Liber Foliorum — Book of Leaves is an esoteric natural philosophy examining Creation through the interrelated Kingdoms of Minerals, Plants, Animals, and Humankind, culminating in the Imperium Caelestium, the spiritual order corresponding to Nature. Blending contemporary scientific concepts with mystical, philosophical, and symbolic interpretation, the work traces the development of matter from cosmic and planetary formation through atoms, elements, minerals, living cells, biological evolution, animal life, and the emergence of humanity. Each Kingdom is explored through its origins, microscopic structures, visible forms, ecological relationships, and opposing or dissolutive forces. The final book extends these natural correspondences into a hierarchy of Elementals, Spirits, Angels, and Archangels. Appendices provide supporting chronologies, elemental and material references, and selected natural properties. Conceived as the study of Nature preceding the deeper study of Man, Book of Leaves presents the created world as the Divine Opus through which the Seeker may contemplate structure, purpose, life, consciousness, and the relationship between the material and celestial orders.
Details
- Publication Date
- Jul 19, 2023
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780557926077
- Category
- Reference
- Copyright
- Creative Commons NonCommercial, ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Contributors
- Compiled by: Auditoris
Specifications
- Pages
- 800
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)