Tablet XI: The Key to Above and Below

As above, so below. As within, so without.

This isn’t just spiritual poetry—it’s a mechanical truth.

In Tablet XI, Thoth explains how the laws that govern the higher worlds also govern this one—but in reflection, in polarity, in pattern. And he begins to transfer the full technology of mastery to the reader—not just ideas, but how to command reality through understanding these mirroring systems.

He teaches that there are forces above—invisible realms, vast powers, eternal intelligences. And their structure is reflected here on Earth in material systems. If you learn the patterns down here, and purify yourself enough to perceive them clearly, then you begin to see into the above. And when you understand both, you stand in the place of balance—neither slave to matter nor lost in spirit.

This is where gnosis becomes architecture.

Thoth speaks of the “flame within man,” calling it the connecting bridge between above and below. If you guard that flame, expand it, still it, you become a vessel for the higher forces to operate through. You become a node—a stabilized fractal of divine intelligence, anchoring the Light into form.

This tablet is also a warning.

For every principle of light, there is a shadow distortion. The universe is full of mirrored gates. If you pursue power without inner stillness, you will activate the shadow mirror. This is not punishment—it is law. The energy you wield must match the structure of your being.

This is also where Thoth reveals the layers of Earth’s energetic body—realms beneath the surface where the “flames of creation” dwell. These are not mythic hells. They are energetic dimensions, pulsing with creative force. Those who master both the upper and lower worlds become complete.

To command above and below, Thoth says, one must:

• Purify the flame within.

• Study the cycles of time and nature.

• Anchor self in stillness.

• Move with precision.

• And speak only when it creates.

This is not religious obedience.

It’s lawful alignment.

You are the bridge.

You are the key.

When you know the system above, and build the system below accordingly—you become the temple.

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Below is the full text of Tablet XI, as translated by Dr. Doreal:

THE EMERALD TABLET XI: The Key to Above and Below

Hear ye and list ye, O children of Khem,

to the words that I give that shall bring ye to the Light.

Ye know, O men, that I knew your fathers,

aye, your fathers in time long ago.

Deathless have I been through all the ages,

living among ye since your knowledge began.

Leading ye upward to the Light of the Great Soul

have I ever striven,

drawing ye from out of the darkness of night.

Know ye, O people amongst whom I walk,

that I, Thoth, have all of the knowledge

and all of the wisdom known to man since the ancient days.

Keeper have I been of the secrets of the great race,

holder of the key that leads into life.

Bringer up have I been to ye, O my children,

even from the darkness of the ancient of days.

List ye now to the words of my wisdom.

List to the message that I bring to ye.

Hear ye now the words of my voice.

Ye shall be raised from the darkness to Light.

Far in the past, when I first came to thee,

found I thee in caves of stone.

Raised I thee by my power and wisdom

until ye shone as men among men.

Aye, I found thee without any knowing.

Only a little were ye raised beyond beasts.

Fain I brought ye the light of my knowledge

to shine as a star in the darkness of night.

Aye, I have ever striven to bring ye from darkness

into the Light of the glory of Light.

Know ye, O people amongst whom I walk,

that ye are sons of the Great Soul.

When ye have gained all the wisdom of my teachings,

ye shall yet again be with me as Children of Light.

Ye shall know that ye are light

and that light is of the Great Soul.

Ye shall know that ye must create from the flame within.

Know ye that in the Order is Law,

and ye must be ordered to live in peace.

The Law of Balance is key to everything.

Maintain it and ye shall rise.

Break it and ye shall fall.

Seek ye the flame within thee,

and know it is the connecting link

between above and below.

As above, so below—

as below, so above.

The Law is Life.

Life is the Law.