>>7626687Early scholastic explorations into "science" like fields (Aristotelian physics, chemistry/alchemy etc.) had a large Hermetic influence (stemming from Grecian occultism), analogies/occultic writing was often used to hide what scholastic texts were truly saying despite the work being actually having a very rational undertone, in order to hide the knowledge from -well normies essentially. As an example "the true motion of the heavenly bodies" was already written about before Agrippa and other occultic writers long before Newton as we see him giving a rather accurate model which is possibly referenced from earlier occultic writers. In fact Newton was accused of using occult knowledge and publishing these works in clear scientific texts -the credence of these claims are heavily disputed, but I've met modern physicists with an occultic background often accuse Newton of plagiarism. Here's an article to get you started on the historicity, though there aren't any good textbooks written on this topic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism>Isaac Newton placed great faith in the concept of an unadulterated, pure, ancient doctrine, which he studied vigorously to aid his understanding of the physical world.[14] Many of Newton's manuscripts—most of which are still unpublished[14]—detail his thorough study of the Corpus Hermeticum, writings said to have been transmitted from ancient times, in which the secrets and techniques of influencing the stars and the forces of nature were revealed.As an append I suggest you do NOT waste your time delving into ancient (or modern for that matter) occultic writings. It is not compatible with the modern mind and it will be extremely damaging. Also ignore the promises of power from writers. They are full shit and belong on /x/.
