On the Occult Philosophy or the Secret Miraculous Birth of the Seven Planets and Metals

wisdom was over, and one found on a mountain in former times a very high and old castle, daintily prepared with stones. Within it was found a book very deep under the earth, in which it was written that a scepter should be left by Saturnus to his children's children and all descendants. Yet, before that, Saturnus should suffer much impact through great cold and then through great heat, which prophecy first had to be fulfilled, for the spirits of the underworld original: "Hellen" are masters at being able to make cold and heat. Finally, Opis lay down upon a mountain called ABBA, where there were many salty springs, and her husband Saturnus called for assistance to her a woman named HISMAEL, who was born from a land where the mountain ARARAT lies, where the Ark of the LORD landed, which He had caused to be built through Noah. She was helpful to her in her labor. And Opis pushed one watch after another, so that her husband