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The Most Holy Trinosophia: Section One

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The book opens with our narrator trapped in a dungeon. He's been captured by the Inquisition after being too open with his magical beliefs and practices. It's possible he's referring to either the Spanish Inquisition or the Roman Inquisition, since this work was likely written in the 1700s in France. However, it's more feasible to assume that this is a metaphor that many of us can relate to; he's been ostracized for his beliefs, effectively being locked out of society as a whole. This can lead to a lonely existence, one where you need to keep your true self imprisoned to function in the broader world.


This section of the book lines up well with the first stage of alchemy: calcination. The narrator is having a crisis. This is the catalyst for the remainder of the book, in a way.


From his prison, he writes to his friend. This friend's name has been translated as Philochatus (in the Manly P. Hall version) and Philocale (by Adam McLean). I prefer McLean's translation, which is Greek for "love of beauty." Hall's version is fine, but it doesn't seem to be an actual name or word or have any kind of meaning. "Love of beauty" seems fitting for this type of work, so that's what we'll go with.


Our narrator is trying to teach and warn his friend (and, by extension, us as the readers; clearly, we are the lovers of beauty, searching for it in occult manuscripts). He offers esoteric knowledge while urging us to be cautious not to misuse it or reveal it to anyone who isn't ready. He says that he doesn't believe we'll misuse our powers, but that he is worried we'll talk too much. Trying to share spiritual wisdom with people who aren't ready for it never seems to end well. Although the narrator has suffered great physical pain, he laments the fact that his reputation has been ruined. People are afraid of him and don't even go near his prison. To him, this is the worst thing that could happen. This is also a metaphor. He's unable to be himself and get close to people at the same time, a feeling that I imagine quite a few of us can understand.


He tells us that the text is written very intentionally. One missing letter could make understanding it impossible. This is to tell us that we need to assess everything we possibly can. Many occult texts are written this way to ensure that only people who are very serious about looking will find the answers.


The letter ends in a way that, to me, seems the narrator has accepted his fate. He will die in two years, but he sees it less as a death and more as a rebirth. He will be purified by the four elements, a nod to the alchemical nature of this text. Through the nature of the elements, he will refine his soul.


He tells his friend that they will meet again at the 'mysterious assembly,' meaning the afterlife, likely the Gnostic or Hermetic version, where a soul is reunited with the Divine. To him, it isn't the end, but a new beginning.


In the next section, our narrator begins the process of perfecting his spirit.


Stay safe!

- me

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