Ein altes, sehr schönes und herrliches Tractätlein von dem Gebenedeyeten Stein, der uhralten Weisen : worinnen gehandelt wird Von desselben Materie, Bereitung und hohen Tugenden und Würckungen, Welcher gestalt zu dessen mit völliger Erkändnüs zugelangen 

Johann Schütze, 1682

https://www.alchemywebsite.com/illustr/ilbk811.htm

Digitized at:

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/de...sb10253000

The Bibliothèque des philosophes chimiques (“Library of Chemical Philosophers”) is a major French anthology of alchemy and Hermetic philosophy. The work was first published in 1678, traditionally associated with the physician and alchemical compiler William Salmon. A substantially expanded edition appeared in 1741, edited or compiled by Jean Mangin de Richebourg. It brought together numerous older alchemical writings, often translated, excerpted, or organized for French readers.

Available online: 

Vol. 1:
https://resources.warburg.sas.ac.uk/pdf/...93426A.pdf

Vol. 2:

https://archive.org/details/b33013330_00...5/mode/2up
https://resources.warburg.sas.ac.uk/pdf/...93426B.pdf

Vol. 3:
https://books.google.je/books?id=BLGOZ89...&q&f=false

Vol. 4:
doesn't seem to be available on-line.

Alchymiae complementum et perfectio (translated as The Complement and Perfection of Alchemy) is a Latin alchemical treatise originally drafted by the English alchemist Samuel Norton (1548–1604). Because Norton did not publish most of his writings during his lifetime, the text was later edited, expanded, and published posthumously in 1630 by the English physician Edmund Deane. [1, 2, 3]
It was printed in Frankfurt by Caspar Rötel for the publisher William Fitzer as part of a series of six separate alchemical pamphlets written by Norton. [4]
## Core Content and Philosophical Scope

The full Latin title outlines the precise scope of the text: Alchymiae complementum, et perfectio seu Modus et processus argumentandi, sive multiplicandi omnes lapides, & elixira in virtute, sive qualitate, et etiam in quantitate, una cum projectionis via. [1]

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* The Process of Multiplication: The primary focus of the tract is the alchemical stage of "multiplication"—the method by which an alchemist increases the sheer quantity, power, and transmutation virtue of an already-created Philosopher's Stone or elixir. [1, 5]
* The Path of Projection: It details projection, the final step in the Great Work where the refined elixir is cast upon base metals to transmute them into gold or silver. [1, 6]
* The "Arbor Philosophica": The book is highly regarded for its symbolic engravings. It features a famous universal "Philosophical Tree" (Arbor philosophica generalis seu universalis), which visually charts the complex laboratory preparations of both perfect and base metals. [1, 7]
* The Secret of Human Blood: Deane appended an explanation of the "number ten" (the numerical framework required to complete the Great Work) along with a section detailing a miraculous "animal stone" derived from human blood, heavily drawing from the teachings of the medieval English alchemist George Ripley. [1, 5]
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## Context in Norton's Work
The tract acts as the concluding handbook to Norton's overarching English manuscript known as The Key of Alchemie. When Deane translated and published Norton's manuscripts into Latin for the continental European audience, he divided the work into specialized volumes covering the Vegetable Stone, the Mineral Stone, and precious gems. Alchymiae complementum serves as the functional operational manual on how to actually utilize the substances described in the prior books. [2, 5, 6]
Digitized records and original physical copies of this 1630 printing are preserved today in historical archives, including the [Wellcome Collection](https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mfht75fj) and the [University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries](https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/...MRY3D4QO85). [4, 8]

[1] [https://www.alchemywebsite.com](https://www.alchemywebsite.com/Emblems_norton_1630.html)
[2] [https://en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Nor...chemist%29)
[3] [https://en.wikisource.org](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionar...on,_Samuel)
[4] [https://search.library.wisc.edu](https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/...MRY3D4QO85)
[5] [https://catalog.princeton.edu](https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99125311184806421)
[6] [https://archives.sciencehistory.org](https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repo...ources/550)
[7] [https://www.ulu-late.com](http://www.ulu-late.com/english/visualpo...pter11.htm)
[8] [https://wellcomecollection.org](https://wellcomecollection.org/works/mfht75fj)



