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Light From Light · Modern English
Original English
I have Eugenius found thee much of my own Humor. I have withall found thy Expectations patient, thou canst easily believe, where thou hast Reason to thy Faith. Thou hast all this while served without Wages, now is the time com to reward Thee. My love, I freely give Thee, and with it these tokens, my Key, and Seale. The one opens, the other shutts, bee sure to use both with Discretion. As for the Mysteries of this my Schoole, thou hast the Libertie to peruse them all, there is not any thing here, but I will gladly reveale it to thee. I have one Præcept I shall commend to thee, and this it is, You must bee Silent. You shall not in your writings exceed my Allowances: Remember that I am your Love, and you will not make mee a Prostitute. But because I wish you Serviceable to those of your own Disposition, I here give you an Emblematicall Type of my Sanctuarie, with a full Priviledge to publish it. This is all, and now I am going to that Invisible Region, ἵν’ Ἀθανάτων ἕδος ἐστὶ. Let not that Proverb take place with you, Out of Sight, out of Mind: Remember mee, and bee Happy.
Modern English
“Eugenius, I have found you much of my own disposition. I have also found you patient in your expectations: you can readily believe when you have reason for your faith. All this time you have served without wages; now the time has come to reward you. I freely give you my love, and with it these tokens, my key and seal. One opens, the other closes: be sure to use both discreetly. As for the mysteries of my school, you are free to examine them all; there is nothing here that I will not gladly reveal to you. I commend one precept to you: you must be silent. Your writings must not go beyond what I allow. Remember that I am your love, and you will not make me a prostitute. But because I wish you to be useful to those of your own disposition, I give you an emblematic image of my sanctuary, with full permission to publish it. This is all; now I go to that invisible region, where the immortals have their dwelling. Do not let the proverb ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ apply to you: remember me, and be happy.”
Socrates
Reading Lumen de Lumine · Light From Light · Page 14 · Passage A
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The complete 1651 Lumen de Lumine, or A New Magical Light, by Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), with original and modern English, fresh translations of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew passages, the historical emblem and its inscriptions, all twelve Magical Aphorisms, 105 annotations and the complete supplied Diotimos study apparatus.
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Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes), Lumen de Lumine, or A New Magicall Light. London: H. Blunden, 1651. Governing witness: Wellcome Collection EPB/A/69096.4, digitisation b30340160, Wing V150, ESTC R146. Source credit: Wellcome Collection; Public Domain Mark.
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