Monas Aequilibris

Antwerp, 1564 – the Flemish city gets to see the first edition of John Dee's Monas Hieroglyphica, a commentary on his famous alchemical symbol. In his book, Dee explains the meaning and significance of his hieroglyphic monad, which represents the balance of our fragmentary world, as well as the unity of the natural and supernatural aspects of reality.

The Latin original of Monas Hieroglyphica, and the English translation.

In spite of the clear warning on the cover of Dee's book – Qui non intelligit, aut taceat, aut discat – a new symbol was born inspired by his great work, and in 2018 I created a commentary for this lesser monad. Now, in 2021, I dusted off this book and decided to share it with anyone interested in such symbols.