Text here:

https://archive.org/details/BIUSante_pha...3/mode/2up

"This extraordinary cosmogram appears in Johann Friedrich von Rain’s late-17th-century Theoria et Praxis Lapidis Philosophorum, preserved in the Austrian National Library, Cod. 11395."

https://tinyurl.com/pefaw9hb

   

I only just found out about and ordered a copy of this book, subtitled "artisan's, knowledge and the common man in Hieronymus Brunschqig's Books on surgery and distillation.

It came out in 2025 from the University of Chicago press.  In it Tillmann goes through various aspects of Brunscwig's work, both the surgery and the distillation books, with a section on the quintessence.  It is an interesting read, explaining various aspects of the books that I did not know about before.

"The Phoenix, also referred to as “Fenghuang” in Chinese civilization, is one of the most respected mythical animals in Chinese culture. While the phoenix in Western civilization is associated with fire and rebirth from the ashes, the Chinese phoenix stands for much more than this, and it includes harmony, virtues, and balance of the cosmos. The phoenix has significance in Chinese mythology as well as in alchemy and Taoism, where it symbolizes spiritual metamorphosis, immortality, and the interaction of forces making up the universe."

https://www.alluringworld.com/the-symbol...nd-taoism/

"AS ABOVE, SO BELOW is a mixed media installation named after the Emerald Tablet, a cryptic alchemical text articulating the principle of correspondence between different planes of existence. The work contemplates the invisible threads that bind the cosmos, echoing the axiom that the microcosm mirrors the macrocosm. Juxtaposed landscape visuals from across the world fold distant geographies into a single shared space, dissolving the illusion of separation. The installation draws on the Buddhist concept of Interbeing, articulated by Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh. Interbeing reveals that nothing exists in isolation: a leaf contains the rain, the sun, the soil, the wind, and even the logger; all are part of a vast, interdependent web. Each breath connects us to the forest; every drop of rain carries memories from afar. The material world that speaks to our senses is thus a living fabric of mutual presence. To touch one element is to touch the whole — a notion that resonates with Quantum Entanglement, where distant particles remain mysteriously connected beyond space and time."

https://www.laxlaboratorium.com/video-ar...e-so-below

How Alchemy Contributed to the Development of 21st-Century Science

"Let us set the scene: we are in Europe, at one of the continent’s most refined courts, more than three centuries ago. Before the king, the queen, and their entourage, a curious vial is paraded. All gaze in astonishment: its contents shine in the dark. It’s not magic, but science. The unusual glow comes from phosphorus, which had been obtained by accident from 1,500 gallons (about 5,700 liters) of human urine. Its discoverer, a seventeenth-century German alchemist, ruined two wives to fund his obsession. He sought gold, but found light."

https://www.thereminder.ca/from-phosphor...y-science/

Alchemy: Exploring Metaphorical Transformations and Arts-Based Research
14th to 15th November 2026
Oxford, United Kingdom

Date: November 14-15, 2026
Location: University of Oxford, UK and online

180 GBP (In person)
100 GBP (Online)

"Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines." - Paracelsus

"We are delighted to announce our second annual Alchemy: Exploring Metaphorical Transformations and Arts-Based Research conference. This transdisciplinary event aims to delve into the intriguing world of alchemy, with a particular focus on its metaphorical function within the realms of creativity and scholarship, specifically through arts-based research. "


https://thesocialscienceinformer.blogspo...rical.html

Arranged, mixed & produced in 432Hz on September 13, 2026 in La Ciotat by Derek Bartolacelli aka AwakenYaMind

https://old.bitchute.com/video/5MugNyNQ8Vgs/