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Scriptures, and even De Non where he speaks of the sanctuaries of the ancient Egyptian
Temples.

"IT IS ENDED NOW, WHAT I HAVE SAID CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF THE
SUN. FINISH OF THE TABULA SMARAGDINA. What I have said or taught of the
Solar Work, is now finished. The perfect Seed, fit for multiplication.

"This I know is acknowledged to be the genuine Tabula Smaragdina Hermetis."

A LETTER FROM THE
BROTHERS OF R. C. (ROSE CROSS)

Although Eugenius Philalethes disclaimed membership in the Rosicrucian Fraternity, it is
believed that for a number of years he was the head of that Order. In a little work called
Lumen de Lumine, or A New Magical Light Discovered and Communicated to the World,
published in London in 1651, Eugenius Philalethes gives a remarkable letter, presumably
from the Rosicrucian Order. Accompanying the letter is an emblematic figure setting
forth in symbolic form the processes and formulæ of the Philosopher's Stone. This epistle
is an excellent example of the Rosicrucian system of combining abstract theological
speculations with concrete chemical formulæ. With the aid of the material contained in
various parts of this present book the student would do well to set himself the task of
solving the riddle contained in this hieroglyph.

"A Letter from the Brothers of R. C. Concerning the Invisible, Magical Mountain, And
the Treasure therein Contained.

"Every man naturally desires a superiority, to have treasures of Gold and Silver [intellect
and soul], and to seem great in the eyes of the world. God indeed created all things for the
use of man, that he might rule over them, and acknowledge therein the singular goodness
and omnipotence of God, give Him thanks for His benefits, honor Him and praise Him.
But there is no man looks after these things, otherwise than by spending his days idly;
they would enjoy them without any previous labor and danger; neither do they look them
out of that place where God hath treasured them up, Who expects also that man should
seek for them there, and to those that seek will He give them. But there is not any that
labors for a possession in that place, and therefore these riches are not found: For the way
to this place, and the place itself hath been unknown for a long time, and it is hidden from
the greatest part of the world. But notwithstanding it be difficult and laborious to find Out
this way and place, yet the place should be sought after.

"But it is not the will of God to conceal anything from those that are His, and therefore in
this last age, before the final judgment comes, all these things shall be manifested to
those that are worthy: As He Himself (though obscurely, lest it should be manifested to,
the unworthy) hath spoken in a certain place: There is nothing covered that shall not be
revealed, and hidden that shall not be known. We therefore being moved by the Spirit of
God, do declare the will of God to the world, which we have also already performed and
published in several languages. But most men either revile, or contemne that, our