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  Video: Alchemical History & Beautiful Architecture: Prague
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2025, 10:14 AM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

"Lisa M. Lilly shares how Prague captured her imagination, weaving the city’s gothic romance and ancient legends into her latest detective novel. From the astronomical clock that’s been marking time since 1410 to the legendary golem still said to rest in a synagogue, discover how this enchanting city became both a setting for fiction and a place of personal reflection."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpOlfqR_Iys

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  Emblem of the zodiac sign Leo with a crowned lion
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2025, 10:09 AM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Emblem of the zodiac sign Leo with a crowned lion. Anonymous alchemical manuscript. Date: c. 1600 AD. Medium: ink and watercolor on paper. Collection: Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, Box 4, MS 19, v.4, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.

Relevant booklet from an old exhibition here:

https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitio...ooklet.pdf

   

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  Ripley Scroll in Edinburgh
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2025, 09:46 AM - Forum: News - Meeting - Events - No Replies

"The Ripley Scroll is a 5.5 metre long alchemical scroll filled with illustrations and poems which allegedly contains the secret to the elixir of life. On this free 20 minute talk, visitors will learn more about this object, which is on display in the Physicians’ Gallery. Physicians’ Gallery, which is within the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, is a permanent gallery and learning centre which explores our relationship with health, medicine and our bodies."

https://edinburgh.org/event/showcase-rip...al-scroll/

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  Cambriel Introduction in Russian
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2025, 09:37 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Preface to the book: Cambriel, Louis-Paul-François. A Course in Hermetic Philosophy or Alchemy in Nineteen Lessons. Translated from French by Igor Kaliberda. – Publishing Solutions.

https://tinyurl.com/fja2vvmr

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  Alchemy in Medieval Islam and Abū Bakr al-Rāzī
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2025, 09:29 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"This dissertation aims to establish a basis when studying the history of alchemy in medieval Islam, to make clear what is alchemists’ alchemical theory and what is not in spite of affirmative claims, to reassess understanding of alchemy among modern scholars, to explore experimentalism in alchemy and to examine al-Rāzī’s alchemy, use of experience, and the relationship between his alchemy and medicine. Through the study, the diversity in the views about alchemy throughout medieval Islam, the necessity to distinguish theories of alchemists from those of non-alchemists, and the risk of inclusion of alchemy in “occult” subjects without any condition are suggested. Regarding experimentalism, it was promising to use those existing frameworks to understand experience and experimentalism in medieval Islam. The investigation of al-Rāzī revealed his variation of the use of experiences and denial of the nature-art theory. An unstudied source attributed to al-Rāzī suggests the connection between his medicine and alchemy, which has never been found explicitly."

https://www.academia.edu/144916889/Alche...%81z%C4%AB

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  The Lilith Codex
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-19-2025, 10:51 AM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

"An Astrological Map to Shadow Alchemy


Dionysia Soleil

This is a spiritual and psychological manual that fuses astrology, depth psychology, and alchemical philosophy into a living ritual of transformation. Framed around the archetype of Black Moon Lilith, the book guides readers through the repressed dimensions of psyche and soul—the exiled feminine, instinct, and rebellion against societal constraints.


https://www.blackmoonpublishing.com/prod...lith-codex

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  Russian translations of articles by Elkins, Bolton, Holmes
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-19-2025, 10:45 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"The collection Alchemy and Culture offers a deep dive into the multifaceted legacy of alchemy, demonstrating its inextricable link with various aspects of human culture. In three key essays,readers learn how ancient alchemical ideas and practices extended far beyond the laboratory, permeating art, literature,philosophy, and even economics. James Elkins explores the complexrelationship between alchemical symbolism and modern art, revealing points of attraction and repulsion. Henry C. Bolton reveals the surprising influence of alchemy on numismatics, showing how the dream of transmuting metals left a tangible mark on coins and medals. Elizabeth Holmes analyses the profound impact of Hermetic philosophy on the work of the outstanding poet Henry Vaughan, demonstrating how mystical teachings shaped his poetic world. The collection is supplemented with illustrations, accompanying articles and comments. The collection concludes with an afterword by V. V. Vinokurov, Doctor of Philology."

https://tinyurl.com/rnf96cn4

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  Alchemical keyboard
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-19-2025, 10:38 AM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Alchemical Input app enables alchemical symbols to be entered on your smartphone.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alchemical...atform=mac

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  Free books: Hermeticum Hub
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-19-2025, 10:35 AM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"If you want to buy the books, click on BUY and you can purchase them directly from AMAZON. If you don't have the money to buy them, they are available on the website for you at no cost."

Legal status unknown.

https://hermeticumhub.com/hermetic-library

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  Exploring the ancient chemistry of mercury
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-19-2025, 10:27 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Paywalled.

Marianna Marchini, Massimo Gandolfi, Lucia Maini, Lucia Raggetti and Matteo Martelli
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Vol. 119, No. 24 (June 14, 2022), pp. 1-8 (8 pages)
Published By: National Academy of Sciences


https://www.jstor.org/stable/27152113

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