Hermetic art, the

Barrett, Francis.Lives of alchemystical philosophers with a catalogue of books in occult chemistry and a selection of the most celebrated treatises on the theory and practice of the Hermetic Art / Anonymous. London Lackington, Allen, 1815 reprint, Kila (MT) Kessinger, 1993. 387p. 

Cockren, Archibald. Alchemy rediscovered and restored. Philadelphia, David McKay 1941. With an account of the extraction of the seed of metals and the preparation of the medicinal elixir according to the practice of the hermetic Art and of the Alkahest of the Philosopher. [Richardson (TX)] R.A.M.S., n.d. 115p. 

Lover of Philalethes. A Short Enquiry concerning the Hermetic Art. rhttp //www.levitv.com/alchemv/shortenq.html1. 

Artephius. Artephius his secret book. [Richardson (TX)] R.A.M.S., [1976], 58p. Page 2 reads "The epistle of John Pontanus. Mentioned in the Preface of Artephius his secret Book. Wherein he bears witness of the Book translated out of the Latin copy Extant in the third of Theatrum Chemicum at the 775th page. Translated out of Latin By William Salmon, Professor of Physick Faithfully re-typed by a meer student of the Hermetic Art. 1976... 

Cohen, I. Bernard. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, soldier, humanitarian, scholar, discoverer of the "true subject" of the Hermetic Art. Worcester (MA) American Antiquarian Society, 1952. 30-136 p. 

Westcott, William Wynn. A short inquiry concerning the hermetic art. Edmonds... 

Zain, C.C. Spiritual alchemy the hermetic art of spiritual transformation. Los Angeles (CA) Church of Light, 1995. vii, 111 p. ISBN 0-87887-373-2 Individual chapters originally copyrighted in 1930-1931 by Elbert Benjamine... 

Alchemy is one of the most mysterious arts practiced in the Western Mystery Tradition partly because it has a rich use of allegorical symbols and images. In this article we get a chance to explore those symbols and images as a means of understanding alchemy on a practical and spiritual level. This article is just an introduction to the rich art of Alchemical Images for use in the ancient tradition, and hopefully will stimulate the read to further reading into this "royal art" of the Hermetic Arts"... 

Alma. The Hermetic Art. Los Angeles Hermetic Science Center, n.d. 

There is a longstanding tradition of using alchemical imagery in poetry. It first flourished at the end of the sixteenth century, when the status of alchemy itself was revitalised in European society. Here I explain the reasons for this resurgence of the Hermetic arts, and explore how it was manifested in English culture and in particular in the literary and poetic works of the time"... 

We come now to the last chamber of the Middle Pillar in the Tower of the Hermetic Art. It serves as a vestibule to the Turret Room, in the same... 

Nicolas Flamel (see plate 8) was bom about 1330, probably in Paris. His parents were poor, and Nicolas took up the trade of a scrivener. In the course of time, Flamel became a very wealthy man and, at the same time, it appears, one who exhibited considerable munificence. This increase in Flamel s wealth has been attributed to supposed success in the Hermetic Art. We are told that a remarkable book came into the young scrivener s possession, which, at first, he was unable to understand, until, at last, he had the good fortune to meet an adept who translated its mysteries for him. This book revealed the occult secrets of Alchemy, and by its means Nicolas was enabled... 

Thomas Charnock was bom at Faversham (Kent), either in the year 1524 or in 1526. After some travels over England he settled at Oxford, carrying on experiments in Alchemy. In 1557 he wrote his Breviary of Philosophy. This work is almost entirely autobiographical, describing Chamock s alchemistic experiences. He tells us that he was initiated into the mysteries of the Hermetic Art by a certain James S. of Salisbury he also had another master, an old blind man, who on his death-bed instmcted Charnock. 

Barrett, Francis. The Lives of AlchemysticalPhilosophers With a Critical Catalogue of Books in Occult Chemistry and a Selection of the Most Celebrated Treatises on the Theory and Practice of the Hermetic Art. London Lackington, Allen and Co., 1815. 

Therefore I will not step one step farther without a Guide, for I dread going again into the Labyrinth. (Collectanea Hermetica, edited by Dr. Wynn Westeott. Vol. III. A Short Enquiry Concerning the Hermetic Art, by a Lover of Philalethea, page 30). 

If our religious interpreters had followed closely the teachings of the Hermetic Art, which contains within itself all the priceless symbolism of religion, with its true interpretation-if they had followed these teachings they would have perceived their purity, and these would have been retained by... 

The idea that the alchemist can perfect nature is Hermetic, and alchemy has been described as the Hermetic science par excellence. The Hermetic arts — alchemy, astrology and magic — were thought to have been revealed to humanity by the god Hermes in the mythical time before recorded history. All three share a... 

Freemasonry. (What alchemists there were in this period seem to have been just as active as Freemasons as they were alchemists, such as Dom Pernety and Cagliostro.) After Karl von Eckartshausen s Chemische Versuch was published in 1802, the trail seems to go cold. But as the century progressed, there was a revival of interest in Hermetic and occult traditions. It was not just concerned with alchemy, however, and figures such as Mrs Besant and Madame Blavatsky of the Theosophical Society and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn concerned themselves with all of the Hermetic arts. 

Monteverdi s interest in alchemy and the Hermetic arts was typical of his time all the first operas were alchemically themed, as was much drama and poetry. Monteverdi himself was a lifelong, if discreet, practitioner of the art. See Chapter 2. 

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