Preface.

the passing original: Ablauffung; refers to the ending or running out of a specific period of time. of the dark Saturnian Night In alchemical and astrological thought, Saturn represents the leaden, dark, and melancholic state of the soul or the world, which must pass before enlightenment can occur. / the moonlight / or the small sparks of heavenly wisdom / which still remain among mankind / entirely clouded by their glare / and is a harbinger of the lovely Sun / which with its pure and fiery-glittering rays / shall bring forth the blessed Day / for which many pious hearts have a yearning desire / in which daylight all heavenly treasures of divine wisdom / as well as the mysteries of the world concerning all hidden, invisible things / according to the teachings of the first fathers and ancient sages original: Alten Weisen; likely referring to the patriarchs and Hermetic philosophers of antiquity.