Dearest reader friends:
I am very pleased to send you this engraving entitled…
…THE WEIGHING OF THE WORLDS
This work appears in a book written by Robert Fludd entitled Utriusque cosmi scilicet et minoris Metaphysica, physica atque technica Historia ─1617─, ‘Metaphysical, physical and technical history of the greater and lesser cosmos, the supernatural history of both worlds’. Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus (1574-1637), was an eminent English Paracelsian physician, astrologer and mystic.
Joscelyn Godwin, in her book Robert Fludd: Hermetic Philosopher and Surveyor of Two Worlds, titled this drawing “The Weighing of the Worlds”, and makes this comment:
“Iod is shown asthe supreme deity holding a scale. The fulcrum is the Sun, in the midst of the ethereal world: the exact point of the Universe, directly united to God. The scales on the left rises, as it represents the Empyrean Heaven, made of ethereal Fire ─Light Fire─. The one on the right falls, the Earth being heavy ─compact─ due to the elemental kingdom.”
Words that appear in the engraving:
Yod.
Vau.
Aquilo – North.
He Superius – Superior He.
Axis mundanus – Worldly axis.
Meridies – South.
He inferius – Inferior He.
Caelum Aethereum – Ethereal heaven.
Pondus mediocre – Medium weight.
Caelum Empyreum – Empyrean heaven.
Leue Ignis – Ethereal fire, light fire.
Caelum Elementare – Elemental heaven.
Grave Terra – Heavy ─compact─ earth.
This beautiful engraving appears before our eyes to show us the balance of dimensions and worlds in interstellar space. That is why it is called the “Weighing of the Worlds.” That is, it shows how the Architect of the Universe considers that the energies of the Cosmos are distributed, and does so through a scale that designates where the superior energies are and where the inferior ones are.
Using the syllable IOD the dwelling place of God is pointed out to us, and therefore such a syllable is close to the round cloud that would represent the Absolute Abstract Space.
Then we see an arm come out with a hand holding the axis of the scales itself. That axis bears the Hebrew word VAU.
On the other hand, on the left side we observe again the syllable HE with the added word Superius, indicating to us, in this case, the Empyrean Heaven, the abode of purified or self-realized souls. That is why it is marked with the left plate of the scales, and that is why inside that plate we can read the words Caelum Empyreum, or ‘Empyrean Heaven’, flooded with Leue Ignis, ethereal, light or, rather, sublime fire.
Between the two plates we observe the axis or Axis, which is accompanied by the word mundanus. Why? Because, certainly, depending on the behaviors of the human races, that axis moves from one side to the other determining when we are trapped in a world full of laws or when we are closer to the fire of the Spirit.
It is interesting to note that, next to the word Caelum Aethereum ─which has to be translated as ‘Ethereal Heavens’ or supra-dimensions─, there is another phrase that reads Pondus mediocre. Such a phrase alludes to the intermediate dimension, and that is why it translates as ‘medium weight’.
Inside the plate of the scale to the right in the engraving we can read the following Latin words: Grave Terra ─ or ‘compact earth’, physical world ─, Caleum Elementare. What does this mean? Well, on Earth we find the four elements of Nature. That is why Robert Fludd calls this Caelum elementare.
It is also worth noting that in this engraving some cardinal points are pointed out, such as Aquilo, symbolizing the north, and Meridies, indicating south. The east and west are not indicated because, the SUN being a representation of the Creator, it appears in the center of the axis to determine the fate of the worlds of hyperspace, independently of the Absolute Abstract Space. That is why the SUN is born in the east and sets in the west, to tell us that it is the one who guides the route of the worlds and for this reason it does not interfere within that trajectory, because it is always above it.
Let me now leave you with a few sentences for your reflection:
“The Gods have made only two perfect things: the woman and the rose.”
Solon
“If we have been created in the image of God, we must be creators.”
Carmen Silva
“By creating, God finds himself.”
Rabindranath Tagore
“You cannot create anything that is not already in yourself.”
Bernard Shaw
“The body is nothing to the strong soul.”
Apollonius
FIAT LUX.
─‘Let there be light’─.
KWEN KHAN KHU
