Puffer
A Puffer is a nickname for an alchemist who is preoccupied with transmuting base metals into GOLD and SILVER and who ignores the spiritual or…
Category: Alchemy Glossary
CINNABAR
Also known as: Dragon’s Blood, Vermilion, Red Sulphide of Mercury Category: Alchemy • Magical Substances • Minerals Definition and Nature Cinnabar is the vivid red…
CELESTIAL DEW
Definition: Celestial dew is the condensed moisture believed to descend from the heavens imbued with divine or alchemical properties. In traditional Alchemy, it is regarded…
Albertus Magnus, St
Albertus Magnus, St. (c. 1206–1280) Dominican scholar, theologian, and scientist with interests in Alchemy. Albertus Magnus (“Albert the Great”) is better known for his theological…
What is Alchemy
Alchemy is the ancient art of transmutation, and the precursor of modern chemistry and metallurgy. Alchemy is more than 2,000 years old. The word alchemy…
ALEMBIC
Category: Alchemy • Tools & Symbols • Hermetic Science The alembic is one of the most iconic and essential instruments of alchemy, symbolising both the…
Alkahest
Alkahest is a term coined by Paracelsus for a mysterious “universal solvent” in alchemical transmutation. Alkahest also is known as the Elixir and “the water…