# \#giordano-bruno **URL:** https://forum.artofmemory.com/tag/giordano-bruno/93.md [Latest](https://forum.artofmemory.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.artofmemory.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.artofmemory.com/tags.md) --- ## [Understanding and using Fludd’s Round Art](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/understanding-and-using-fludd-s-round-art/92710)
**Author:** [@Bsaturday](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Bsaturday)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/understanding-and-using-fludd-s-round-art/92710 "2026-08-16T12:21:18Z")
I’m trying to understand and then usefully apply Robert Fludd’s Round Art, as described in Paul Ferguson’s translation called Mnemonic Methods. I’ll document my developing understanding here. I welcome comments, of cours… --- ## [Building a Simplified Memory Wheel: Turning Sounds into a Mental Database](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/building-a-simplified-memory-wheel-turning-sounds-into-a-mental-database/113290)
**Author:** [@KillianZoldeck](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/KillianZoldeck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/building-a-simplified-memory-wheel-turning-sounds-into-a-mental-database/113290 "2026-08-06T12:31:25Z")
This is a continuation of my previous journal, where I introduced an MVP (Minimum Viable) Mental Model inspired by Bruno’s Memory Wheel. In the previous experiment, I wanted to answer one simple question: Can our spati… --- ## [Simplifying Bruno's Memory Wheel: Get Started in Just 5 Minutes](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/simplifying-brunos-memory-wheel-get-started-in-just-5-minutes/113288)
**Author:** [@KillianZoldeck](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/KillianZoldeck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/simplifying-brunos-memory-wheel-get-started-in-just-5-minutes/113288 "2026-08-06T12:30:59Z")
Bruno’s entire Memory Wheel is built on one core idea: our brains are much better at remembering information when it is attached to locations in space than when we simply try to memorize it by repetition. From this singl… --- ## [Nested memory palace](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/nested-memory-palace/92529)
**Author:** [@benediktus](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/benediktus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/nested-memory-palace/92529 "2026-07-28T18:46:02Z")
Recently I took a course on AI and I used a memory palace to memorize some of the key concepts. As the loci, I used a small studio room which was a product of my imagination. Soon the room became too small, but I figured… --- ## [Is there anyone that actually understands bruno](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-there-anyone-that-actually-understands-bruno/107104)
**Author:** [@wandering1](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/wandering1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-there-anyone-that-actually-understands-bruno/107104 "2026-01-10T16:25:36Z")
Scott Gosnell translation hasn’t really helped but I heard its a bad translation. I just bought greers and I’m hoping it will clarify things. Is there anyone who actually understands and can apply their memory techniques… --- ## [Memory Forum thumbnail](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memory-forum-thumbnail/107161)
**Author:** [@Kindred](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Kindred)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memory-forum-thumbnail/107161 "2025-11-29T23:31:24Z")
I created a shortcut to the Memory Forum. It’s a circle with squares in it surrounded by some letters. Is there a book that describes how the creator likely used it? If not in English a translation would be good. Alte… --- ## [Where to start with Giordano Bruno and Raymond Lulle work](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/where-to-start-with-giordano-bruno-and-raymond-lulle-work/96808)
**Author:** [@Alzair](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Alzair)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/where-to-start-with-giordano-bruno-and-raymond-lulle-work/96808 "2025-09-29T11:27:48Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve been reading about Giordano Bruno and Raymond Lulle work on this forum for a long time without understanding a thing. I feel I did a good jump in my memory journey and start to grasp a few concept … --- ## [Anyone else here mainly focused on personal/philosophical development with memory techniques?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/anyone-else-here-mainly-focused-on-personal-philosophical-development-with-memory-techniques/96749)
**Author:** [@richy21](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/richy21)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/anyone-else-here-mainly-focused-on-personal-philosophical-development-with-memory-techniques/96749 "2025-01-31T01:44:05Z")
I’ve been half-assedly learning memory techniques for the last couple of years. Aside from the pure fun, exploration, and creativity that goes with memory techniques, I find myself very excited about the personal, philos… --- ## [Iter meum ad discendas rotas](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/iter-meum-ad-discendas-rotas/99140)
**Author:** [@Hafez](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Hafez)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/iter-meum-ad-discendas-rotas/99140 "2025-01-24T01:37:05Z")
“My journey to learn the wheels” Hi, guys! I’ve been practicing mnemonics for 4 months consistenly. Till now I have memorized the first 70 verses of the Aeneid and some other things. I’m using the chain method and I h… --- ## [Bruno and Verbatim Memorization of Law](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/bruno-and-verbatim-memorization-of-law/95033)
