The reason why all natural things are put together in a body is, that there may be a united composition. – Solomon Trismosin Plate 22 is the… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 22”
Category: Alchemy and Mysticism
Splendor Solis: Plate 21
This being the proper philosophical sublimation, by means of which the perfect method is carried out. And this is why this Art is compared to Woman’s Work,… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 21”
Splendor Solis: Plate 20
Wherefore is this Art compared to the play of children, who when they play, turn undermost that which before was uppermost. – Trismosin In this plate, we… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 20”
Splendor Solis: Plate 19
DISSOLUTION is the FIRST Operation which has to take place in the Art of ALCHEMY -Trismosin Plate nineteen heralds us into the last section of the Splendor… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 19”
Splendor Solis: Plate 18
Is the Force of the heat thus mixed with heat in the earth, that it has made light the collected parts and resolved them so as to… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 18”
Splendor Solis: Plate 17
It arises from the earth and descends from heaven; it gathers to itself the strength of things above and things below. – The Emerald Tablet In plate seventeen… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 17”
Splendor Solis: Plate 16
He who can recreate the Soul is able to see colour – Morienus In plate sixteen of the Splendor Solis stands a solitary peacock, its resplendent tail… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 16”
