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Dictionnaire Mytho-Hermétique DICTIONNAIRE MYTHO-HERMETIQUE DOM ANTOINE-JOSEPH PERNETY DANS LEQUEL ON TROUVE LES ALLEGORIE FABULEUSE DES POETE LES METAPHORES, LES ENIGMES ET LES TERMES BARBARES DES PHILOSOPHES HERMETIQUES EXPLIQUES. 1787 PREFACE. repaissent que d'ignorance; et je leur dirai avec Horace: Odi Jamais Science n'eut plus besoin de Dictionnaire que la prophanum. vulgus, et arceo. C'est en effet au sujet de ces Philosophie Hermétique. Ceux dans les mains de qui tombent mêmes mystères que les anciens Prêtres disaient: Procul ô les Livres faits sur cette matière, ne sauraient en soutenir la procul este prophani! lecture une demi-heure seulement; les noms barbares qu'on y Mon Traité des Fables Egyptiennes et Grecques développe une trouve, semblent vides de sens, et les termes équivoques qui partie de ces mystères. De l'obligation dans laquelle j'étais de sont placés à dessein presque dans toutes les phrases, ne parler le langage des Philosophes, il en est résulté une obscurité présentent aucun sens déterminé. Les Auteurs avertissent eux- qu'on ne peut dissiper que par une explication particulière des mêmes qu'on ne doit pas les entendre à la lettre; qu'ils ont donné termes qu'ils emploient, et des métaphores qui leur sont si mille noms à une même chose; que leurs Ouvrages ne sont familières. La forme de Dictionnaire m'a paru la meilleure, avec qu'un tissu d'énigmes, de métaphores, d'allégories, présentées d'autant plus de raison qu'il peut servir de Table raisonnée, par même sous le voile de termes ambigus, et qu'il faut se défier des les renvois que j'ai eu soin d'insérer, quand il a été question endroits qui paraissent faciles à entendre à la première lecture. d'éclaircir des fables déjà expliquées. Ils font mystère de tout, et semblent n'avoir écrit que pour n'être Beaucoup de gens regardent la Médecine Paracelsique comme pas entendus. Ils protestent cependant qu'ils n'écrivent que pour une branche de la Science Hermétique; et Paracelse, son Auteur, instruire, et pour instruire d'une Science qu'ils appellent la clef ayant, comme les Disciples d'Hermès, fait usage de termes de toutes les autres. L'amour de Dieu, du prochain, de la vérité, barbares, ou pris des autres langues, j'ai cru rendre service au leur met la plume à la main: la reconnaissance d'une faveur si Public d'en donner l'explication suivant le sens dans lequel ils signalée que celle d'avoir reçu du Créateur l'intelligence d'un ont été entendus par Martin Rulland, Johnson, Planiscampi, mystère si relevé, ne leur permet pas de se taire. Mais ils l'ont Becker, Blanchard et plusieurs autres. Si je n'ai pas toujours cité reçue, ajoutent-ils, dans l'ombre du mystère; ce serait même un ces Auteurs, non plus que les Philosophes Hermétiques, je les ai crime digne d'anathème que de lever le voile qui le cacha aux rappelés assez souvent pour convaincre le Lecteur que je ne yeux du vulgaire. Pouvaient-ils se dispenser d'écrire parle ordinairement que d'après eux. Ceux qui les ont lus avec mystérieusement? Si l'on exposait au grand jour cette Science attention, les y reconnaîtront aisément. dans sa simplicité, les femmes, les enfants même voudraient en Afin que le Lecteur puisse juger que mes explications des faire l'épreuve: le Paysan le plus stupide quitterait sa charrue termes et des métaphores des Philosophes, ne sont pas pour labourer le champ de Mars comme Jason: il cultiverait la arbitraires et de mon invention, je rapporterai ici quelques-uns terre philosophique, dont le travail ne serait pour lui qu'un de leurs textes avec lesquels il pourra les comparer. Il y verra amusement, et dont les moissons abondantes lui procureraient d'ailleurs qu'ils sont tous d'accord entre eux, quoiqu'ils d'immenses richesses, avec une vie très longue, et une santé s'expriment différemment. inaltérable pour en jouir. Les Sages, dit Isaac Hollandais, ont donné beaucoup de noms Il fallait donc tenir cette Science dans l'obscurité, n'en parler différents à la pierre. Après qu'ils ont eu ouvert et spiritualisé la que par hiéroglyphes, par fictions, à l'imitation des anciens matière, ils l'ont appelée une Chose vile. Quand ils l'ont eu Prêtres de l'Egypte, des Brahmanes des Indes, des premiers sublimé ils lui ont donné les noms de Serpent et de Bêtes Philosophes de la Grèce et de tous les pays, dès qu'on sentait la venimeuses. L'ayant calcinée, ils l'ont nommée Sel ou nécessité de ne pas bouleverser tout l'ordre et l'harmonie établis quelqu'autre chose semblable. A-t-elle été dissoute, elle a prit le dans la société civile. Ils suivaient en cela le