The Emerald Tablet is the most ancient and influential
text in the alchemical canon. It is supposed to have been written by Hermes
Trismegistus himself, and its basic precepts go back at least four thousand
years, some would say much further. It has been associated with Abraham’s wife
Sarah, Alexander the Great and Apollonius of Tyana. One ancient writer
describes it precisely, after seeing it in Heliopolis; others claim that it has
never had a physical existence. What is beyond doubt is that this short,
enigmatic text has been the seminal influence behind alchemical thought and
practice for many centuries. 

In this illustrated talk Paul will outline its
history and guide you through the text itself. If you’ve ever wanted to know
more about the ‘Tabula Smaragdina’ then this is the introduction you’ve been
waiting for.