Category Archives: alchemy

Tinctures of Time…

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* It may be that the seed is the end-game of the tree? * … Else, how does the seed know what the tree should look like? * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Paracelsus: Conscious Mind…

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* To round off our brief but succinct survey of the Alchemists, we shall give some examples from the works of those savants that we have so far considered. * Next up, Paracelsus… “… It is necessary to state clearly … Continue reading →

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How to be King…

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* The title is a phonetic rendering of the spiritual classic, ‘Tao Te Ching’. A more literal rendering would be, ‘How of the King’, or even ‘Way of the King’. All of which is quite widely known. A little less … Continue reading →

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Fulcanelli: Mysteries… Stuart France

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* To round off our brief but succinct survey of the Alchemists, we shall give some examples from the works of those savants that we have so far considered. * First up, Fulcanelli… “…For us, gothic art (fr: art gotique) … Continue reading →

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Aurally Speaking…

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

  * “Why are there are so many different versions of ‘The Emerald Tablet’.” “It is an important text. Some hold that it alone contains the essence of the alchemical teaching, and most of the versions differ in only the … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist: Last Judgement… Stuart France

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Perhaps, taking his cue from what little was left of the Mediaeval originals, Viollet-le-Duc incorporated and emphasised horns, and claws, and talons, and tusks, and fangs, and beaks, and raised heckles, in his grotesques. Even the feathers of the … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist… Stuart France

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A drawing by Julien Champagne. * Why would the Mediaeval Stonemasons sculpt figures on the top of their buildings which no one can see from the ground? * Like some church towers, it was possible to scale the towers of … Continue reading →

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Amnesia…

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* A nameless shadow flits across the face of Science. The Theory of Evolution has not been proven. The ‘missing links’ for each species have not come forth from the fossil record. The constituent parts of our DNA have proven … Continue reading →

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The Alchemists: Fulcanelli… Stuart France

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

This skyscape no longer exists due to renovation and the recent fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. * ‘There are deeper secrets in stone than in iron.’ * It is not to everyone’s taste. Some respected proponents of the Western … Continue reading →

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The Alchemists: Paracelsus… Stuart France

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Phillipus Aureolus Theophratus Bombastus von Hohenheim 1493 -1541 * ‘The sun comes out and many reptiles spawn.’ Percy Bysshe Shelley * Many to whom the name of Paracelsus is familiar are wont to regard him as a singularly successful ‘quack’ … Continue reading →

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