The Emerald Tablet:

True, without falsehood and most real
That which is above is like that which is below
To perpetrate the miracles of the One thing
And as all things have be derived from One by the thought of One
So as all things are born from this One thing by adaptation
The sun its father, the moon its mother
The wind has carried it in its belly
The earth is its nurse
Here is the father of every wonder in the world
Strength and power are absolute
when changed into earth
Separate the earth from fire, the subtle from the gross
gently, and with care
It ascends from earth to heaven and descends again back to Earth
to receive the power of the superior and inferior things.
By these means you will have the glory of the world
And because of this all obscurity will flee from you.
This power, most powerful of all powers will overcome all subtle things
and penetrate every solid thing
Thus the world was created
From this pattern will emerge many wondrous applications
And for this reason I am called Hermes Thrice Great
Having the three parts of the philosophy of the world
What I have said of the sun’s operations is accomplished.