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| Thesis: Seventeenth-Century Alchemy and Chemistry |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 04-15-2024, 07:18 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy
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"As a counteraction to the extremely negative perceptions of alchemy, often associated with the occult, I demonstrate a dynamic, international community, whose operational practices, far from being unscientific, included many of the criteria which are regarded in modern times as essential prerequisites of science. Determining exactly what constitutes good science is problematic, especially since it is disputed by some that science can even be distinguished from non-science. Therefore, a Wittgensteinian 'family resembles' approach to analysis of science has been selected, establishing the essential characteristics by which good science can be recognised. These criteria are divided into two groups, one designated ‘core requirements’ plus further ‘desirable’ elements."
ANATOMY OF SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ALCHEMY AND CHEMISTRY
ANNA STELLA THEODORA LEENDERTZ-FORD
A dissertation submitted to the University of Bristol in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts, School of Philosophy. January 2020.
Full text:
https://www.academia.edu/44972699/ANATOM..._CHEMISTRY
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| Theatre & Alchemy in Barcelona |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 04-14-2024, 11:24 AM - Forum: News - Meeting - Events
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"The three fundamental principles of alchemy (tria prima), namely mercury, sulphur, and salt, which the 16th-century physician and occultist Paracelsus associated with the soul, spirit, and body can be seen as corresponding to three schools of theatre:
1. The genius of insight and improvisation as found in figures such as Hermes or Harlequin.
2. The actor’s presence, charisma, and emotional authenticity.
3. The distillation and refinement of theatrical interpretation as found in conservatories."
Theatre & Alchemy Laboratory
Barcelona 24-28 April 2024
https://www.devotionalarts.org/events/th...april-2024
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| Latest Forshaw: Hermetica in the Works of Michael Maier |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 04-12-2024, 02:22 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy
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"1617 was a particularly impressive year for the 49-year old Michael Maier (1568Ȯ 1622), with a Ěurry of publications: the pro-Rosicrucian Silentium Post Clamores ( Silence after the Clamour ), a trial and defense of an alchemical owl, Jocus Severus ( Severe Joke ), warnings of alchemical fraud, Examen Fucorum-Pseudo-Chymicorum ( Swarm of Pseudo-Chymical Drones ), the beautifully illustrated multimedia emblem book, Atalanta fugiens ( Atalanta fleeing), and the focus of this essay, the Symbola Aureae Mensae Duodecim Nationum (The Symbols of the Golden Table of Twelve Nations )."
https://www.academia.edu/117386226/Herme...hael_Maier
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| Società di Studi Ermetici |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 04-10-2024, 02:28 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy
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"This Site, with its apparently high-sounding title, was desired and created by Mario Krejis some 25 years ago, with the help and active contribution of a number of collaborators. The aim I set myself, from the very beginning, was to make esoteric Hermeticism known to as many people as possible, completing the work of popularising 'Sacred Science' begun, a century earlier, by Julian Kremmerz and other great Initiates of his calibre. If I have done this, it is because I believed (and believe) that Hermeticism, understood as a philosophy and practice of life, can still today represent an excellent system for transforming man, enabling him to achieve healthier bodies and an inner state marked by serenity and joy more easily."
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Italian with some English content.
https://societa-ermetica.com/
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