**Author:** [@turducken](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/turducken)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/bruno-and-verbatim-memorization-of-law/95033 "2025-01-12T12:09:16Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying to memorise small passages of laws word-for-word. Until now I’ve mostly used memoria rerum to remember the relevant content but I want to challenge myself for greater accuracy. To that end, I am … --- ## [What Did Bruno and Lull Use The Memory Wheels For?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/what-did-bruno-and-lull-use-the-memory-wheels-for/97976)
**Author:** [@Vinven](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Vinven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/what-did-bruno-and-lull-use-the-memory-wheels-for/97976 "2024-11-10T23:57:23Z")
From what I can gather, the wheels were used to create PAO images. Is that correct? It feels odd that they’d make a wheel to create the images, rather than doing it mentally. Then I’ve came across wheels that have conce… --- ## [Bruno’s Memory Wheel](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/bruno-s-memory-wheel/95776)
**Author:** [@Shelby](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Shelby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/bruno-s-memory-wheel/95776 "2024-08-19T16:08:20Z")
Hello guys! I hope you’re all doing well. Recently, I watched a video on Giordano Bruno’s memory wheel. Can someone elaborate to a complete newbie on Bruno’s memory wheel? How to utilise it and make one for memoria ve… --- ## [Decoding Bruno's \*Thirty Seals\*](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/decoding-brunos-thirty-seals/95500)
**Author:** [@turducken](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/turducken)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/decoding-brunos-thirty-seals/95500 "2024-08-19T02:31:40Z")
Hello everyone, after receiving my copy of Scott Gosnell’s translation of Giordano Bruno’s Thirty Seals a few days ago I thought it may be a worthwhile endeavor to try and decode some of the techniques Bruno tries to co… --- ## [Verbatim Memorization / Bruno](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/verbatim-memorization-bruno/91803)
**Author:** [@LambertWfunction](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/LambertWfunction)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/verbatim-memorization-bruno/91803 "2024-07-30T15:17:38Z")
It is already obvious that converting letters into numbers then into images is not particularly efficient compared to Memoria Rerum and rote memorization. But, have you guys ever tried to take the first and last letters … --- ## [Question about a possible Bruno reference](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/question-about-a-possible-bruno-reference/94073)
**Author:** [@metivier](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/metivier)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/question-about-a-possible-bruno-reference/94073 "2024-06-19T13:40:58Z")
Howdy, everyone. I read an article that insinuates, but does not explicitly state that Leo Perutz’s By Night Under the Stone Bridge mentions Giordano Bruno. The article basically says it has people “like” Bruno. Anyho… --- ## [Memory techniques to change your habits](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memory-techniques-to-change-your-habits/92315)
**Author:** [@Elphelt](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Elphelt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memory-techniques-to-change-your-habits/92315 "2024-05-14T09:35:29Z")
In 2019 I asked a newly employed chemist at work why she doesn’t drink coffee. She replied that it doesn’t contain anything the body needs, only toxins. This sensible reply stuck with me and I decided to quit coffee. I s… --- ## [Bruno’s “Incantations of Circe”](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/bruno-s-incantations-of-circe/35924)
**Author:** [@shudson13](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/shudson13)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/bruno-s-incantations-of-circe/35924 "2024-04-14T19:09:19Z")
Hello all. The other night I found online two FREE translations of “Cantus Circaeus” - The Incantations of Circe. I was so excited to find it I read it three times in two day. “Circe” is one Giordano Bruno’s memory tre… --- ## [Question Regarding Giordano Bruno's PAO](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/question-regarding-giordano-brunos-pao/91820)
**Author:** [@coda](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/coda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/question-regarding-giordano-brunos-pao/91820 "2024-03-29T07:56:18Z")
Hello fellow mnemonists, I hope you’re all well and jubilant. I was a little rusty so I dove back into Bruno’s work to get the engine running: Have you guys used an alphabetical PAO (memory wheel: AAA, BBB, CCC,…) for… --- ## [Consulta Método Girodano Bruno](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/consulta-metodo-girodano-bruno/31821)
**Author:** [@Arjuna](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Arjuna)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/consulta-metodo-girodano-bruno/31821 "2023-06-06T18:35:43Z")
Buenas a todos, Recientemente me hice con el libro de mnemotecnia, De Umbris Idearium de Girodano Bruno. El libro esta escrito en un estilo muy críptico, además de que su sistema de mnemotecnia parece muy complejo. A … --- ## [About Repetitions in Mnemonics \[Very important point!\]](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/about-repetitions-in-mnemonics-very-important-point/83367)
**Author:** [@NekroFernus](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/NekroFernus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/about-repetitions-in-mnemonics-very-important-point/83367 "2023-05-27T23:44:35Z")
Remember! Matrix…mnemonics are everywhere, even if you can’t see it, it’s there. There is no distinction between cramming and mnemonics! Сramming (mechanically repeating it 999 times with the hope of remembering) is on… --- ## [Greek mythology – How I am organizing the info](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/greek-mythology-how-i-am-organizing-the-info/82203)
