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OUROBOROS

Ouroboros: The Serpent of Eternity, Alchemy, and the Eternal Return The ouroboros, also spelled uroboros, is one of the oldest and most powerful symbols in occult tradition. It is usually depicted as
2 July 2018

Salt

Salt: Protection, Purification and the Alchemical Mystery of Matter Salt is one of the most ordinary substances in human life, yet few materials have accumulated such an extraordinary burden of magical, religious and alchemical meaning. Its ability to preserve food,
28 June 2018

Tria Prima

Category: Alchemy • Hermetic Philosophy • Paracelsian Doctrine The Tria Prima, or Three Primes, are the

Philosopher’s Stone

Philosopher’s Stone is in Alchemy, the mysterious substances that enables the transmutation of base metals into

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 is derived from the Arabic word alkimia.
25 July 2017

ALEMBIC

Category: Alchemy • Tools & Symbols • Hermetic Science The alembic is one of the most iconic and essential instruments of alchemy, symbolising both the literal process of purification and the spiritual
25 July 2017

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 which does not wet the hands.” The
25 July 2017

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