YouTube. In Pursuit of Gold - Alchemy in Theory and Practice - 4. Chapter 6 The Green Lion Lion It is said of “our mercury”, the artificial mercury, that gold will dissolve in it as ice in warm water, but the gold takes a long time, possibly a year, before this takes place.
It is also called the “dry water which will not wet the hand”, and this because it arises as a vapour when it is extracted from metals, and naturally distills into a liquid when it is cooled. Before considering further quotations from a few treatises which bear out what has been outlined in previous chapters, it is as well to investigate some more rather difficult terminology. Prepared mercury is the vapour of metals, and extracted from antimony and iron. Saturn, the planetary name given to lead in the old days, was never used to describe the metal. Now to deal with the problem as to whether Venus (or copper) is to be used in the work of preparing the “ Secret Fire “. 58.
The identification of each kind of mercury is one of the deepest secrets in alchemy. Back. The Secret Book of Artephius. The Secret Book of Artephius This has been transcribed from 'In Pursuit of Gold' by 'Lapidus'.
This treatise describes the entire process of preparing the philosopher's stone. There are three separate operations described here: the preparation of the 'secret fire' (the catalyst or solvent which is used throughout the whole work, without which nothing can be achieved, but which is seldom if ever mentioned in any alchemical treatise), the preparation of 'mercury' (a metallic vapor made from antimony and iron, said to resemble vulgar mercury (Hg) in appearance, necessary in the preparation of the stone) and the preparation of the stone itself.
These operations are not presented in sequence. The reader will note that the language is allusive and recondite, that several names are used to refer to the same thing and that one name is used to refer to several things. Back to various texts . Museum_explore. Directory of the Alchemy Lab Website. Alchemy Electronic Dictionary: Find Out the Meaning of Arcane Words and Ciphers Instantly! To find out the meaning of a word, select the beginning letter: Or select the symbol for which you would like to see a definition: For Alchemy Lab website assistance, click ablution The process of washing a solid with a liquid, usually in water.
Spiritually and psychologically, it is facing one's emotions and letting feelings flow, so that innocence and purity can be restored. Aion (see Ouroboros) Air. Alchemical Symbols. Axioms of Alchemy: Tools and Principles of Transformation on All Levels. 1.
Whatever may be accomplished by a simple method should not be be attempted by a complicated one. There is only one Truth, whose existence requires no proof, because it is of itself proof enough to those who are capable of perceiving it. Why should we enter into complexity to seek for that which is simple? The sages say: Ignis et Azoth tibi sufficiunt (the Fire and the First Matter are sufficient). The body is already in your possession. 2. Great is the error of those who imagine that the Philosopher's Stone can be hardened without being first dissolved; their time and labor is wasted. 3.
Art may be the handmaid of nature, but cannot supplant her mistress. 4. The nature of a tree cannot be changed by trimming the branches or by the addition of ornaments; it can be improved only by improving the soil upon which it grows or by grafting. 5. There is no other actual knowledge than the knowledge of self. 6. Nature is the product of emotion. 7. 8. Personal Alchemy Quiz: Find Out Where You Stand in the Alchemy of Personal Transformation. 2 - The Philosopher's Stone. ©2010, montalk.net (Version 0.6 – changelog provided at end of article) The Philosopher’s Stone is not just a spiritual metaphor but an actual substance that can transmute lead or mercury into gold.
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