as above, so below

as above, so below

English

Etymology

The concept was first laid out in the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus: "That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above, corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracles of the One Thing."

Phrase

as above, so below

1. (occultism) What happens on a higher level of reality also happens on lower levels; the microcosm and macrocosm behave alike.

Translations

what happens on a higher level of reality also happens on lower levels

Czech: jak nahoře, tak dole Esperanto: kiel supre, tiel malsupre Hungarian: ahogy fent, úgy lent Italian: come in alto, così in basso Latin: quod est superius est sicut quod est inferius Polish: co jest wyżej, jest jak to, co jest niżej Portuguese: como em cima, assim embaixo, como é em cima, assim é embaixo Spanish: como arriba, así abajo Zazaki: cor senino se cêr zi wuniyo, asmin zi zey erdiyo