Eons ago, before the shaping of stars, Lucifer the Morning-Bearer, stood foremost among the sons of Heaven. His crown was wrought of living fire, and in its center burned an emerald of uncreated light, set there by the Father to honor his most beloved Son, a sign of his wisdom and royal stewardship. And all the hosts beheld the stone and knew that it mirrored the life of God within the Firstborn. But pride awakened in Lucifer, as it is written, “Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, and thou didst corrupt thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness.” And he said within himself, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will set my throne above the stars of God; I will be even greater than God.” For he wished to be Creator and not created. He spoke his hubris: “The light that shines in me is mine.” And whispered words to the angels under his charge, and many turned their faces toward him. Thus the harmony of the heavens was broken, and a murmur of rebellion passed through the upper spheres. Then Michael, captain of the Lord’s hosts, cried aloud, “Who is like unto God?” And he drew his sword. There was war in heaven and the sons of the East and the sons of the North took counsel together. The faithful and the fallen contended in the burning firmament, and the orders of the angels shook as trees in the tempest. Then the divine order broken, and there was war in the midst of the burning firmament. But the power of the Most High prevailed, and the decree went forth: “Thou art cast down from thy height, O Morning Star. Thou shalt be brought low to the sides of the pit.” For his rebellion he was cast down. And as Lucifer fell from the mount of the Assembly, the emerald in his diadem was torn away by the violence of his descent. It fell like a star cast from Heaven, and the angels who remained faithful trembled, for the jewel bore within it a portion of the light entrusted to the only begotten Son. And the emerald descended through the spheres and was buried in the deep places of the Earth, hidden from the sight of Heaven and from the memory of men. Yet it did not perish, for no fragment of that light can be destroyed. It became a spark of light lost within the world, waiting for the day when a seeker pure of heart would behold it, lift it from the dust, and restore that which had fallen. All of the hosts of heaven await Lucifer’s purification, for his choice to surrender his ambition yet reclaim his crown and return to his place at the right hand of the Father. - From The Book of the Fallen Prince

The Human Soul = the fallen, lost emerald Ego / Satan = the false identity that created the exile and keeps separation in place The Grail / Philosopher’s Stone = the restored divine nature

The Emerald from Lucifer’s Diadem

Wolfram von Eschenbach, Parzival (early 13th century).

Wolfram’s Grail is not a cup but a stone (Lapis Exillis). He states:

• It is an heavenly stone

• It was brought to earth by neutral angels

• It is connected to the fall of Lucifer

• It possesses life-giving and initiatory properties

Wolfram is the sole medieval author to describe the Grail as a stone that fell in the angelic rebellion. Chrétien, Robert de Boron, and the Vulgate Cycle do not present this myth. Their Grail is a vessel linked to Christ.

Wolfram’s version is unique because he fuses:

• Christian angelology

• Neoplatonic cosmology

• Alchemical symbolism

• Possible Manichaean or Cathar dualism

• Esoteric readings of fallen light

Wolfram’s description that:

• the Grail stone sustains life, gives knowledge, and calls knights

• it requires purity of heart

• it is guarded by angelic orders

• it is linked to the restoration of a broken cosmic order

The “Fallen Stone from Heaven” Motif

In many mythologies:

• A sacred stone falls from heaven

• It becomes hidden or lost in the world

• It must be found, purified, or returned

Examples include:

• The Kaaba’s Black Stone

• The Benben Stone of Heliopolis

• Meteoric stones used as cult objects in antiquity

• Alexandrian Hermetism (stones as condensed astral light)

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes

Medieval alchemists believed the Emerald Tablet was literally inscribed on a green stone that fell from heaven.

This idea appears in:

• Arabic Hermetic texts (e.g., Kitab Sirr al-Khaliqa)

• Medieval Latin alchemical lore

• Later occult writers (Albertus Magnus pseudepigrapha)

Lucifer as the fallen “light-bearer” containing divine essence

Patristic, pseudepigraphal, and occult texts depict Lucifer as:

• bearer of celestial light

• highest of the angelic order

• possessing a radiant crown or diadem

• losing his light in the fall

Kabbalistic Shevirat ha-Kelim (Breaking of the Vessels)

In Lurianic Kabbalah:

• Divine light falls into the worlds

• The vessels shatter

• Sparks of light scatter into matter

• The human task is tikkun: gathering and raising the sparks

This is an almost perfect metaphysical parallel to:

• The stone falls

• Fragments of light become trapped in matter

• Purification and return of the light occurs through human participation

Gnostic Myth of Sophia’s Fall

Sophia’s descent generates:

• fragmentation of the divine fullness

• a “world of exile”

• a demiurgic false order

• the need for gnosis to return the divine spark

the Grail stone as Sophia’s lost light.

f. Alchemical Rebis and the Lost Stone

The lapis philosophorum is frequently described as:

• lost in the earth

• the “stone that the builders rejected”

• the fallen king

• the dismembered Osiris

• the scattered Dionysus

Meaning and Symbolism of the Emerald

Across ancient, medieval, and esoteric traditions, emerald symbolizes:

Divine Light Condensed

Green was considered the color of pure life-force.

