Secret fire

Garstin, E. J. Langford. The secret fire an alchemical study. London Search Publ... 

Glauber, Johann Rudolf. The complete works of Rudolph Glauber trans Chris. Packe. Secret fire of the Philosophers. [Richardson (TX)] R.A.M.S., 1983. 28p. 

Pontanus, John. The secret fire The epistle on the philosophic fire. rhttp //www.levitv.com/alchemv/pontan 1 htmll. 

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Hauck, Dennis William. Secret fire of the alchemists. rhttp //www alchemylab.com/secret fire.html. 

Contents Four Grades of Fire Elementary Fire Celestial Fire Central Fire Secret Fire Secret fire in the body Powers of the secret fire... 

INTRODUCTION TO ALCHEMY The Great Work begins here What Is alchemy Origins of alchemy History of alchemy Chronology of alchemy Alchemical theory The mysterious First Matter Secret fire of the alchemists The Philosopher s Stone The Axioms of alchemy Recommended books. Pages still under construction. 

Stavish, Mark. Secret fire the relationship between Kundalini, Kabbalah, and Alchemy, fhttp // www.hermetics.org/Secret Fire.html http //www.levitv.com/alchemv/secret-fire.html http // www.hermetic.com/stavish/essavs/secret-fire.html]. 11 Mar 1997. 

Harpur, Patrick. The philosophers secret fire a history of the imagination. Penguin, 2002. 

Anderson, Flavia. The ancient secret fire from the sun. 3rd ed ed. Wellingborough Research into Lost Knowledge Organisation distributed by Thorsons, 1987. 288p. 

Concoction is a digestion of the crude humours instilled in the bowels of the Earth, a ripening, and a conversion of this humour into food by means of its secret fire. 

The reason which induced the ancient Sages to make a mystery of their Vessel, was the slight knowledge of the manufacture of glass which one possessed in those times. Later on the manner of making it has been discovered. Therefore the Philosophers have not concealed so much the matter and form of their Vessel. Not so of their secret Fire it is a labyrinth from which the most skilful could not extricate himself. 

The fire of the sun cannot be this secret Fire it is interrupted, unequal it cannot furnish heat, uniform in its degrees, its measure and its duration. Its heat could not penetrate the thickness of the mountains, nor warm the coldness of marble and of rocks, which receive the mineral vapours from which gold and silver are formed. 

The Philosopher s Secret Fire A History of the Imagination, London Penguin, 2002... 

The energies of Celestial Niter are often equated with the force of Kundalini, or spiritual forces of Indian philosophy. In alchemy, this is referred to as the Secret Fire in Man. The energies of Celestial Salt are equated with the force of Prana, or Vital Energy carried by the air we breathe. Prana is said to maintain physical life and existence. It acts at the instinctual and unconscious levels as well as being influenced by cosmic cycles and other natural phenomena. 

The study of Astrology and practical Qabalah provide us with tools for establishing relationships between seemingly unrelated concepts and materials as well as a technology for the raising of spiritual energy, the Secret Fire in Man. These are essential parts of the alchemist s discipline. Trying to separate out the physical actions of the alchemist in the... 

Central Fire, Secret Fire, and Elemental or Common Fire. We will be developing a deeper understanding of these various fires as we go. For now, let us examine the lowest grade of fire, that with which we are most familiar—common fire. At the practical level, the ancients used Common Fire in a system of graded heats often called the Four Degrees of Fire. 

Water is a strange creature. It is the only substance on our planet that exists in solid, liquid and gaseous states at the same time under the normal range of temperatures and pressures we experience. As mentioned earlier, the Sun radiates the vital energies throughout our Solar System. This Universal Fire of life is one of the alchemist s Secret Fires. As this spiritual fire hits our atmosphere, it condenses in the air and is carried by it. As the air fills with moisture, the Universal Fire condenses even further and moves into the water. The water gathers and it starts to rain. 

This water, charged with the Secret Fire (a Universal Mercury) becomes determined for use by a particular kingdom when it hits the Earth. If it falls on plants, it is determined to the Vegetable Kingdom. If touched or drunk by man or animal, it is determined to the Animal Kingdom and if it strikes the Earth, it is determined to the Mineral Kingdom. 

A related line of operations (capturing the Universal Fire into a corporeal form) is the work with salts. By the use of certain properties of selected salts we can capture and concentrate this vital, Universal Fire for our alchemical work of evolving our matter and ourselves. These salts form the basis for many of the Secret Fires mentioned in alchemical texts. These act as a catalyst in the operation to effect separation or conjunction of principles. 

The salt will deliquesce, or become liquefied, by absorbing the moisture of the air which is loaded with the condensed Universal Fire—the Secret Fire. This liquid, called the Oil of Tartar per Deliquiem, was used in the Ens extraction. Remember, this liquid is quite caustic and will burn the skin and especially the eyes, so be careful with it. 

Another use of it is to gently distil the liquid just to dryness. The clear, watery distillate has been called Angel Water and can be used in the recrystallization of the herbal salts. This liquid, loaded with the Secret Fire, becomes enmeshed with the crystalline matrix of the salts as they crystallize, thus revivifying them. This type of transference of subtle force always takes place in the liquid state, thus the Alchemists stressed Solution as one of the important stages in the work. The volatile becomes fixed and the fixed becomes volatile. The dried potassium carbonate can be recovered and reused. 

In some texts, a special menstruum may be referred to as a Secret Fire, which provokes the dissolution or separation of the subject without the need of external fire. Water, alcohol, vinegar, acetone and ether are the most commonly used solvents in laboratory alchemy. They form the starting materials of a wide range of powerful menstruums, useful in both Vegetable and Mineral works. 

In this case, the Regulus is called the Mercury or Our Luna and the gold is called Sol or Sulfur. The liquid menstruum is also often referred to as Mercury to confuse you or is called the Secret Fire. It is the catalyst which unites the contrary metals. Thus you will often see pictures of the Sun and Moon being united by Mercury in alchemical works. 

Nature is fill of secret bounty. Common dew is the distilled essence of Heaven and Earth, a condensation of the Universal Spirit the Secret Fire, The best way to collect it is to use purified plant salts, which are highly hygroscopic and absorb dew from the air. Plant Salt is understood alchemically as a transitional substance, since it bridges two kingdoms, in this case vegetable and mineral. 

This treatise describes the entire process of preparing the philosopher s stone. There are three seperate operations described here the preperation of the secret fire (the catalyst or solvent which is used throughout the whole work, without which nothing can be achieved, but which is seldom if ever mentioned in any alchemical treatise), the preperation of mercury (a metallic vapor made from antimony and iron, said to resemble vulgar mercury (Hg) in appearance, necessary in the preparation of the stone) and the preperation of the stone itself. 

The Secret Fire of the Alchemists has been described by them as "The All in All," and, next to the solution of the Sophie salt, it is said to be the greatest dijficulty in the whole art. Without knowledge of the Fire nothing can be attained, even if the... 

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