art, Corpus Hermeticum, Sacred Geometry Meanings, Call Of Cthulhu Rpg, Image Of God, Money Spells That Work, Esoteric Symbols, Alchemy Art, Healing Magic
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"Eternity is an image of God, the cosmos is an image of eternity, the sun an image of cosmos, man an image of the sun." - Corpus Hermeticum XI, 15. www.ritmanlibrary.com
"The whole of life is nothing more than questions that have taken unto themselves shape, and bear within themselves the sum of their own answer: and answers that are pregnant with questions."  'The Golem' - Gustav Meyrink.   www.ritmanlibrary.com Mindfulness, Living Books, Free Mind, Social Media Management, Life Is, It Works
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"The whole of life is nothing more than questions that have taken unto themselves shape, and bear within themselves the sum of their own answer: and answers that are pregnant with questions." 'The Golem' - Gustav Meyrink. www.ritmanlibrary.com
an illustration with the words god is an infinite sphere, the centre of which is everywhere and the circumference nowhere
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"God is an infinite sphere, the centre of which is everywhere and the circumference nowhere". -Book of XXIV Philosophers www.ritmanlibrary.com
"It is true without lies, certain and most true; That which is below  is like that which is above, and that which is above is as that which is below, to accomplish the miracle  of the one thing."   - Tabula Smaragdina  www.ritmanlibrary.com Spiritual Principles, Pearls Of Wisdom, Esoteric Art, Eckhart Tolle, Secret Society, Empath, Albert Einstein
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"It is true without lies, certain and most true; That which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is as that which is below, to accomplish the miracle of the one thing." - Tabula Smaragdina www.ritmanlibrary.com
an old drawing of two men with sun and moon above them
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"He who knows himself, knows the All". -Hermes Trismegistus www.ritmanlibrary.com
a woman standing in water holding a mirror over her head with the caption, there is
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"The soul's imaginal faculty is like a mirror, and the mirror can be shut up in darkness or can reflect the light." Böhme in 'Wisdom's Children. A Christian Esoteric Tradition' (1999, Albany) by Arthur Versluis. www.ritmanlibrary.com
"If God is the good itself, and the light of the good, and the love of the light of the good, I beg you, friends, let us love, let us love before all else the good that is light and the light that is good."  'Meditations on the soul. Selected letters of Marsilio Ficino' (Rochester, 1996) by Marsilio Ficino. www.ritmanlibrary.com Master Alchemist, Best Meditation, Rudolf Steiner, We The Best, Art And Architecture, The Soul
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"If God is the good itself, and the light of the good, and the love of the light of the good, I beg you, friends, let us love, let us love before all else the good that is light and the light that is good." 'Meditations on the soul. Selected letters of Marsilio Ficino' (Rochester, 1996) by Marsilio Ficino. www.ritmanlibrary.com
an eye with the image of a man looking through a telescope at something in it
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"Love is the only wonder-worker. If you would see let Love be in the pupil of the eye. If you would hear, let Love be in the drum of the ear." 'The Book of Mirdad' (1984, London) by Mikhaïl Naimy. Image credits to Emkel Dika. www.ritmanlibrary.com
"God is your captain, sail, my Ark!  Love is your compass, ply, my ark!  Faith is your anchor, ride, my Ark!"  'The Book of Mirdad' (1984, London) by Mikhaïl Naimy.  www.ritmanlibrary.com Dali Butterfly, Salvador Dali Paintings, Salvador Dali Art, Dali Paintings, Dali Art, Art Picasso, Galleria D'arte, Dark Artwork, Kunst Inspiration
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"God is your captain, sail, my Ark! Love is your compass, ply, my ark! Faith is your anchor, ride, my Ark!" 'The Book of Mirdad' (1984, London) by Mikhaïl Naimy. www.ritmanlibrary.com
an image of a person holding something in the air with arrows and stars on it
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"Remember that the key to Life is the Creative Word. The key to the Creative Word is Love. The key to Love is Understanding." 'The Book of Mirdad' (1984, London) by Mikhaïl Naimy. www.ritmanlibrary.com
an image of a unicorn on a carousel in the middle of a forest with other animals
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"The unicorn, phoenix, and dragon, are the protectors of the god-men, and accompany the messengers of heaven." 'The Adepts In the Eastern Esoteric Tradition' (1988, Los Angeles) by Manly P. Hall. www.ritmanlibrary.com
"Man the seed of God" - If we ask ourselves what is the definition of the seed, we find that the seed is not only the beginning of the plant, but the seed is the end of the plant's destiny too, because the plant is meant to bring out the seed.  'Sufi Teachings: The Smiling Forehead' (London, 1996) by Hazrat Inayat Khan.  www.ritmanlibrary.com Sufi Mystic, Intuitive Empath, Mexican Army, Sacred Science, Ancient Knowledge, More Than Words, Spiritual Inspiration
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"Man the seed of God" - If we ask ourselves what is the definition of the seed, we find that the seed is not only the beginning of the plant, but the seed is the end of the plant's destiny too, because the plant is meant to bring out the seed. 'Sufi Teachings: The Smiling Forehead' (London, 1996) by Hazrat Inayat Khan. www.ritmanlibrary.com
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"There are three stages: first, the purification; secondly, the enlightening; thirdly, the union." 'Theologia Germanica' in 'Literature of Mysticism in Western Tradition' (New York, 1983) by Patrick Grant. www.ritmanlibrary.com
a statue of a man in front of bookshelves with a quote about science
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"Ficino is the prototype of the uomo universale, the universal man. He was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance, a writer, poet, translator, leader of the Accademia Neoplatonica or Florentine Academy, astrologer, musician and physician. As a healer, he integrated 'psychologia', or knowledge of the soul, into the new sciences". www.ritmanlibrary.com
an intricately decorated ceiling with blue and green designs in the center, surrounded by small circles
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"Peace is of the heart, not of the mind. To know peace you have to find out what beauty is." -'Life Ahead' (London, 1968) by Jiddu Krishnamurti. www.ritmanlibrary.com