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			<title><![CDATA[Willard: Paracelsus on Mental Health]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3419</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:19 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["The man who styled himself Paracelsus (1483-1541) lived a turbulent life in turbulent times. Vastly ambitious, he professed a new therapeutic that was at once Christian and Germanic. Developed in dozens of treatises that cover fourteen stout volumes in the standard edition of his medical and philosophical works,1 it was specifically Christian because based on a view of Man and Nature that he found in the Bible and preached in lay sermons.2 In this view, God created diseases and remedies as part of Nature, the diseases had natural causes, and the cures were revealed to Man over time. By the end of time, which Paracelsus thought was fast approaching, all cures would be known, and they would be natural ones. The good physician only appeared to work wonders."<br />
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Paracelsus_on_Mental_Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Parace...tal_Health</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["The man who styled himself Paracelsus (1483-1541) lived a turbulent life in turbulent times. Vastly ambitious, he professed a new therapeutic that was at once Christian and Germanic. Developed in dozens of treatises that cover fourteen stout volumes in the standard edition of his medical and philosophical works,1 it was specifically Christian because based on a view of Man and Nature that he found in the Bible and preached in lay sermons.2 In this view, God created diseases and remedies as part of Nature, the diseases had natural causes, and the cures were revealed to Man over time. By the end of time, which Paracelsus thought was fast approaching, all cures would be known, and they would be natural ones. The good physician only appeared to work wonders."<br />
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Paracelsus_on_Mental_Health" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/25804745/Parace...tal_Health</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Influence of Alchemy in 17th century New England]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3418</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:31:07 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Influence of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century New England: A Historical Analysis of Alchemy in the Puritan Society of Massachusetts and Connecticut <br />
<br />
Greg Kaminsky<br />
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Influence_of_Alchemy_in_Seventeenth_Century_New_England_A_Historical_Analysis_of_Alchemy_in_the_Puritan_Society_of_Massachusetts_and_Connecticut" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Inf...onnecticut</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Influence of Alchemy in Seventeenth-Century New England: A Historical Analysis of Alchemy in the Puritan Society of Massachusetts and Connecticut <br />
<br />
Greg Kaminsky<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Influence_of_Alchemy_in_Seventeenth_Century_New_England_A_Historical_Analysis_of_Alchemy_in_the_Puritan_Society_of_Massachusetts_and_Connecticut" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/2230261/The_Inf...onnecticut</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Glass]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3417</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:28:30 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Glass Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking<br />
<br />
Marco Beretta<br />
<br />
2009<br />
<br />
<br />
"The book illustrates how glass played and important role in ancient technical and alchemical literature, and how the chemical operations devised to improve glass making inspired alchemists to better define the theoretical boundaries of their discipline and, more specifically, the notion of transmutation."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Alchemy_of_Glass_Counterfeit_Imitation_and_Transmutation_in_Ancient_Glassmaking" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Al...lassmaking</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Glass Counterfeit, Imitation, and Transmutation in Ancient Glassmaking<br />
<br />
Marco Beretta<br />
<br />
2009<br />
<br />
<br />
"The book illustrates how glass played and important role in ancient technical and alchemical literature, and how the chemical operations devised to improve glass making inspired alchemists to better define the theoretical boundaries of their discipline and, more specifically, the notion of transmutation."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Alchemy_of_Glass_Counterfeit_Imitation_and_Transmutation_in_Ancient_Glassmaking" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/40144531/The_Al...lassmaking</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Toleration of Alchemists as a Political Question]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3416</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:25:54 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Toleration of Alchemists as a Political Question: Transmutation, Disputation, and Early Modern Scholarship on Alchemy<br />
<br />
Ku-ming (Kevin) Chang<br />
<br />
2007, Ambix<br />
<br />
<br />
"The debate over alchemy sparked intense reactions from both supporters and critics, illustrating its complex position in the intellectual landscape of the era. This interplay of ideas underscored the significant impact of alchemical thought on early modern philosophy."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Toleration_of_Alchemists_as_a_Political_Question_Transmutation_Disputation_and_Early_Modern_Scholarship_on_Alchemy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Tolera...on_Alchemy</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Toleration of Alchemists as a Political Question: Transmutation, Disputation, and Early Modern Scholarship on Alchemy<br />
<br />
Ku-ming (Kevin) Chang<br />
<br />
2007, Ambix<br />
<br />
<br />
"The debate over alchemy sparked intense reactions from both supporters and critics, illustrating its complex position in the intellectual landscape of the era. This interplay of ideas underscored the significant impact of alchemical thought on early modern philosophy."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Toleration_of_Alchemists_as_a_Political_Question_Transmutation_Disputation_and_Early_Modern_Scholarship_on_Alchemy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.academia.edu/83547762/Tolera...on_Alchemy</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Equipment from the ‘Casa de destilar Aguas' (Escorial)]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3415</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:18:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Here is an image of the reconstructions we have made of some of the alchemical instruments that were used in the ‘Casa de destilar Aguas’ at the Monastery Palace of El Escorial. They were funded by Philip II, with advice from Cardinal Granvelle, who brought in technicians from Naples and the Netherlands to carry out the work. Other technicians, such as Richard Stanihurst, were also present, training the local master distillers. Full details can be found at: JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ GUERRERO, (2024-2026), «El Uso y Experiençia de las Mediçinas (1593), un desconocido vademécum de Richard Stanihurst para la administración de sus fármacos en la Corte de Madrid», Azogue, 10, 2024-2026, pp. 578-617pp. 578-617.Available in: <a href="https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/</a> "<br />
