R. Fludd: 'De Macrocosmi Principiis'  Part 1
Channel: fiantlapides
Date: 10/05/2022

Part 1 of 5:  'Contenta huius libri primi'  i.e. reviewing the table of contents for the First book of the First Tractate of  "utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia..." (the Title goes on and on... see the Title page!)    
The entire "tome" can be read online or the 1036-page pdf downloaded at: https://archive.org/details/utriusquecosmima01flud/page/n3/mode/2up 

So First I have a look at the Title page and a few of his illustrations. 
Reviewing of the table of contents ('road map') for the future parts begins at 5:00 ...  
Essentially in the first Book 'De Macrocosmi Principiis' Fludd presents a synthesis of Judeo/Christian/Biblical creation of the universe (Genesis) with a Hermeticist/Neo-Platonic (and other philosophies).  Frequent Quotes from Plato, Hermes (Mercury) Trismegistus, references to Ovid and other Poets, and sprinkled quotes from the King James Bible are included throughout. 
 
In this first video I am mostly rambling, switching between Latin and English,  which must be annoying to some, sorry. (...sed mihi tamen ex iste tempum recordari... flocci non feci). The actual reading (parts 2-5, summarized below) are read in Latin without paraphrasing or translation.
  I intend (sincerely, hopefully...) to do an English translation and add captions later.       

Part 2 of this sequence begins the Latin reading (chapter 1): https://youtu.be/JhOyKqR1IM8 
Part 3 continues the Latin reading (chapters 2-3): https://youtu.be/JS8xlOmxY7g
Part 4 contains chapters 4 and 5: https://youtu.be/0nSlXPMzFtQ
Part 5 contains chapters 6 and 7:  https://youtu.be/cx0c4jhOWro