The First Chapter.

...a love for the Earth, and the Earth a love, inclination, and affection for Man, as the Great World original: "grosse Welt". Referring to the Macrocosm, or the universe as a whole. to the Small World original: "kleine Welt". Referring to the Microcosm, or the individual human being who contains all the properties of the universe., because the Small World was taken from the Great. And when the Earth, through the desire of its invisible imagination original: "Imagination". In alchemical philosophy, this is not "fantasy," but a potent, formative power that can attract and shape matter., draws such love of the Heavens unto itself, there occurs thereby a union of the Upper into the Lower, just as Man and Wife are together regarded as one body. And after such a union, the Earth becomes pregnant through this infusion of the upper Heaven and prepares to bring forth a birth, following the infusion that has occurred. After conception, this birth is "cooked out" original: "ausgekochet". This refers to decoction or the natural heat of the earth that matures minerals over time. by the Elements original: "Elementa". The four basic building blocks of matter: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. and is ripened to full maturity. This is now counted and regarded among supernatural things: how the supernatural essence brings its effects to fulfillment within the natural.

There are also counted among the supernatural things all Magical and Cabbalistic original: "Magische vnnd Cabalistische". This refers to the tradition of "Natural Magic" and the "Christian Kabbalah," which sought to understand the divine structure of the universe through symbols, numbers, and the hidden properties of nature. matters which are subject to the same, which from the light of true Recognition original catchword "kents" refers to "Erkentsnus" or "Erkenntnis," meaning deep spiritual or experiential knowledge.