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Summary: Answer to question from Taiwan dated September 19, 2003
Review: Amazon reviews are not normally used as a forum for questions and answers, but I will answer your question now and put in my review later. The title of this book comes from the translated text of "The Emerald Tablet," from about 800 A.D. The actual line of text is, "That which is above is from that which is below, and that which is below is from that which is above, working the miracles of one." Some interpret this to mean that God and Nature are the same, that God and Man are the same and on the same level, and that the intent and actions of God and Man are linked. In Western religious culture, God is often imagined to be "above" and Man "below," so this interpretation is not always well received. But there is dispute about the authorship of The Emerald Tablet - some say it is Arab and some say it may even have come from China - and so the interpretation of it could depend very much on its true origin. Still others ascribe mystical, magical powers to The Emerald Tablet. For further information on The Emerald Tablet, you may do research on the Web. Of course, in relation to the novel, "As Above, So Below," it might be more important for the reader to understand Rudy Rucker's interpretation of this ancient text. Any ideas?
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Summary: The interpretation of 'As above, so below'.
Review: Hi,
I'm a Taiwanese student,I don't understand what's the meaning of 'as above, so below', so that I can't translate it into Chinese.
I hope if you can give a brief interpretation to me,especially it's origin.please...!Thanks a lot!
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Summary: Painless History
Review: I picked this up blind from the new book bin at the Kailua-Kona public library, and boy, I'm glad I did. I've always enjoyed Bruegel, but this novel really makes you look at each picture with new eyes. Thank goodness I had an art book (Phaidon) of Bruegel at home with big color plates, which really complemented the text of this book. I love the feeling of delving into the past, but with good friends, which is how I think of Bruegel now that I've read this book.
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Summary: Another translation
Review: I think it's part of the Bible verse.
(in the brackets are the different versions of the Bible)
if you see, the last line is the same as the title of this book.
Matthew 6:10 (New International Version)
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:10 (The Message)
Set the world right;
Do what's best--
as above, so below.
i hope this helped?
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Summary: The interpretation of 'As above, so below'.
Review: My husband and I both love this story of Peter Breugel's life. The book was well researched and obviously written by someone with a life-long passion for Breugel the man, as well as his paintings. It is a beautiful story. My husband and I both agree, we want to go to Europe and see his original paintings after reading this book.
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Summary: Spend some time in Renaissance Belgium
Review: Rucker builds a series of chapters around particular paintings by Bruegel, in order to produce a biographical novel that is well-informed concerning the (known) historical details of Bruegel's life and the political and cultural history of the day. The book offers a good way to get engaged with the period and with the paintings. The writing is a bit clunky, and the novel works more because of the inherent interest of the artist and the period than by what the writer contributes. I could easily have put the book down had other things been available, but as it was it served as a welcome companion during a day of many, many delayed flights and long layovers as I flew across the US.
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