Emerald Tablet of Hermes

The Emerald Tablet is a brief but highly influential Hermetic-alchemical text traditionally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Historically central to alchemical symbolism, it is best known for its concise aphorisms on the relationship between the macrocosm and microcosm, and readers will find a compact statement of principles that later alchemists interpreted in many ways.

Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary syncretic figure combining Greek Hermes and Egyptian Thoth, traditionally credited with the Hermetic writings. As an authorial persona, he became one of the central authorities for Western esoteric, alchemical, and philosophical traditions, especially in Renaissance Hermetism.