From the book
The Sophic Hydrolith, Water Stone of the Wise
Anonymous and companion authors · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Blessedness has several local settings. The vow of responsible secrecy warns that misuse can endanger the possessor’s salvation and invite divine punishment. The Stone-riddle gives blessedness as the enigmatic outcome after its narrated dying. Part Three reports philosophical praise of a spirit that benefits the pious but brings eternal punishment to wicked users. These are not one indiscriminate medical effect. The English appropriately distinguishes salvation, blessedness and punishment according to context. In particular, the riddle’s personified outcome should not be treated as proof that a material substance literally gains eternal salvation, while the ethical warnings address human responsibility for disclosure and use.
Places to read
- Part I: entrance and preparation · unit 5Misuse threatens salvation and divine punishment.
- Part II: matter and the work · unit 9Blessedness follows the stone's dying.
- Part III: benefits and their rank · unit 3The wicked receive eternal punishment for misuse while the pious receive temporal goods.
Attested forms
heyls vnd seligkeit; vngestrafft; tausentmahl; Seligkeit; ewige straffe; mißbrauchen