A New Light of Alchemy

5God is one; from this one God the Son was born. One gave two, and two gave one: the Holy Spirit proceeding from both. Thus the world was made, and thus will be its end. Consider the preceding four points with the greatest care. In them you have the Father, the Father and Son, and lastly the Holy Spirit. You have the four elements, and the four lights—two heavenly and two central. Nothing more exists, existed, or will exist than is disclosed in this figure. If I were to record all the mysteries that can be drawn from it, a large volume would result. I return to the subject and tell you truly, my son: one thing is not created from one thing, for that belongs to God alone. Be content that you can create from two one thing useful to you. Know, then, that the multiplying seed is the second matter, rather than the first. The first matter of things is not seen; it is hidden in nature or in the elements. The second, however, sometimes appears to the children of learning.