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THE CONTENTS OF

THIS TREATISE.

This treatise, uncovering and refuting the errors of Mersenne, is divided into 4 Books. Of which:

The First Book's

First Chapter: Defends Fludd’s Physics concerning the Subject of the Macrocosm. Macrocosm: The "great world" or the entire universe, which Fludd believed was structured like a giant human being.
Second Chapter: [Defends its] Harmony. } He defends its
Third Chapter: [Defends its] Consonances. } cosmic proportions. original: "mundanas." In this context, it refers to the musical and mathematical ratios Fludd believed governed the physical world.
Fourth Chapter: Shows that Fludd’s opinions are not new, and that his doctrine is very far removed from Atheism.

The Second Book: Discusses that famous question: whether there is a World Soul World Soul: The "Anima Mundi," an ancient philosophical concept that the universe is a living being with its own spirit.; and finally, it clearly demonstrates that there is a World Soul, by which the world itself is said to live.

The Third Book's

First Chapter: Removes all suspicion of Evil Magic original: "Cacomagiæ," a Greek-derived term for "bad magic" or sorcery, as opposed to "Theurgy" or "Natural Magic." from Fludd. Similarly, it assigns a triple genius A "genius" was considered a guiding spirit or attendant intelligence assigned to a person. to every human being. And it most clearly demonstrates that names can be attributed to Angels based on their properties without any error or sin.
Second Chapter: Shows that the soul can, in a certain way, be called mortal.
Third Chapter: Confirms the certainty of Fludd’s Microcosmic Microcosm: The human being, viewed as a "little world" that perfectly mirrors the structure and laws of the universe. Music.
Fourth Chapter: Responds to the Chiroscopic original: "Chiroscopicam," referring to palmistry or the study of the hand's features. question proposed by Mersenne, according to the requester’s merits and impudence.

The Fourth Book's

First Chapter: Defends Fludd’s Kabbalah The Jewish mystical tradition, which Fludd adapted into his own Christian occult philosophy. and proves Mersenne’s ignorance in that subject.
Second Chapter: Discusses the formal characters of the Kabbalah and examines Mersenne as if by a touchstone. original: "Lapide Lydio," the Lydian stone used to test the purity of gold; a metaphor for a true test of character or knowledge.

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