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Father Aristeus's words to his son
Jun. 10th, 2017 at 1:52 PM
The words of the father of Aristeus to his son (1) A
translation of the words of Aristeus to his Son, made from rhymed Latin prose, compiled from a manuscript written in schitic letters and in schitic (2) language.
My son, having expounded to you the knowledge of all things and teaching you how you should live and how you should conform your behavior with the sayings of excellent Philosophy, as well as teaching you everything that concerns the order and nature of the Monarchy of the Universe, I can only tell you those The keys of nature, which until now I have kept with the greatest care.
Among all these Keys, the one that opens the closed one easily takes the first place. He is the source of all things in the aggregate, and there is no doubt that God in particular has endowed him with an entirely divine quality. If we possess this Key, riches become despicable, for there is no treasure that can match it. Indeed, what is the use of wealth if we are subject to the scourge of human ailments? What good is treasure when a person sees death hitting him? There is no wealth that we would not be forced to part with when death overtakes us. But this is not so if I have this Key, for then I see death far from myself, and I am sure that there is a secret in my power that relieves me of any fear. Wealth is at my disposal and I do not lack Treasure.Weakness flees from me and I can delay the approach of death if I have the Golden Key.
Image from the book by Guillaume Postel "The Key to Hidden Things" (Guillaume Postel. "Absconditorum a Constitutione Mundi Clavis". 1547).
My son, I want to make you the heir of this particular Key, but I conjure you in the name of God and the Holy Place in which he dwells, to keep it locked in the casket of my heart under the seal of silence. If you know how to use it, it will give you blessings, and when you get old or sick, it will rejuvenate, comfort and heal you, for it has a special property to heal all diseases, transform metals and make those who possess it happy. It is this Key that our Fathers so urgently asked us to keep secret by binding us with an oath. So study it. Always do good to the poor and the orphans, this is a seal and a true sign.
All creatures living under Heaven and subdivided into different types have their origin from the same principle, and they all owe their birth to Air, as their general principle. The nutrition of each creature (3) shows what its principle is; for that which sustains life is the same that gives existence. The fish rejoices in the water, the child sucks its mother. A tree bears no fruit when its trunk is devoid of moisture. Through life we know the principle of things, the life of things is Air, and as a result of this Air is their principle. That is why Air decomposes all things, and just as it gives them life, so it takes it away from them. Wood, iron, stones, find their end in fire, and in the end all things return to their original essence (4)… But that which is the cause of decay is also the cause of generation. When, as a result of various decays, in the end it happens that creatures suffer because of the weather or the vicissitudes of fate, the Air that comes to them immediately heals them, even if they are imperfect or weak. The earth, tree, grass, wasted away by the heat of excessive drought, but all things are restored thanks to the Dew of Air. However, since no creature can recover and recover otherwise than in its own nature, and since Air is the Spring (5) and the original Source (6)of all things, therefore, he is also their all-encompassing Source. It can be seen clearly that the seed, life, death, disease, and the remedy for all things are in Air. Nature has placed all her treasures in it and keeps them hidden in it, as it were, behind special and secret doors. But knowing how to open these doors and extract Air from Air means possession of the Golden Key. For if we do not know how we need to extract this Air, it is impossible to find something that heals all diseases and restores life to people.