Written in thirteen days in 1564 by the renowned Elizabethan magus, Dr. John Dee,
The Hieroglyphic Monad
explains his discovery of the monas, or unity, underlying the universe as expressed in a hieroglyph, or symbol. Dee called
a "magical parable" based on the
Doctrine of Correspondences
which lies at the heart of all magical practice and is the key to the hermetic quest. Through careful meditation and study of the glyph, its secrets may be slowly revealed.