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Hermes Trismegistus (traditional attribution) · Complete work

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Original Latin

2. Quod est inferius, est sicut (id) quod est superius, et quod est superius, est sicut (id) quod est inferius, ad perpetranda¹ miracula rei unius.

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Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926 for fidelity, clarity, structure, imagery, and cadence.

2. What is below is like (that) which is above, and what is above is like (that) which is below, to accomplish¹ the wonders of the one thing.

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Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 13 clauses of the Latin recension printed by Julius Ruska in 1926.

2. What is below is like (that) which is above, and what is above is like (that) which is below, to accomplish¹ the wonders of one thing.

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