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| W B Yeats Library Set |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-05-2026, 08:11 AM - Forum: Reviews and book notices
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"The W. B. Yeats Library Set brings together three essential works exploring the mystical and esoteric ideas at the heart of his writing: Spiritus Mundi, On Magic and the Occult, and A Vision.
Magic, symbolism, spiritualism, astrology, and the search for a hidden order behind the visible world—collected in three hardcover volumes.
Available together as a collector’s Library Set.
Shipping starts at the end of September 2026."
https://www.blackletter-press.com/produc.../yeats-set
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| Alchemical sulfur theurgy |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-01-2026, 12:54 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy
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"Alchemical sulfur theurgy is the ritual use of prepared sulfur — not the common brimstone of commerce but the philosophical sulfur of the alchemists — as a material vehicle for spiritual ascent, purification, and the invocation of solar forces. In the laboratory tradition, sulfur represents the soul (anima) of the metal, the active principle of combustion and transformation. When applied theurgically, it becomes a bridge between the material and the celestial, a substance that burns not merely to ash but toward the One."
https://legrandgrimoire.com/guides/alche...lications/
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| Red King versus Black King |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-01-2026, 12:53 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery
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"Two kings face each other across a chemical wedding that never ends. One is fire made flesh. The other is earth that has learned to burn. The Red King and Black King are the two primary alchemical opposites representing sulfur and mercury, spirit and soul, the fixed and the volatile. Their union in the coniunctio produces the Philosopher’s Stone. These figures appear across alchemical manuscripts from the 14th through 17th centuries, most famously in the Rosarium Philosophorum (1550) and the works of Basil Valentine."
https://legrandgrimoire.com/guides/alche...explained/
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| Video: The Alchemical Tree (Jungian) |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-01-2026, 12:51 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy
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"The Hermetic Tree of Life is a mandala and visual map offering a glimpse into the alchemical processes that illuminate C.G. Jung’s Individuation processes.The Tree of Life links the worlds of astrology and alchemy incorporating above, so below, inner and outer, masculine and feminine, yang and yin, force and form, Involution and evolution.The 17th century alchemical diagrams of the Azoth such as that of Basil Valentine’s depicts these transmutations in alchemy via Mercurius, the animating spirit hidden in matter.Joining these two systems enables a multidimensional view into its heart linking cosmos, psyche and matter through the journey from prima materia to philosopher’s stone.This presentation explores these correspondences via the Sephiroth on the Tree and the Azoth with an emphasis on the astrological and elemental correspondences they represent. With the aid of image and symbol, we follow the winged feet of Mercurius into the mysteries of transformation from Spirit into Matter."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b78nUGzOERY
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| The Alchemical Sonnets of Frate Elia & Cecco D’Ascoli |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-01-2026, 12:48 PM - Forum: Alchemy texts
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Sei sonetti alchemici da un codice della Biblioteca Laurenziana
Transcribed by Massimo Marra, with English versions by Carlo Borriello.
http://www.gianfrancobertagni.it/materia...onetti.htm
and from the PopeHead substack:
"I have decided to supply a translation of select passages from Cecco D’Ascoli e Frate Elia: Sonetti Alchemici, published by Libreria Editrice ASEQ. I have translated all of the footnotes given for the poems themselves, but not the footnotes for the rest of the work. Fair warning: the translation is rather crude, and I have decided not to attempt a poetic rendering of the sonnets, but a clear and faithful rendition. The purpose of this undertaking is that I will ultimately be referencing some of the content here in a future article series."
https://popehead.substack.com/p/the-alchemical-sonnets
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| Herbo-mineral Formulations in the Unani System |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-01-2026, 12:37 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy
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Herbo-mineral Formulations in the Unani System of Medicine and Kushta Gaodantī
By: Nazeem Fahamiya, Mohamed Shiffa, Mohammad Zakir
Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine
"Kushta, the finest powder compound in Unani herbo-mineral formulations, is prepared from purified metals and minerals through calcination (Taklīs). This process, historically rooted in Arabic alchemy, is theorized to convert raw materials into biocompatible oxides and nanoparticles, thereby reducing toxicity and enhancing absorption, bioavailability, and therapeutic efficacy."
https://www.ovid.com/jnls/hjum/fulltext/...f-medicine
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| Hauck: Alchemy Reference Guide |
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Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 09-01-2026, 12:32 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices
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"Whether it is viewed as a historic precursor to chemistry, a path to psychological integration, or an advanced spiritual discipline, the ancient art of alchemy holds great fascination and promise for the modern reader. However, sifting through the arcane symbols and multilevel terminology of the secret art often proves a daunting task for those seeking to grasp the truths of alchemy in the original writings of the alchemists. That is where this handy little guide comes to the rescue with charts of alchemical ciphers, a comprehensive dictionary, and clear explanations of the symbology. There is also a keyboard layout code for a complete set of alchemical fonts, which can be downloaded for free from the publisher’s website."
Legal status unknown.
https://z-library.ec/book/PvydpzlGyV/alc...=recommend
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