Welcome, Guest
You have to register before you can post on our site.

Username
  

Password
  





Search Forums

(Advanced Search)

Forum Statistics
» Members: 19
» Latest member: Carol Spicuzza
» Forum threads: 3,145
» Forum posts: 3,624

Full Statistics

Online Users
There are currently 8 online users.
» 0 Member(s) | 5 Guest(s)
Applebot, Baidu, Bing

Latest Threads
Artist: Yelsk67
Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
Yesterday, 10:25 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 28
Alchemical Tattoos
Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
Yesterday, 10:19 AM
» Replies: 9
» Views: 15,842
'Secret of the Golden Flo...
Forum: News - Meeting - Events
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
Yesterday, 10:18 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 30
Webinar: Principe on Rupe...
Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
Yesterday, 10:12 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 36
BBC Radio broadcast: The ...
Forum: Articles on alchemy
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
05-02-2026, 11:42 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 145
Anselm Kiefer: The Women ...
Forum: News - Meeting - Events
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
05-02-2026, 11:40 AM
» Replies: 17
» Views: 2,669
One is the All: The Alche...
Forum: Reviews and book notices
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
05-02-2026, 11:36 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 57
Video: The number Seven i...
Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
05-02-2026, 11:34 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 61
The Letter from Sternbuch...
Forum: Alchemy texts
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
05-02-2026, 10:08 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 59
Summer Alchemical Retreat
Forum: News - Meeting - Events
Last Post: Paul Ferguson
05-02-2026, 10:04 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 55

 
  Science History Institute: new collection of links
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-31-2024, 04:03 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"Before there was chemistry, there was chymistry, and before there was chymistry, there was alchemy—all part of a long human history of curiosity, experimentation, and discovery about the natural and material world."

https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/s...cientists/

Print this item

  The Three Books of Geber on Alchemy
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 04:55 PM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"Several works of the Jābirean corpus have been translated into Latin. The present work was written in three parts, covering the properties of metals, alchemical techniques, and the properties of the planets. It was printed in 1531 by Johann Grüninger, a German printer and publisher working in Strasbourg. The work starts with an esoteric poem ("Est fons in limis cuius anguis latet in imis...") that forms the incipit for an alchemical work kept in the Bavarian State Library, Codex Latinus Monacensis 2848. (The latter manuscript is purportedly a Latin translation of a work on the philosopher's stone by the Persian alchemist Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakarīyā Rāzī.)"

https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666864/

Print this item

  Alchemy in the Ancient World: From Science to Magic
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 04:51 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Paul Keyser.

Full text:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication...e_to_Magic

Print this item

  Alchemy and Bakhtin’s philosophy of the act
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 04:50 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"The paper refers to Bakhtin’s philosophy of the act and his theory of a fundamental split between two worlds: the domain of culture and life itself, which he describes as a “split between the content or sense of a given act/activity and the historical actuality of its being, the actual and once-occurrent experiencing of it”50. His theory is related to the realm beyond Bakhtin’s interests – to the research on the alchemists’ activities and their ideals. The aim of the paper is to answer the question whether the alchemists’ thought and efforts do correspond with the Bakhtin’s theory and may be perceived as referring to the unity of sense or meaning of an act/activity and the historical actuality of its being – ipso facto the unity of culture and life." - Anna Kłonkowska


https://www.academia.edu/21299537/Alchem...ife_Itself


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

Print this item

  Review of Mack's Alchemical Essays
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 04:23 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

"In ALCHEMICAL ESSAYS (Salamander & Sons, 2008), Dr. Ross Mack distills the quintessence of the alchemical art creating a Meta-Syn of philosophers for our time. It can be difficult in such an esoteric subject to transcend language barriers and satisfy both the novice and the accomplished practitioner. But he has done just that in this tastefully-illustrated, well-crafted volume, weaving a tapestry of depth and richness with subject matter elements and process-oriented guidelines. The qualitative Mercury, Sulphur and Salt presented herein make a luminous mixture."

Iona Miller:

http://ionamiller2009.iwarp.com/whats_new_18.html

Print this item

  JK Rowling doc about Nicolas Flamel
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 04:12 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Author JK Rowling reveals the ancient artefacts that inspired the world of Harry Potter, including Flamel's tombstone and a rare 420-year-old alchemist scroll.

Available on streaming services.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p09ykql...mmortality

Print this item

  Video on Robert Fludd
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 08:03 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"Rosicrucian Philosopher and Master of the Hermetic Arts"

https://www.bitchute.com/video/hmtV551741T8/

Print this item

  Burdock: the all-purpose alterative
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 07:58 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"Sweet and grounding, Burdock is an Earthy plant with its wide leaves, deep taproots, and ability to both nourish weakness and cleanse excesses from the body. Just as it loves to grow near waste grounds, Burdock clears metabolic waste products and toxins from the fluids in your body to keep your skin glowing and healthy." With a section on alchemical correspondences.


https://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com/20...lterative/

Print this item

  Lepetit: The Esoteric Secrets of Surrealism
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 07:56 AM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

I have no idea about the copyright status of this text but it has been up for 5 years without a takedown.

Full text:

https://centrostudimetafisici.wordpress....00-221.pdf

Print this item

  Paracelsus in the Ottoman Empire
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 03-28-2024, 07:49 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Learn how the alchemical medicine of Paracelsus reached the Ottoman Empire in the seventeenth century. 

https://www.thecollector.com/paracelsus-ottoman-empire/

Print this item