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Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes)

Lumen de Lumine

A New Magical Light · The Complete 1651 First Edition

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Original English

To conclude, this Discourse is my last, and the only Clavis to my First. What I have written formerly, is like the Arabian’s Halicali: it is Domus signata, a House shut up, but here I give you the Key to the Lock. If you enter, seale up what you see in your Hearts: Trust it not to the Tongue, for that’s a Flying Scroul. Thus I deliver my Light to your Hands, but what Returns you will give me, I know not. If you are for Peace, Peace be with you: if for war, I have been so too, but Let not him that girds on his Armour, boast like him, that puts it off. Doe well, and Farewell.

1651. E. P.

Modern English

To conclude, this discourse is my last and the only key to my first. What I wrote before is like the Arabian’s Halicali: it is a sealed house, a house shut up, but here I give you the key to its lock. If you enter, seal what you see within your hearts. Do not trust it to the tongue, for that is a flying scroll. Thus I place my light in your hands; what you will give me in return, I do not know. If you seek peace, peace be with you. If you seek war, I have done so too, but let no one putting on armour boast like one taking it off. Do well, and farewell.

1651. E. P.

About This Reading Edition

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.

Historical Text and Translation

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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