Project Gutenberg 2014-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 160 Vigenère, Blaise de 1523 1596 Vigenere, Blaise de De Vigenère, Blaise Stephens, Edward, active 1649 Stephens, Edvvard 45045938 Traité du feu et du sel. English A Discourse of Fire and Salt Discovering Many Secret Mysteries as well Philosophical, as Theological A Discovrse of Fire and Salt Discovering Many Secret Mysteries as well Philosophicall, as Theologicall Produced by Chris Curnow, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Discovrse of Fire and Salt" by Blaise de Vigenère is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-17th century. The text explores the symbolic significance of fire and salt, delving into their philosophical and theological implications. Through a complex analysis, it intertwines various ancient philosophies and biblical references, signifying their importance in the understanding of the universe and human existence. The beginning of the treatise presents an invitation from the translator to a friend, where it discusses the profound nature of Pythagorean teachings regarding divine and natural secrets. It asserts that elements like fire and salt are essential to understand human nature and the spiritual world. The author draws connections between these elements and the creation narrative from Genesis, portraying humanity as a microcosm of the universe, governed by both physical and spiritual laws. The opening sets a contemplative tone, inviting readers to consider deeper existential and metaphysical questions regarding the nature of man, sacrifice, and the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alchemy -- Early works to 1800 Fire -- Early works to 1800 Salt -- Early works to 1800 QD Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 491029 491037 2024-09-19T17:01:08.853157 2023-09-20T12:55:37.223306 text/html text/html 491460 2014-11-17T06:39:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 702962 2014-11-17T06:39:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 726427 2024-09-19T17:01:15.231093 application/epub+zip 732637 2024-09-19T17:01:09.964349 application/epub+zip 251312 2024-09-19T17:01:09.360135 application/epub+zip 771597 2024-09-19T17:01:19.268132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725454 2024-09-19T17:01:14.624128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337976 2022-09-21T13:51:50.045615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428054 2024-09-19T17:01:07.863163 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428197 2014-11-17T06:34:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 160175 2014-11-17T06:39:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18585 2024-09-19T17:01:19.407073 application/rdf+xml 24954 2024-09-19T17:01:09.452180 image/jpeg 3685 2024-09-19T17:01:09.406146 image/jpeg 704022 2024-09-19T17:01:08.916147 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog