REDIVIVUS.

The title "Redivivus" means "brought back to life" or "reborn," suggesting a revival of ancient wisdom.

...[knowled]ge, This completes the word from the previous page which he considered a specialized work in relation to the whole of Harmonic Philosophy original: "Philosophiæ Harmonicæ"; the Renaissance belief that the universe is governed by the same mathematical and musical proportions that create harmony. He preferred to conduct himself quietly and simply, rather than with magnificence. And it occurs to me now whether the founder of the Rose Cross RosenCreutz did not desire from the true God that which Socrates speaks of in Plato. I will set down the words of Marsilio Ficino of Florence a 15th-century priest and scholar who was central to the revival of Greek philosophy in Europe from his commentary on the Alcibiades II:

“O friend Pan, and all you other gods, grant, I pray, that I may become beautiful within: and let whatever I have outwardly be at peace with what is inside. May I consider the wise man alone to be rich. But grant me only as much of this gold original Latin: "auri"; here meaning spiritual or intellectual treasure as no one can carry or drive away, except for a temperate man.”

What does Socrates seek? The Good. What good? Wisdom original: "sapientiam", that is, the knowledge of divine truth, which God alone can give, and which only a beautiful soul—that is, one that is temperate, pure, and sincere—is able to receive. What does he ask for above all? That he might be made worthy of wisdom. For surely it is the mark of a rash man to ask for a gift of which he is unworthy. Who is worthy of divine wisdom? He who is prepared to bear its light.

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