“In the firmament the sun is the visible representative of the divine fire and of love. Its corresponding part in the human body is the heart, which emits its vital rays in a circle from the centre, and thus animates each individual limb.” (Robert Fludd, Philosophical Key, ca. 1619)
With the Winter Solstice upon us, I want to take the opportunity and wish all readers of my web log and my friends & followers on Twitter/FB a peaceful Solstice time and a happy and prosperous 2012.
To celebrate the re-opening of the Tradition Library, a new article, providing a deep insight into William Lilly’s world view and belief system, has been added.
On June 11th 1647, William Lilly concludes the second part of his epic textbook, Christian Astrology. Preparing himself and the reader for the third instalment, the judgment of nativities, he states:
Assist me O glorious God, for my task is difficult, and thy servant is of little understanding! Few, nay none at all are the helps I expect from any man living (having hitherto had no assistance) but what thy pleasure is, by the universal Anima Mundi, to infuse into my obtuse intellective part that will I candidly deliver without deceit or fraud; (CA p486)
By writing these lines and so sharing his hopes and prayers with the reader, William Lilly provides us with a deep insight into his world view and his belief system. From his point of view those two were intrinsically intertwined and inseparable. Born in 1602, Lilly lived on the threshold between the fading era of the Renaissance Magi, Alchemists and Rosicrucians and the first manifestations of the Age of Reason, which may be typified by the founding of the Royal Society in 1660. To gain a better understanding of his views and to be able to put them into a wider context, it seems appropriate to cast our eyes towards the roots of the tradition Lilly was steeped in. We may begin this by finding out more about the Anima Mundi……..[download the full article from the Tradition Library website]
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