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From our Magic Words outpost: "Sometimes it is better for certain secrets to remain veiled by arcane
words. The secrets of nature are not transmitted on skins of goat or
sheep. Aristotle says in the book of secrets that communicating too
many arcana of nature and art breaks a celestial seal and many evils can
ensue. Which does not mean that secrets must not be revealed, but that
the learned must decide when and how." — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
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* The most profound secrets lie not wholly in knowledge, said the poet. They lurk invisible in that vitalizing spark, intangible, yet as evident as the lightning—the seeker's soul. Solitary digging for facts can reward one with great discoveries, but true secrets are not discovered—they are shared, passed on in confidence from one to another. The genuine seeker listens attentively. No secret can be transcribed, save in code, lest it—by definition—cease to be. This Book of Whispers collects and encodes more than one hundred of humankind's most cherished secrets. To be privy to the topics alone is a supreme achievement, as each contains and nurtures the seed of its hidden truth. As possessor and thereby guardian of this knowledge, may you summon the courage to honor its secrets and to bequeath it to one worthy. |
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