" Frayed scrolls, ancient tomes and vials fill the dimly-lit laboratory. Bubbling liquid carefully measured, The Alchemist brews his next magical potion."

https://nerdnookbooks.myshopify.com/prod...-alchemist

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/306282900065

With Wikisource translation by Waite of Tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categ...ward_Kelly

The Alchemical Imagination
in Medicine, Arts, Religion and Science

with author Thom F. Cavalli, Ph.D.
Live-Video Jungian Psychology Seminar Series
Sundays
Sept. 21 - Oct. 19, 2025

10am-12pm Pacific / 1-3pm Eastern
/ 6-8pm GMT

Live via Zoom
+ Video recording will be available


https://www.jungarchademy.com/alchemyonmars

Samuel Aun Weor

"The fact has to be taken into account that each year the Christ Sun must be crucified in the world. The Sun has to live the entire drama of his life, passion, and death, to then resurrect in everything that is, in everything that has been, and shall be—that is to say, in all of creation. So, therefore, this is how all of us receive life from the Christ Sun."

https://glorian.org/authors/samael-aun-w...-of-christ

"MY colleague Prof. Earp has directed my attention to an article in the Journal of Hellenic Studies (vol. 1, p. 109; 1930) by F. S. Taylor, entitled “A Survey of Greek Alchemy”, in which the suggestion is made that the apparatus called a ‘water bath’ (bain-marie) by Berthelot (“Introduction à I'étude de la chimie des anciens”, Paris, 1889, p. 146) is really a small charcoal brazier"

https://www.nature.com/articles/128118b0


Sherwood Taylor's article here:

https://studylib.net/doc/27362450/a-surv...he-journal...

On Wikisource

Translation of the Latin original Tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri (1676) 

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Alche...ward_Kelly

The Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelly (https://www.google.com/search?q=the+alch.../1142mrftv) is a seminal collection of Renaissance occult literature translated, edited, and published in English by the prominent scholarly mystic Arthur Edward Waite in 1893. The volume compiles the major Latin treatises originally attributed to the famous 16th-century English occultist, alchemist, and scryer Edward Kelly (1555–1597), who is best known for his collaborative scrying sessions with Dr. John Dee. [1, 2, 3, 4] 

Waite’s English edition was translated from a comprehensive 1676 Hamburg edition originally titled Tractatus duo egregii, de lapide philosophorum, una cum theatro astronomiæ terrestri. [2]

Core Contents & Treatises
The compilation synthesizes Late Renaissance alchemy, cosmology, and Hermetic philosophy into several core texts: [1, 4]
* Biographical Preface: A detailed introduction written by [A.E. Waite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Edward_Waite) that analyzes Kelly's colorful life, his relationship with Dee, and the symbolic background of his works. [5, 6]
* The Stone of the Philosophers (De Lapide Philosophorum): A theoretical treatise exploring the creation and nature of the Philosopher's Stone. It argues that the "first matter" of metals is quicksilver (Mercury) digested by inner heat and sulfur, presenting transmutation as an analog for spiritual regeneration. [4, 5, 6, 7]
* The Theatre of Terrestrial Astronomy (Theatrum Astronomiae Terrestris): A highly symbolic and geometric text that maps celestial archetypes and astrological principles onto earthly, metallic elements. [2, 4]
* The Humid Way (The Humid Way, or a Discourse upon the Vegetable Menstruum of Saturn): A short discourse dealing with early chemical extractions, solvents, and the practical laboratory aspects of the "wet path" in alchemy. [1, 6]
* Selected Letter Fragments: A collection of correspondence containing specific experimental observations and notes on metallurgy. [1, 8]

Philosophical and Historical Impact:
The collection bridges early modern experimental chemistry and deep esoteric theology. In Kelly’s philosophy, lower metals like lead, copper, and iron are viewed simply as "immature" or "imperfect" versions of gold (the mature male) and silver (the perfect female). Rather than pure proto-science, the texts treat the physical manipulation of matter as a divine architecture. [4, 7]
For modern research, Waite's compilation remains one of the most accessible entry points into the enigmatic Hermetic corpus of the Elizabethan era. 

[1] [https://archive.org](https://archive.org/details/b24857300)
[2] [https://en.wikisource.org](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Alche...ward_Kelly)
[3] [https://www.amazon.co.uk](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alchemical-Writ...1497984599)
[4] [https://www.academia.edu](https://www.academia.edu/144346942/The_A...ic_figures)
[5] [https://en.wikisource.org](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Alche...al_Preface)
[6] [https://www.abebooks.com](https://www.abebooks.com/Alchemical-Writ...6954254/bd)
[7] [https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/lumin...itings.pdf)
[8] [https://www.abebooks.com](https://www.abebooks.com/Alchemical-Writ...5846301/bd)

"A growing number of alchemists are sounding off on various paths to achieving the sought-after white stone. Recent discussions spotlight different techniques, with some claiming the straight path is slow yet straightforward, while others favor the humid or royal paths."

https://mysterylores.com/news/different-...-explored/

"External alchemy first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. In the second year of Yuanguang in the Western Han Dynasty (133 BC), the alchemist Li Shaojun asked Emperor Wu to "offer sacrifices to the kitchen god" and "summon spiritual beings", and to transform cinnabar into gold "to make eating utensils". Emperor Wu followed his advice, "personally offered sacrifices to the kitchen god", and "engaged in transforming cinnabar and other medicinal ingredients into gold", indicating the emergence of external alchemy."

https://longhumountain.com/blogs/introdu...al-alchemy

A reflection on how the inner death in narrative mirrors alchemical transformation. 

Dr Rosie Dub

https://rosiedub.substack.com/p/dying-be...thin-story