''Naometria'' ("temple measurement") is a book of prophecies attributed to
Simon Studion
Simon Studion (6 March, 1543, Bad Urach–1605) was a German teacher of Latin, poet, historian, archaeologist, and author of apocryphal literature.numerology
Numerology (also known as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in ...
that include destruction of the
Papacy
The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
. It was dedicated to
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
Friedrich I of Württemberg (19 August 1557 – 29 January 1608) was the son of George of Mömpelgard and his wife Barbara of Hesse, daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.
Several references are made to him in Shakespeare's '' The Merry ...
.
Its appearance in
Tübingen
Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in thr ...
drew enough interest that a "Society Naometrica" was formed, which included
Bible
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and
cabala scholar
Tobias Hess
Tobias Hess (31 January 1568 – 24 November 1614) was a German lawyer based in Tübingen. He practised as a Paracelsian physician.
Hess was influenced by Simon Studion. He has been identified, alongside Christoph Besold and Johannes Valentinus A ...
and Lutheran theologian
Johann Valentin Andreä.
It is addressed in the 1983 volume of ''
Hermetic Journal
The ''Hermetic Journal'' was a quarterly journal dedicated to the Hermetic tradition, edited by Adam McLean, and published by Megalithic Research Publications of Edinburgh. The first issue was released in August 1978 and publication continued un ...
''.
External links
* The Rosicrucian Archive
Simon Studion
Prophecy
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