**Author:** [@ChopinLisztRavel](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/ChopinLisztRavel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/greek-mythology-how-i-am-organizing-the-info/82203 "2023-04-12T12:41:56Z")
Hello. I have lurked and asked in here, so I thought I could, at last, contribute with something – namely my way of learning Greek mythology. For some time, I have been trying to figure out a neat way to learn the fami… --- ## [Ars Combinatoria, Bruno, Llull](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ars-combinatoria-bruno-llull/34333)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ars-combinatoria-bruno-llull/34333 "2023-03-26T11:54:19Z")
There is an interesting post on Ecotechnic Inklings. I recommend checking it out if you’re interested in Giordano Bruno and Ramon Llull. I have Scott Gosnell’s translation of De Umbris Idearum, but I didn’t know about… --- ## [Giordano Bruno's Clavis Magna](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/giordano-brunos-clavis-magna/81276)
**Author:** [@Cardinal\_Richelieu](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Cardinal_Richelieu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/giordano-brunos-clavis-magna/81276 "2023-03-08T17:08:34Z")
In the Yates book on the art of memory she says that the key to Bruno’s memory system is in the Clavis Magna but that she believes it is lost. I have found it but only in Italian, does anyone have the english translation… --- ## [Do You Guys Know Anything About Bruno's Memory Seals?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/do-you-guys-know-anything-about-brunos-memory-seals/62947)
**Author:** [@Readerly](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Readerly)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/do-you-guys-know-anything-about-brunos-memory-seals/62947 "2022-12-11T11:11:15Z")
Such as these seals: I can’t find out which book these seals appear in, or what they’re for. --- ## [Is on the shadows of ideas for beginners?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-on-the-shadows-of-ideas-for-beginners/72692)
**Author:** [@Fishman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Fishman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-on-the-shadows-of-ideas-for-beginners/72692 "2022-04-16T20:19:23Z")
Hi is on the shadows of ideas from giordano bruno a book for beginners. I mean I understood its an introduction to the art of memory for a french king but i am not sure. Maybe its just dedicated but i guess if it was the… --- ## [John Florio, Renaissance England, and Art of Memory: New Video](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/john-florio-renaissance-england-and-art-of-memory-new-video/69347)
**Author:** [@Alacrates](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Alacrates)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/john-florio-renaissance-england-and-art-of-memory-new-video/69347 "2021-12-23T00:55:54Z")
Reading about Giordano Bruno in recent years, I’ve started to learn more about John Florio, and Italian-English man who was a friend of Bruno’s during his years in London, and a great translator, a poet, and an Italian l… --- ## [Historically Method of Loci Banned? Any sources? Giordano Bruno Experts?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/historically-method-of-loci-banned-any-sources-giordano-bruno-experts/46695)
**Author:** [@MMScotofGlasgow](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/MMScotofGlasgow)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/historically-method-of-loci-banned-any-sources-giordano-bruno-experts/46695 "2021-10-12T03:16:29Z")
Thanks to anyone with a good memory or access to sources: I am tryign to see whether there is any truth in the story that MoL had been banned… Derren Brown in one of his books mentions that historically MoL was banned … --- ## [Programmable memory systems based on Nodes](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/programmable-memory-systems-based-on-nodes/37840)
**Author:** [@4dbrainarray](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/4dbrainarray)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/programmable-memory-systems-based-on-nodes/37840 "2021-07-23T01:14:52Z")
Mnemotechnics were used not only to memorize information, but also to create branched reflection graphs according to certain logical laws. Then various mental tools were applied to these graphs. The width of the tools us… --- ## [Giordano Bruno’s books on magical memory](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/giordano-bruno-s-books-on-magical-memory/65205)
**Author:** [@Fishman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Fishman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/giordano-bruno-s-books-on-magical-memory/65205 "2021-07-20T08:49:56Z")
Hi, according to Frances Yates Bruno wrote two kind of books on the art of memory some magical and others that are made to memorize. So my question are the magical books on memory supposed to teach magic or are they sup… --- ## [On the Shadows of Ideas by Giordano Bruno](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/on-the-shadows-of-ideas-by-giordano-bruno/63903)
**Author:** [@Fishman](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Fishman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/on-the-shadows-of-ideas-by-giordano-bruno/63903 "2021-06-20T08:21:03Z")
Hi, I bought on the shadows of ideas and I didn’t really understand it, the two first parts were theoretical and philosophical and the third practical part is not really clear, its mostly about letters grouped in circles… [Next page](https://forum.artofmemory.com/tag/giordano-bruno/93.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=giordano-bruno)