The Great Triad
By René Guénon
Published: 1946
A study of traditional symbolism and metaphysics, focusing on the Far Eastern concept of the 'Great Triad'—comprising Heaven, Earth, and Man—and its cosmological significance.
Chapters
Ch. 1
Contents
Ch. 2
Foreword
Ch. 3
I | Ternary and Trinity
Ch. 4
2 | Different Types of Ternary
Ch. 5
3 | Heaven and Earth
Ch. 6
4 | Yin and Yang
Ch. 7
5 | The Double Spiral
Ch. 8
6 | Solve et Coagula
Ch. 9
7 | Questions of Orientation
Ch. 10
8 | Celestial Numbers & Terrestrial Numbers
Ch. 11
9 | The Son of Heaven and Earth
Ch. 12
11 | Spiritus, Anima, Corpus
Ch. 13
12 | Sulphur, Mercury and Salt
Ch. 14
13 | The Being and the Environment
Ch. 15
14 | The Mediator
Ch. 16
15 | Between the Square and the Compasses
Ch. 17
16 | The Ming T'ang
Ch. 18
17 | Wang: The King-Pontiff
Ch. 19
19 | God, Man, Nature
Ch. 20
21 | Providence, Will and Destiny
Ch. 21