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It is certainly (I speak with Hermes from the Emerald Tablet original: "Hermete ex Tabula Smaragdina"; refers to the legendary foundational text of alchemy, attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, which describes the unity of the cosmos.) the strength of all strength, being strong; strongly defying and overcoming the power of Fire, Air, Water and Earth: Whence it is the Most Ancient; wherefore it is also the Adrop A technical term in alchemy for "Philosophical Lead," the raw, unrefined matter—often associated with Saturn—that serves as the starting point for the Great Work., that is, the Saturn (who was considered as Time original: "Tempus"; Khunrath refers to the classical association between the god Saturn/Cronus and the passage of time. by the older heathens) of the Philosophers; under whose rule there is truly a Golden Age. Although still other deeper reasons for this Symbolic Name exist...