THE CONCEALED

MAGICAL SOUL:

A Discourse of the Universal

Spirit of Nature,

With its strange, hidden, and miraculous

Ascent and descent.

By Eugenius Philalethes.

This is the pseudonym of Thomas Vaughan (1621–1666), a Welsh clergyman, philosopher, and alchemist.

Stapulensis on Dionysius:

original: "Stapul: in Dion:" referring to Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples' commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.

The Universe is one single mirror,

before which Love stands and forms

its own image.

original: "Est autem Universum speculum Unum, ad Quod astans Amor, suum efformat Idolum."

God is enough: Without God, without anything.

original: "Du a Digon: Hêb Dhû, Hêb Dhim." This is a traditional Welsh motto reflecting Vaughan's heritage.

LONDON,

Printed by T.W. For H. B. 1650.