The Hieroglyphic Monad

John Dee

The Hieroglyphic Monad (published in 1564) is a treatise of great importance, written by John Dee, an English mathematician, astronomer and occultist, and devoted to Hermetic philosophy and alchemy. This work, written in thirteen days at Antwerp and dedicated to the Emperor Maximilian II, offers a profound investigation of a universal graphic symbol, namely the Monad. John Dee combined the principles of geometry, Cabala, astrology and alchemy into one, in order to demonstrate the single primary principle of the universe and to propose a universal "language of creation" that would join the visible and invisible worlds to one another.

Author

John Dee

Language

English · Translated from latin

Translation

AI · Claude Sonnet 5.5

Publisher

Guliel. Silvius Typog. Regius, Excud

Year

1564

Length

13,515 words · 61 min