"MYSTERIUM MAGNUM. Illustrated alchemical manuscript of Rosicrucian origin on the "Mysterium Magnum Studium Universale," folio (335 x 220 mm), 18 leaves: 2 pp half-title sheet, "Theosophia F.R.R.R. Ros. Cruc."; 17 pp hand-colored illustrated text, "Mysterium Magnum"; 7 pp "Exlicatio" with hand-colored illustration in text, text in German, with Latin, 18th-century. Loose, loss to margins of leaves, sometimes affecting text, repairs filled-in. Housed in a custom cloth folding chemise, and case. Provenance: "Budafalvi Vermes Lorant" (stamped to first and last leaf)."
"The Gospels can be understood and interpreted in the light of alchemical science. On the face of it, they are simply giving an account of the life of one man, Jesus, born two thousand years ago in Palestine, but while they recount the different stages of his life, from birth to death and resurrection, they are in fact also describing alchemical processes. In spite of being an object of condemnation by the clergy, since the Middle Ages alchemy has profundly permeated Christian mysticism and esotericism. And if you study the sculptures both on the outside and inside of cathedrals such as the Notre-Dame in Paris or the Notre-Dame in Chartres, you will discover that the builders of these cathedrals possessed alchemical knowledge, to which architecture and sculpture bear ample witness."
"Astrology and alchemy are cosmologies, and where astrology provides a heavenly view of the imaginal cosmos of the soul, alchemy presents us with a micro-cosmos. Like astrology, alchemy connects us to the gods, but in an earth-focused, substantive way. As the art of elemental transformation, alchemy is rooted in the natural world of fire, earth, air, and water. Meditating on the elements as psychological qualities helps deepen our understanding of these symbols. This lecture draws on alchemical images and archetypal psychology to demonstrate how alchemical elements form a micro-cosmology of the soul in astrology."
"Through the 1520s Paracelsus led a revolution in Alchemy and Medicine. Rejecting the Galenic theory of the Humors in Medicine and the mechanistic sulfur-mercury theory in Alchemy, here we find his famed theory of the Tria Prima of Sulfur, Salt and Mercury, his Alchemical theory of the human body, and a medicine founded on the Hermetic principle that the microcosm is truly bound up with the cosmic macrocosm."
"A set of papers written by physicist Isaac Newton that point to his decades-long quest to produce the mythical Philosopher's stone are set to fetch more than £120,000 at auction. The papers, which are written in Latin and have some English headings, are a distillation of the chemical processes contained within the writings of influential 17th-century alchemist Johann de Monte Snyders."
"Hans Ørberg's Lingua Latina per se illustrata series is the world's premiere textbook for learning Latin via the Natural Method. Students first learn grammar and vocabulary intuitively through extended contextual reading and an innovative system of marginal notes. It is the only textbook currently available that gives students the opportunity to learn Latin without resorting to translation, but allows them to think in the language."
"Among the extensive array of esoteric writings, few texts gleam with as much brilliance as "The Kybalion" authored by Three Initiates. Within its pages lie the profound teachings of Hermetic Philosophy, unveiling the Seven Hermetic Principles and guiding seekers through the labyrinth of Ancient Mysticism."
