Alchemistic symbols

Howe, James Lewis. The alchemistic symbols a brief account of their origin and their meaning. Newark (NJ) Baker and Company, 1901. 

Raphael, A. "Alchemistic symbols in Goethe s "Walpurgis night s dream"." In Perspectives in literary symbolism, ed. J. Strelka, 181-198. Pennsylvania State Univ P, 1968. 

Hermetic Museum, vol. i. p. 277). This work contains many other fantastic alchemistic symbolical pictures, amongst the most curious series in alchemistic literature. 

The uninitiated encounters the most difficulty in the multitude of meanings of the individual alchemistical symbols and their synonyms. 

The Alchemists Symbols for Some Common Elements and Compounds... 

Fig. 1.1 The green lion alchemistic symbol for vitriol, engraving by Th )dore de Bry illustrating the Atalantis Fugiens of Albert Maier...

The sulfides of arsenic and antimony have been known as minerals since antiquity, and they attracted great interest from the alchemists . The alchemistic symbolism expressed something typical for both elements, as is shown in Figure 46.1. Bismuth was also examined in an alchemistic way, but soon became a metal for practical, technical use. 

Figure 46.1 Alchemistic symbols for arsenic and antimony (a) arsenic, symbolized as a venomous snake, and a deadly poison to handle (b) antimony, symbolized as a wolf, ready to devour other metals, forming alloys.

There are 28 folios (56 recto and verso) 33 of the folios are illustrated. There are 11 naturalistic drawings of alchemical equipment (folios 18v—23v). 5 portraits of famous alchemists. 14 other folios are illustrated with large diagrams of alchemical symbols or abstractions of the chemical process. 

This workbook is a guided tour through the steps of the Emerald Formula. There are alchemical mandalas and symbolic drawings actually used by the alchemists to illustrate the principles of the Emerald Tablet, as well as interpretations and guided meditations to accompany them. Most engravings have never before been published to a wide audience and date back over five hundred years others have been restored with symbolic colors to convey their archetypal content. [By D.W. Hauck ]... 

This Volume Contains the Works of the Pseudonymous Eirenaeus Philalethes, an Alchemist Purported to Have Discovered the Philosopher s Stone. First Printings of These Tracts Appeared Between 1654 and 1683. This Is the First Collection of All Contemporaneously English Treatises of Philalethes. Only Two Tracts Remain Unpublished in English. More Then 300 Years After the Publications of the Rich Works Contained Herein the Identity of Eirenaeus Philalethes Is Still Secreted in a Labyrinth of Circumstantial Clues. The Mysterious, Nearly Mythological Author Stands As the Perfect Metaphor for the Enigma of Pseudonyms and Symbolism of the Hermetic Practices. Philalethes Is the Latinization of the Greek and Translated "Lover of Truth."... 

Includes Material by H. Morley and a Section on Symbols of the Alchemists... 

Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2000 years of alchemical history ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy signs, symbols, and secret terms Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite, learned coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones replacement of alchemy by scientific method, much more"... 

The Book of Alchemy teaches its readers how to penetrate the obscure symbolic language of the alchemists. . . understand how alchemical transformation can initiate a profound change of consciousness, claimed by practitioners to bring eventual union with the Divine. . . practice traditional meditations and exercises. . . prepare herbal alchemical elixirs to benefit the body. . . and discover how the alchemists search for purity can become a twenty-first- century model for spiritual development"... 

Well-researched study traces history of alchemy, chronicling search for philosopher s stone and elixir of life, alchemist s laboratory and apparatus, symbols and secret alphabets, famous practitioners, plus contributions to field of chemistry. Concise, authoritative. Unabridged reprint of the classic 1932 edition"... 

Includes Dutch alchemist and his starving wife - Alchemical Symbols... 

Topics are Female alchemists Aelia Laelia Crispis Practical alchemy Historical alchemy related sites in the Czech Republic Image and Will in alchemy Gender in alchemy David Hudson - the White Powder Gold The use of blood in Alchemy The Symbolism of the Rose in Alchemy The Caduceus and Religion Relevance of Alchemy Islamic alchemy Armand Barbault The Golem Abraham the Jew and Flamel Alchemical fiction Animal alchemy Differences between Alchemy and Magic ... 

Mahdihassan, S. The portrait of a medieval alchemist with symbols of elements imitating creation. Anc Sci Life 8, no. 1 (1988) 44-48. 

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