Tao Te Ching – verse Thirty Two

The Tao Te Ching, written by Lao Tzu in the 6th Century BC (and possibly the 4th century BC), is an ancient Chinese text that forms the bedrock for Taoism. It appeals to a much wider audience than Taoists though because of its deep meaning and nearly an intuitive truth that can be felt. Composed of 81 sections, the Tao […]

The Emerald Tablet and the Tao Te Ching

The Emerald Tablet is a short, cryptic piece of text that forms part of a collection of writings known as the Hermetica which are believed to be Egyptian – Greek in origin and written around 200AD. The author of the Emerald Tablet is unknown but the writings themselves claim Hermes Trismegist (“Hermes the Thrice-Greatest” – a Greek God) as the […]