In Hermetism and Neoplatonism it signifies:

• the living presence of Nous

• the spring of life

• the luminous astral essence

Wisdom Inscribed in Matter

The Emerald Tablet symbolizes divine truth made visible.

Thus the emerald is a symbol of:

• revelation

• hidden knowledge

• the continuity of the microcosm and macrocosm

Healing and Restoration

In medieval lapidaries, emerald is the stone of:

• renewal

• resurrection

• the “re-greening” of the soul (viriditas, Hildegard)

It repairs the fractured self.

The Heart

In color symbolism:

• red = will

• white = mind

• green = heart, life, spirit

Thus the emerald is the restored heart of the cosmos.

Royalty and Divine Kingship

Emeralds were associated with:

• Venus (Mercy)

• Raphael (Healing)

• legitimacy and coronation in medieval regalia

A fallen emerald returning to the crown symbolizes:

• the restoration of rightful order

• the healing of cosmic fracture

• the coronation of the redeemed “king”

Alchemy

The emerald is a symbol of:

• the vegetative spirit

• the living mercury

• the heart of the earth

• the lapis perfected in the green stage (viriditas / green lion)

Returning the emerald grail stone to the diadem of the ascended Lucifer - reintegration and healing of creation.

“The Grail was made of the green emerald that fell out of Lucifer’s shining pearl diadem during the fall. The black Grail is thus a symbol of the lost whole and the golden Holy Grail is the archetype that heals division between the opposites.” - Alchemy, the divine work

In Parzival

Angels who do not choose a side between Michael and Lucifer

The angels of the grail

The Grail as Green Emerald from Lucifer’s Diadem During the Fall

“In Parzival, Wolfram von Eschenbach, citing the authority of Kyot the Provençal, claimed the Grail was a Stone, the sanctuary of the neutral angels who took neither side during Lucifer's rebellion. It is called Lapis exillis, which in alchemy is the name of the philosopher's stone.”

The Emerald Stone That Fell From Lucifer’s Diadem

Satan "The Adversary" is the ego, is the false demiurge that tries to kill and supplant God the One Creator.

That humanity IS Lucifer, that story is a myth and metaphor of the fall of humanity. Lucifer/Satan is not some external evil entity, that Lucifer/Satan is the fallen humanity.

The human being IS that stone that feel from Lucifer's diadem and got lost and stuck and buried in the earth, that the task is to find the stone, clean it, shape it, polish it, transmute it and turn it back into a perfect flawless diamond or emerald and return to heaven. To return Lucifer back to the Kingdom of Heaven, which is his home as the Son of God, the greatest of his Archangels…

The Holy Grail was made of the green emerald that fell out of Lucifer’s shining pearl diadem during the fall. The discovery/creation of "Philosophers' Stone" is the recovery of that fallen stone.

Illustration for Paradise Lost, Satan startled by Ithuriel and Zephon - John Martin, c.1830.

Gustav_Doré,_Satan_Confronting_Sin_and_Death_at_the_Gates_of_Hell,_c_1880

William Blake's artwork Satan in His Original Glory: 'Thou wast Perfect till Iniquity was Found in Thee', created circa 1805, depicts Satan before his fall from grace, portraying him as a being of immense beauty and divine authority

“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee,” - Ezekiel 28:15

reflecting the idea that Satan was originally perfect in God’s creation.

The orb and scepter in Satan’s hands symbolize the power and authority granted by God, while his placement on the heavenly mountain—surrounded by tiny, joyful figures representing precious stones and musical instruments—evokes Eden as a cosmic temple.

Notably, Blake reverses the traditional positions of the scepter and orb, placing the scepter in the left hand and the orb in the right, a deliberate artistic choice to signify Satan’s perversity and pretense, as these symbols are normally held in the right and left hands respectively during British coronation ceremonies. This inversion underscores his fraudulent claim to divine authority and foreshadows his ignominious fall.

The original intense blue sky has faded due to light exposure, leaving only the vermilion red of Satan’s flesh and red ochre in his wings intact, highlighting the artwork’s physical degradation over time.

cast out of heaven due to this insane hubris

Each Son wanted to be God’s favorite, to be a special Son in God’s eyes This includes the belief that there are many Sons and our desire to be first among them. To be separate from the other Sons. Out of these thoughts came a whole reality-experience This is what every thought does—produces an experience that validates that thought.

The desire to be special, to be better than your creator

The desire for the Son to be no longer the created, the effect, but to supplant God as first Cause, to be their own creator. This was a motive to be separate from God.

1. The desire to be special and better than the rest
2. the desire to replace God our Creator. To create our self and our world

Two reasons

We are all fallen angels