Front: “As above, so below · As within, so without · As the universe, so the soul”
Back: “As the seed reflects potential · The mind reflects creation”
At a glance
- Theme: Hermetic wisdom: the small mirrors the large
- Good for: meditation, journaling, spiritual study, a new beginning
- Gift for: spiritual seekers, astrology and tarot lovers, meditators, science and philosophy readers
- Finishes: Antique Bronze (brass alloy), Antique Silver (brass alloy), Antique Copper (solid copper)
- Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA
The meaning
As above, so below is the best known line of Hermeticism. It comes from the Emerald Tablet, a short text credited to Hermes Trismegistus that first appears in Arabic writings over a thousand years ago. The idea is that the same patterns run through the stars and through a single person. As within, so without adds the practical half: your inner life shapes your outer one.
The back carries it into daily life. A seed holds the whole tree in small form, and a mind holds the life it will build. What you think and grow inside shows up in what you create.
The design
The front places an atom at the center, ringed by orbits, planetary symbols, the sun and the moon, so the smallest and the largest things share one picture. The back shows a tree of life whose roots spread below the ground in a mirror image of its branches: as above, so below.
On good days and hard days
- On good days, it is a reminder that the calm and good you build inside shows up in the world around you.
- On hard days, when life outside feels chaotic, it invites you to start within: steady your mind first, and the rest follows. As within, so without.
Carry it
Keep it on an altar, a desk or in a pocket as a cue to look inward when the outside feels chaotic. One customer calls it a great pocket reminder of the good to find; another sums it up in a single word: perfect.
Give it
It suits someone who loves astrology, tarot, meditation or the history of mystical ideas, and also the science reader who likes the atom and orbit imagery. Customers call it a great gift and an inspiring, well designed piece.
Specs
- Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm), about the size of a silver dollar
- Thickness: 2.7 mm
- Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
- Material: brass alloy (Antique Bronze, Antique Silver) or solid copper (Antique Copper)
- Made: die struck, minted in the USA
- Each coin is antiqued with a special patina so it looks like it has already been in circulation. The patina never settles the same way twice, so no two coins look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make your coin one of a kind.
Questions
What does “as above, so below” mean?
That the same patterns repeat at every scale, from the stars to the human soul. It is a Hermetic idea from the Emerald Tablet.
Where does “as above, so below” come from?
From the Emerald Tablet, a text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, known from Arabic sources over a thousand years old and later translated into Latin.
What is a good gift for a spiritual seeker?
Something with a real idea behind it. This coin carries the Hermetic maxim on one side and a mirrored tree of life on the other.
Other coins you might like
- Energy Coin: be the energy you want to attract
- Know Thyself Coin: the beginning of all wisdom
- Wabi Sabi Coin: peace with imperfection
- Amor Fati Coin: love your fate
Care: keep it dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. No polishing needed; the aged finish is part of the look.
Original design by EDC Reminder Coins, protected by copyright. We don't take custom orders.