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”
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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”
Isaac Newton and the Emerald Tablet
Sir Isaac Newton has been referred to as the last of the great magicians, and the first of the great scientists; the truth of this statement can… Read more “Isaac Newton and the Emerald Tablet”
Splendor Solis: Plate 15
The Heat works elevatingly, for by its force the spirits hidden in the Earth are raised up into the air, wherefore the Philosophers say, that whosoever can… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 15”
Splendor Solis: Plate 14
Separate the gross from the Subtil, the earth from the fire – Hermes The central cucurbit in plate fourteen now shows a white three-headed bird. Each head… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 14”
