‘Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary coming this fall’

     

It’s not due out for another two months, but Ouroboros Press is making a classic text available in its typical high style. First published in the 1750s, Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is one of those reference books that either unpacks a host of meanings for you, or simply enhances understandings of hidden wisdom you thought you knew. Not necessarily Masonic, but, in my view, a must read for the thinking Freemason. From the publicity:


Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary

Translated by Joseph Zabinski
Book Design and Typography by Joseph Uccello
352 pages, more than 80 illustrations, 7.5” x 10”
Classic reference work, hundreds of entries
Illustrated with emblems and engravings
Bibliographic details and footnotes
Cross-references and wayfinding typography
Quality bookmaking for beauty and longevity

Written in 1758, the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary defines the most obscure of terms, substances, and concepts employed by the enigmatic authors of the alchemical texts. Its entries unlock the Hermetic mysteries veiled by the motifs, allegories, and symbols of the classical myths, as well as making clear what substances are implied by the terms expressed by the Language of the Birds.

In addition to the comprehensive entries, the Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is a treasure-house of classical and alchemical imagery, containing more than 80 illustrations in the text and featuring the symbols, signs, and iconography of the art.


“Finally, thanks to Ouroboros Press and Joseph Zabinski’s insightful translation, Antoine-Joseph Pernety’s Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is now available. The Mytho-Hermetic Dictionary is a must-have work for anyone researching alchemy, hermeticism, philosophy of science, mythology, lexicons, etc. As important and useful as this dictionary is in focused and direct research, it is also a book that rewards random perusal. In fact, because of its dense web of cross-references, an interesting ‘Hermetic game’ suggests itself—pick a word and follow Ariadne’s thread through the lexicon’s maze. It truly is a Mytho-Hermetic education in itself. Maybe start with the dieties Hecate and Mercury as your guides, or my favorite, the ‘House of the Chicken of the Sages.’

Brian Cotnoir
author of Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter


THIS BOOK IS AT PRESS FOR AN OCTOBER 2018 RELEASE

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