An analysis as to whether folk-lore and fairytales contain hidden alchemical codes

https://katrienaemmanuel.substack.com/p/...omans-tale

Artificial vitriols: a contemporary interpretation of historical ingredients[url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2024/RA/D4RA01896F#fn1][/url]

Giacomo Montanari

"Vitriol” is a term that appeared during the Middle-Ages to indicate a wide range of ingredients widely used both in medicinal and alchemical recipes. Green, blue, or white vitriols are easily associated with iron(II), copper(II), and zinc sulphate respectively thanks to the historical sources composed in the time period when the ancient and modern nomenclatures overlapped. However, other colours of vitriols are attested throughout history, such as yellow, red, or black. The identification of these compounds is significantly less straightforward, and often chalked up to Decknamen (code names) or unspecified impure ores. Moreover, from several sources it is apparent that some of these compounds are artificial, or at least the result of technical operations rather than mineral ores used as they are. By thermal manipulation of iron(II) sulphate, we managed to identify several compounds that fit with historical descriptions, which were later characterized through XRPD. Moreover, by using a Kofler bench and variable temperature XRPD, we were able to further investigate the transitions between these phases.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleL...D4RA01896F

"Welcome to the first edition of Nunotes’ newsletter, where we explore the most exciting trends shaping the fragrance industry and beyond. Each month we’ll highlight a unique theme, providing insights and inspiration from various fields. In this opening issue, we invite you to discover Alchemical Herbalism."


https://nunotes.substack.com/p/alchemical-herbalism

Illustrations from the journal "Industrial and Engineering Chemistry".

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ie50385a023

https://archive.org/search?query=%22indu...g+chemistr

The authorship of the manuscript has been tentatively attributed to Johannes von Teschen or Ticinensis, but it is the artistic style of the illustrations that has attracted considerable attention, as the watercolours have been attributed to the workshop of Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516).
In this depiction, the composition of the elements is represented by letters:
Terra > T (Earth),
Aer > A ( Air)
Aqua > A ( Water)
Ignis > I ( Fire)



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Editors: Subha Mukherji, Elizabeth L. Swann

  * Draws on a wide range of material, from canonical works like 'King Lear' to the lesser known poems of Hester Pulter
  * Includes fresh primary research from regional archives
  * Presents familiar figures in the history of science such as Boyle and Bacon in new and illuminating ways


Includes The Imperfect Circle: Hester Pulter’s Alchemical Forms

"Pulter’s alchemical knowledge is at the crux of each poem’s journey and form. Via the influence of Kenelm Digby and an interest in palingenesis—attempts to resurrect plants from their ashes—this chapter focuses on Pulter’s adoption of alchemical transmutation as the central conceit of her desire to become one with God. Pulter’s detailed understanding of alchemy is evident, I argue, in her knowing rejection of its artificial goals. Her written transmutations of body, soul and poetic form ultimately return to their prima materia, as Pulter chooses imperfect conclusions and awaits the finishing hand of the Divine."
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9...31-51800-3


More about Hester Pulter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Hester_Pulter

https://pulterproject.northwestern.edu/a...cript.html

"The Alchemical Arts channel is a way in which I can share my journey down the Alchemical path. The channel will be as much concerned with the practical side of Alchemical exploration as it will be with the psycho spiritual domain of the Alchemical dream. This channel is also a look into the intricate processes that go into making many of the paints and pigments that I go on to sell. A key philosophy of The Alchemical Arts is to help artists to develop a deeper bond with the materials that they use. So it's my hope that alongside reaching my own Alchemical goals, these videos may also aid in the process of intensifying the relationship between artists and their art - through the mediums that make it possible."

https://www.youtube.com/@TheAlchemicalArts/featured

"In light of the ongoing legal battle in Hachette v. Internet Archive, Internet Archive is writing to the publishers to urge them to reconsider their stance and restore its access to the books that they have caused to be removed from the Internet Archive’s lending collection. For more than twenty years, the Internet Archive has empowered students, teachers, and readers around the world, providing access to a vital library of books, many of which are otherwise inaccessible to readers due to geographical, financial, or physical constraints. The Publishers' decision to remove books from the Internet Archive is having a devastating impact on readers in the US and around the world, with far-reaching implications."


Wiki here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachette_v...et_Archive



Petition can be signed here:

https://chng.it/2qk5K8VBxC

A watercolour used for the cover of the first Harry Potter book has sold for £1.5m in New York. Auctioneer Sotheby's said it was "the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold at auction".

https://news.sky.com/story/philosophers-...n-13159704

   

Edward Garstin's short Treatise on Spiritual Alchemy in a Portuguese translation.
O pequeno Tratado de Alquimia Espiritual de Edward Garstin numa tradução portuguesa.

Free download:

https://www.academia.edu/45441582/Teurgi...al_Alchemy