As above, so below is basically several nods to both Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy, and alchemy. and not "true north" per se. So the stone she had was not the real stone anymore, it must be returned as part of her atonement. the power of the philosophers stone never actually came from a stone. It
This intertwining of worlds can also be seen as a representation of the Hermetic principle "As above, so below." It references how changes in one world reflect changes in the other. Finally, triangles are commonly used in alchemy to designate the four different elements. The more rarified elements - fire and air - have point-down triangles "As above, so below" is a phrase from Hermeticism, which is more of an occult tradition than a philosophical one (though it has certain similarities to Neoplatonism, perhaps because both emerged around the same time and place and so drew from a similar set of ideas and intellectual/religious trends Since it's a movie-shaped theme park ride, "As Above, So Below" is bogged down by way too much narrative baggage. Human-shaped plot point Scarlett (Perdita Weeks) is our guide through the French tunnels.A super-smart explorer in search of the Philosopher's Stone, Scarlett enlists the help of fraidy-cat language expert George (Ben Feldman, or Ginsberg from "Mad Men"), stoic cameraman Benji As Above So Below is legitimately one of the most creative films I've ever seen, and the more you understand the subjects inserted in this film, or, at least, about the book, the more enjoyment you get from it. That might be why so many people hated it, as they thought it was nonsensical. 5. ConsistentlyPeter. . 342 456 431 225 244 392 182 441