AS above, So Below
So your goals to the sky. And right your goals on earth. [Quora] The phrase like “As above, so below” is used by writers and astrologers alike to explain why and how the world works. The concept implies that the visible stars in the sky are linked to life on earth, and that the microcosm and the macrocosm are connected. The human world is related to the larger universe. Everything is connected. Where did this expression originate?
Literature heavily credits the saying to
Hermes, an Olympian god in Greek mythology.
Poimandres teaches the secrets of the universe to
Hermes.
In later chapters, Hermes teaches others, such as his son
Tat and Asclepius.
The Emerald Tablet of