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Acknowledgements to José Rodríguez Guerrero<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Here is an image of the reconstructions we have made of some of the alchemical instruments that were used in the ‘Casa de destilar Aguas’ at the Monastery Palace of El Escorial. They were funded by Philip II, with advice from Cardinal Granvelle, who brought in technicians from Naples and the Netherlands to carry out the work. Other technicians, such as Richard Stanihurst, were also present, training the local master distillers. Full details can be found at: JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ GUERRERO, (2024-2026), «El Uso y Experiençia de las Mediçinas (1593), un desconocido vademécum de Richard Stanihurst para la administración de sus fármacos en la Corte de Madrid», Azogue, 10, 2024-2026, pp. 578-617pp. 578-617.Available in: <a href="https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://revistaazogue.com/numero-10/</a> "<br />
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Acknowledgements to José Rodríguez Guerrero<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[The Alchemy of Education]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3414</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:07:21 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Education, in its highest philosophical sense, is not the passive transfer of information from one container to another. It is the alchemical awakening of the human soul. It is teaching the mind to contemplate the cosmos with awe, the heart to feel the suffering of others with deep compassion, and the spirit to stand unbowed against the storms of life."<br />
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<a href="https://vocal.media/education/the-symphony-of-the-conscious-mind-breathing-soul-into-a-human-being-not-manufacturing-an-obedient-servant" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://vocal.media/education/the-sympho...nt-servant</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Education, in its highest philosophical sense, is not the passive transfer of information from one container to another. It is the alchemical awakening of the human soul. It is teaching the mind to contemplate the cosmos with awe, the heart to feel the suffering of others with deep compassion, and the spirit to stand unbowed against the storms of life."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://vocal.media/education/the-symphony-of-the-conscious-mind-breathing-soul-into-a-human-being-not-manufacturing-an-obedient-servant" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://vocal.media/education/the-sympho...nt-servant</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Music: Alchemical Enneagram by Leon Berg]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3413</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:04:09 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["This material describes an ancient, alchemical system of personal evolution known as the Enneagram: The Path of Accelerated Transformation. Unlike modern personality-based interpretations, this original version—rooted in the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff and J.G. Bennett—functions as a "perpetual motion machine" designed to generate love and "create soul".<br />
<br />
<a href="https://audio.com/leon-1871554724748084/audio/final" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://audio.com/leon-1871554724748084/audio/final</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["This material describes an ancient, alchemical system of personal evolution known as the Enneagram: The Path of Accelerated Transformation. Unlike modern personality-based interpretations, this original version—rooted in the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff and J.G. Bennett—functions as a "perpetual motion machine" designed to generate love and "create soul".<br />
<br />
<a href="https://audio.com/leon-1871554724748084/audio/final" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://audio.com/leon-1871554724748084/audio/final</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thalira Spiritual Growth Guide]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3412</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dozens of articles...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dozens of articles...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://thalira.com/pages/spiritual-growth-guide</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Artist: Chantal Powell]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3411</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:57:50 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[ALCHEMICAL WORKS, 2018–2024<br />
Ceramic and bronze works<br />
<br />
This group of ceramic and bronze works draws on Jungian psychology, mythological imagery and 16th- and 17th-century illustrated alchemical manuscripts. Some works borrow directly from alchemical diagrams and texts, while others fold symbolic forms into one another: eggs become vessels, vessels become bodies, and breasts become sources of nourishment, incubation and transformation.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.chantalpowell.com/alchemicalforms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.chantalpowell.com/alchemicalforms</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ALCHEMICAL WORKS, 2018–2024<br />
Ceramic and bronze works<br />
<br />
This group of ceramic and bronze works draws on Jungian psychology, mythological imagery and 16th- and 17th-century illustrated alchemical manuscripts. Some works borrow directly from alchemical diagrams and texts, while others fold symbolic forms into one another: eggs become vessels, vessels become bodies, and breasts become sources of nourishment, incubation and transformation.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.chantalpowell.com/alchemicalforms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.chantalpowell.com/alchemicalforms</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pinterest: Alchemical Manuscript Art]]></title>
			<link>https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3410</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:52:36 +0100</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.alchemywebsite.com/forums/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Paul Ferguson</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA["Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Alchemy manuscript art. Be inspired and try out new things."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/alchemy-manuscript-art/944774684864/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/alchemy-...774684864/</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Alchemy manuscript art. Be inspired and try out new things."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/alchemy-manuscript-art/944774684864/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/alchemy-...774684864/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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