Aurora Of The Philosophers: On Alchemy and the Quest for Exotic Matter - Softcover
Table of Contents
NOTE
CHAPTER I. CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILOSOPHERS' STONE
CHAPTER II. WHEREIN IS DECLARED THAT THE GREEKS DREW A LARGE PART OF THEIR LEARNING FROM THE EGYPTIANS; AND HOW IT CAME FROM THEM TO US
CHAPTER III. WHAT WAS TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE EGYPTIANS
CHAPTER IV. WHAT MAGI THE CHALDEANS, PERSIANS, AND EGYPTIANS WERE
CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE CHIEF AND SUPREME ESSENCE OF THINGS
CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING THE DIFFERENT ERRORS AS TO ITS DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE
CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING THE ERRORS OF THOSE WHO SEEK THE STONE IN VEGETABLES
CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT THE STONE IN ANIMALS
CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT THE STONE IN MINERALS
CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT THE STONE AND ALSO PARTICULARS IN MINERALS
CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING THE TRUE AND PERFECT SPECIAL ARCANUM OF ARSENIC FOR THE WHITE TINCTURE
CHAPTER XII. GENERAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE ARCANUM OF VITRIOL AND THE RED TINCTURE TO BE EXTRACTED FROM IT
CHAPTER XIII. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE PROCESS OF VITRIOL FOR THE RED TINCTURE
CHAPTER XIV. CONCERNING THE SECRETS AND ARCANA OF ANTIMONY, FOR THE RED TINCTURE, WITH A VIEW TO TRANSMUTATION
CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THE PROJECTION TO BE MADE BY THE MYSTERY AND ARCANUM OF ANTIMONY
CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING THE UNIVERSAL MATTER OF THE PHILOSOPHERS' STONE
CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING THE PREPARATION OF THE MATTER FOR THE PHILOSOPHIC STONE
CHAPTER XVIII. CONCERNING INSTRUMENTS AND THE PHILOSOPHIC VESSEL
CHAPTER XIX. CONCERNING THE SECRET FIRE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS
CHAPTER XX. CONCERNING THE FERMENT OF THE PHILOSOPHERS, AND THE WEIGHT
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Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, (1493-1541) was a Swiss physician who also gained magical knowledge from Johannes Trithemius, Agrippa's teacher, and was acquainted with the famous alchemist, Solomon Trimosin (author of Splendor Solis). In his use of herbal remedies and principle of "signatures," he could easily be credited as one of the fathers of modern pharmacology. His work had a major influence on John Dee, Francis Barrett, A.E. Waite, and many others.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1502430983
- ISBN 13 9781502430984
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages62
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