''Naometria'' ("temple measurement") is a book of prophecies attributed to

Simon Studion Simon Studion (6 March 1543 – 1605) was a German teacher of Latin, poet, historian, archaeologist, and author of apocryphal literature.numerology Numerology (known before the 20th century as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, ...

that include destruction of the

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. It was dedicated to

Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg Friedrich I of Württemberg (19 August 1557 – 29 January 1608) was the son of George I of Württemberg-Mömpelgard, George of Montbéliard, Mömpelgard and his wife Barbara of Hesse, daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. Several refer ...

. Its appearance in

Tübingen Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...

drew enough interest that a "Society Naometrica" was formed, which included

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and cabala scholar

Tobias Hess Tobias Hess (31 January 1558 – 24 November 1614) was a German lawyer based in Tübingen. He practised as a Paracelsian physician. Hess was influenced by Simon Studion. He has been identified, alongside Christoph Besold and Johannes Valentinus ...

and Lutheran theologian Johann Valentin Andreä. It is addressed in the 1983 volume of '' Hermetic Journal''.

External links

* The Rosicrucian Archive
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