PREFACE

...that tears the innocent with its bite. By Hercules, I truly grieve for the lot of those who, while they accuse others, provide the very grounds for their own conviction—though they rightfully suffer the torments of their own internal Furyoriginal: "Erynnem." Referring to the Erinyes or Furies of Greek mythology, deities of vengeance; the author suggests the critics are haunted by their own bitterness and failure.. They exhaust themselves trying to attack the obscure principles of this most hidden science with heaps of piled-up arguments, and they sweat to uproot its concealed foundations by bringing every logical engine against them. Yet these principles are revealed only to the experts and those intimate with such sublime PhilosophyIn this context, "Philosophy" refers specifically to the Hermetic Art or Alchemy, often called the "Higher Philosophy.", while remaining entirely hidden from strangers. Nor do these "sharp-eyed" Censorsoriginal: "Censores." Used here sarcastically to describe critics who set themselves up as judges of morality and truth. notice that while they maliciously pick apart the reputation of others, they are actually betraying their own. Let them examine...