conseil du Sage. nom d'Eau, et ils ont dit qu'elle se trouvait partout. Lorsqu'elle a Mal à propos traite-t-on de fous les Philosophes Hermétiques: été réduite en huile, ils l'ont appelée une Chose visqueuse, et qui n'est-ce pas se donner un vrai ridicule, que de décider hardiment se vend partout. Après l'avoir congelée, ils l'ont nommée Terre, que l'objet de leur Science est une chimère, parce qu'on ne peut et on assuré qu'elle était commune aux pauvres et aux riches. pas le pénétrer, ou qu'on l'ignore absolument? C'est en juger Quand elle a eu acquis une couleur blanche, ils lui ont donné le comme un aveugle des couleurs. Quel cas les gens sensés nom de Lait virginal, et ceux de toute autre chose blanche que doivent-ils donc faire des jugements critiques de quelques se puisse être. Lorsque de la couleur blanche elle a passé à la Censeurs sur cette matière, puisque tout le mérite de ces rouge, ils l'ont nommé Feu et de tous les noms des choses jugements consiste dans le froid assaisonnement de quelques rouges. Ainsi dans les dénominations qu'ils ont données à la bons mots à l'ombre desquels ils cachent leur ignorance, et pierre, ils ont en égard aux différents états où elle se trouve qu'ils sèment faute de bon grain, pour faire illusion à des jusqu'à la perfection. Liv. I. ch 126. les Œuvres sur les Lecteurs imbéciles, toujours disposés à les applaudir? Méritent- Minéraux. ils qu'on fasse les frais d'une réponse? Non: on peut se contenter Ce mélange de trois choses s'appelle Pierre bénite, minérale, de les envoyer à l'école du Sage (2). Moins dédaigneux et moins animale, végétale, parce qu'elle n'a point de nom propre. méprisant que ces Censeurs bouffis d'orgueil et d'ignorance, et Minérale, parce qu'elle est composée de choses minérales; aveuglés par le préjugé, Salomon regardait les hiéroglyphes, les végétale, parce qu'elle vit, et végète; animale, parce qu'elle a un proverbes, les énigmes et les paraboles des Philosophes comme corps, une âme et un esprit, comme les animaux. De son ventre un objet qui méritait toute l'attention et toute l'étude d'un noir on l'appelle Noir fétide. On la nomme encore dans cet état, homme sage et prudent. Chaos, Origine du Monde, Masse confuse, pour moi je l'appelle Je voudrais qu'avant que d'étaler leur mépris pour la Philosophie Terre. Notre eau prend les noms des feuilles de tous les arbres, Hermétique, ils prissent la peine de s'en instruire. Sans cette des arbres mêmes, et de tout ce qui présente une couleur verte, précaution ils s'attireront à bon droit le reproche, que les afin de tromper les insensés. On l'appelle aussi Eau bénite, la insensés méprisent la Science et ta Sagesse, et qu'ils ne se tempérance des Sages, Vinaigre très aigre, Corps dissoluble, 1 Gomme des Philosophes, Chose vile, cher, précieuse, Corps dur Ethelia, Orpiment, Zendrio, Ebsemeth, Magnésie, Chuhul sont et opaque, mou et transparent, Exaltation de l'eau, Angle de des noms de notre argent-vif sublimé du Cambar. Lorsqu'il est l'œuvre. Observer qu'on appelle le Soleil et la Lune le père et la parvenu aux blanc, on l'appelle Plomb d'Eburich, Magnésie, mère de la pierre dans la composition de l'élixir, ce que dans Airain blanc. Sentent 54. l'opération de la même pierre, on appelle Terre ou Nourrice. Les philosophes ont donné beaucoup de noms différents à cette Arnaud de Villeneuve, Comment. fur Hortulain, pag. 25 et 35. pierre, afin d'obscurcir la science car lorsqu'elle a été mise dans La pierre des Philosophes est une, mais on lui donne une le vase physique, elle prend différents noms suivant les diverses infinité de noms, parce qu'elle est aqueuse, aérienne, terrestre, couleurs qui lui surviennent: pendant la putréfaction elle se ignée, flegmatique, colérique; elle est soufre et argent-vif; les nomme Saturne, et après Magnésie. Miroir d'Arnaud de superfluités se changent en une véritable essence, avec l'aide de Villeneuve. notre feu: et qui veut en ôter quelque chose, ne parviendra Terre feuillée, Soufre blanc, Fumée blanche, Orpiment, jamais à la perfection de l'œuvre. Les philosophes n'ont jamais Magnésie et Ethel signifient la même chose. On appelle le corps dévoilé ce secret. Pontanus, Epître. Fer, Mars, Carmot, Almagra, Vitriol, Sang, Huile rouge, Urine Notre pierre se nomme d'une infinité de manières, car elle prend rouge, Jeunesse, Midi, Eté, Mâle, et de plusieurs autres noms des noms de toutes les choses noires. Lorsqu'elle quitte la qu'on lui a donné respectivement à la couleur et à ses propriétés. noirceur, les noms qu'on lui donne rappellent les choses dont la Ibid.
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