Complete Works, Volume Three (1658) - Page 10

26. The last Elemental part or Natural faculty, to which the Sensitive or Animal faculty is referred, residing in the lower belly. page 227
27. Third, looking at the principles as they create Harmony; the formal and material Pyramids Fludd visualized the universe as two intersecting pyramids: a pyramid of light descending from God and a pyramid of darkness ascending from the Earth. must be conceived, equally high and with equal bases, intersecting one another with opposite bases. in the same place original: "ibid."
28. For thus the common axis will be the String of the World Monochord A single-stringed instrument used as a mathematical and mystical model to show how the universe is tuned to divine proportions., which, divided at the intersection where the Sun or sphere of equality is located, will create an octave on both sides, with the division being made through sesquioctaves A musical interval with a ratio of 9:8, equivalent to a whole tone. and thirteenths of 243 parts. 228
29. And since the upper or formal Diapason An octave. is divided Harmonically from the Sun to the highest Hierarchy; the lower or material one will be divided Arithmetically from the Earth to the Sun. in the same place original: "ibid."
30. And since it is light itself, which proceeding from its root into the Square and Cube, elicits harmonic sounds. 229
31. From here the principal mysteries of Fludd’s Monochord are recounted. in the same place original: "ibid."

PART TWO.

Which work [is written] against Mersenne, which is titled The Contest of Wisdom with Folly.

Art. 1. Now to the argument of the first work, or The Contest of Wisdom with Folly; it treats first the Title and the entire first appearance of the Work. page 230
2. From here to the first Chapter of the first book, the complaint about Fludd’s name being suppressed while citing his opinions is examined. in the same place original: "ibid."
3. As if Mersenne were unable to draw those opinions from anyone else. 231
4. To the second Chapter, his Physics founded in the text of Scripture. in the same place original: "ibid."
5. And specifically regarding matter. 232
6. And concerning the action of the Agent. in the same place original: "ibid."
7. To the third Chapter, Mundane Harmony. 233
8. Then regarding the specific intervals of the three Regions. in the same place original: "ibid."
9. Then regarding the Musical Scale. 234
10. To the fourth Chapter, the weight attributed to the doctrine of Aristotle. in the same place original: "ibid."
11. And of the other Pagans. 235
12. To the whole series of the second book, the Soul of the World. 236

13. Which even the Theologians disapprove of. in the same place original: "ibid."
14. And various inconveniences that follow. 237
15. With three Problems proposed to Mersenne. in the same place original: "ibid."
16. Regarding the second of these, concerning Arterial blood. 238
17. Where, on the occasion of Harvey William Harvey, the English physician who first described the systemic circulation of blood., [it treats] the middle septum of the Heart. in the same place original: "ibid."
18. Likewise concerning the first, regarding the necessity of breathing. 239
19. And finally concerning the third, about the seminal vessels, it is discussed. 240
20. To the first Chapter of the third book, the suspicion of Atheism, Heresy, and especially Evil Magic original: "Cacomagia." is driven away from Fludd. in the same place original: "ibid."
21. With the first and second Reasons because of the Spirits original: "Genios." These refer to tutelary or guardian spirits assigned to individuals. attributed to Anthony, Octavius, and others. 241
22. Likewise the third, because of the prescribed method of finding one's own Spirit. 242
23. And the fourth, because of the three Demons or Angels assigned to every person. in the same place original: "ibid."
24. Especially indeed on account of some passages of Holy Scripture. 243
25. And finally the fifth and sixth, on account of those Angels attributed to the Patriarchs and ancient Prophets by the Kabbalists Followers of Jewish mysticism who believed in a hidden structure of the universe revealed through scripture and divine names.. 244
26. To the second Chapter, the noted immortality of the Soul. 245
27. To the third Chapter, Microcosmic Harmony. in the same place original: "ibid."
28. The perception of Celestial Music. 246
29. To the fourth Chapter, devised Chiromancy Palm reading or divination through the lines of the hand.. 247
30. To the fourth book, the Kabbalah not understood. 248

PART THREE.

Which other work [is written] against Mersenne, whose Title is The Supreme Good.

Art. 1. Then to the argument of the other Work, which is concerning the Supreme Good original: "Summum Bonum." This refers to a 1629 work by Fludd (published under a pseudonym) defending the Rosicrucians.; or the subject of Magic, Kabbalah, Alchemy, and the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross. page 249
2. It is weighed in the first book, which is concerning Magic. 250
3. The distinction of Magic into Good and Evil. in the same place original: "ibid."
4. The Magic condemned by Mersenne is understood to be Fludd's. 251
5. And finally an Apology for some [things] believed