7 Pillar Temple of Wisdom

[Kevin box]

Hello

 

What is the illustration known as ?  

What is the significance of the 7 Pillar Temple of Wisdom.

Thanks

[Allisnum2er]

54 minutes ago, Kevin box said:

Hello

 

What is the illustration known as ?  

What is the significance of the 7 Pillar Temple of Wisdom.

Thanks

Hi Kevin,

This illustration comes from Der Compaß der Weisen (The Compass of the Wise) published in 1779.

And regarding your question about the 7 pillars of Wisdom, It may be a reference to Proverb 9:1 

"Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars".

You can find many sites on internet talking about this subject :

https://www.gotquestions.org/seven-pillars-wisdom.html

 

https://www.gotquestions.org/seven-pillars-wisdom.html

[Rob at 007]

We moved this thread to Bacon and Freemason/Rosicrucian Topics. 

[Kevin box]

4 hours ago, Allisnum2er said:

Hi Kevin,

This illustration comes from Der Compaß der Weisen (The Compass of the Wise) published in 1779.

And regarding your question about the 7 pillars of Wisdom, It may be a reference to Proverb 9:1 

"Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her seven pillars".

You can find many sites on internet talking about this subject :

https://www.gotquestions.org/seven-pillars-wisdom.html

 

https://www.gotquestions.org/seven-pillars-wisdom.html

Thanks. I found the same page earlier today. Also this site but sadly it is in Spanish

https://espacoastrologico.com.br/a-astrologia-na-maconaria/

[RoyalCraftiness]

On 3/29/2023 at 1:49 PM, Kevin box said:

Hello

 

What is the illustration known as ?  

What is the significance of the 7 Pillar Temple of Wisdom.

Thanks

The seven pillars are labeled with the symbols of the seven visible astronomical bodies. The suggestion here is that what is above (superius) has a counterpart below (inferious). That's a Hermetic idea. There is a temple above and a temple below in this way of thinking (Western esotericism). The light emanations of these celestial bodies are reaching us and they are illuminating us with a divine luminosity which is the seat of the greatest wisdom, as it is imagined. They exert an imagined influence on us via astrology (alchemical idea). The Pillars of wisdom here are Joachin and Boaz (tree of life reference). The central pillar is the one which projects upwardly from the center of the circular temple here. The temple represents the human body. The compass is the idea of a divine compass which guides the human. The seat of earthly wisdom is in you and you are under the influence of what is higher than you. It's a very specific way of thinking. Western esotericism - Wikipedia