The Circle of Knowledge. : Bostoen, Copeland & Day : 9781636257198 : 1636257194 : 19 Aug 2020 : This book has been foisted upon the encyclopedic work "The Circle of Knowledge", authored by Henry W. Ruoff, M.A., LITT.D., D.C.L., published in 1917 by The Standard Publication Company for the US edition and by the John A. Hertel CO., Ltd. for its Canadian edition. Although I have tried to remain as close as possible to the concept and layout of the original work, new evolutions in science, art, religion and language have required some heavy reediting and rewriting of certain parts. Some of the old plates and illustrations have been kept as a reminder that human progress is a cyclical evolutionary process. I've elaborated upon this thought by comparing the cyclical nature of the reality to an egg. In alchemy the egg stands for the chaos apprehended by the artifex, the prima materia containing the captive world-soul. Out of the egg - symbolized by the round cooking vessel - will raise the