Alchemy Alchemy The elixir of life is legendary potion or drink that grants the drinker eternal life or eternal youth. It was pursued by many practitioners of alchemy for two main reasons: either they sought the gift of immortality for its own sake, or they desired to spend as much time as possible practicing alchemy. The elixir of life was also said to be able to, if discovered, create life. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elixir of life"
The Emerald Tablet, also known as Smaragdine Table, Tabula Smaragdina, or The Secret of Hermes, is an ancient text purporting to reveal the secret of the primordial substance and its transmutations. Its claims to be the work of Hermes Trismegistus ("Hermes the Thrice-Great"), a legendary Egyptian sage or god, variously identified with the Egyptian god Thoth and/or the Greek god Hermes. This short and cryptic text was highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art, in particular of its Hermetic tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emerald Tablet"
Experimental philosophy is a name which refers to the protoscientific studies in chemistry conducted by Greek, Roman, and Byzantine scholars in the time period between approximately 500 BC and 400 AD. It is characterized by its similarity to medieval alchemy and its focus on the mystic significance of the results of chemical experimentation. Most experimental philosophers attempted to gain some understanding of the spiritual or divine worlds through their experiments. Experimental philosophy began to be replaced by the practice of alchemy around 500 AD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Experimental philosophy"
The Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis (Fama fraternitatis Roseae Crucis oder Die Bruderschaft des Ordens der Rosenkreuzer), or simply the Fama Fraternitatis, is an anonymous Rosicrucian manifesto published in 1614 in Kassel ( Germany). It was translated into English in 1652 by Thomas Vaughan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fama Fraternitatis"
Faust ( Latin Faustus) is the protagonist of a popular German tale of a pact with the Devil, assumed to be based on the figure of the German magician and alchemist Dr. Johann Georg Faust (approximately 1480- 1540). It has been used as the basis for many different fictional works, most notably by Christopher Marlowe, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Mann, and Mikhail Bulgakov. ...more on Wikipedia about "Faust"
Fire has been important to all peoples of the earth, and it is rich in spiritual tradition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire (classical element)"
Hermes Trismegistus (Greek for "Hermes the thrice-greatest", Greek: Ερμης ο Τρισμεγιστος) or Mercurius ter Maximus in Latin, is the syncretism of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth. In Hellenistic Egypt, the god Hermes was given as epithet the Greek name of Thoth. He has also been identified with Enoch. Other similar syncretized gods include Serapis and Hermanubis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hermes Trismegistus" Everybody should like shortopedia shortopedia
Hermetica is a category of popular Late Antique literature purporting to contain secret wisdom, and generally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, "thrice-great Hermes", a syncretism of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian Thoth. A collection of several such Greek texts from the second and third centuries, survivors from a more extensive literature, were compiled into a Corpus Hermeticum by Italian scholars during the Renaissance. Other Hermetic works, however, existed in Syriac, Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, and other languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hermetica"
Hermeticism is either of two things: ...more on Wikipedia about "Hermeticism"
The concept of a homunculus ( Latin for "little man", sometimes spelled "homonculus," plural "homunculi") is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. In the scientific sense of an unknowable prime actor, it can be viewed as an entity or agent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Homunculus"
The chemical substance hydrochloric acid is the aqueous ( water-based) solution of hydrogen chloride ( H Cl) gas. It is a strong acid, the major component of gastric acid and of wide industrial use. As a highly- corrosive liquid, hydrochloric acid should be handled only with appropriate safety precautions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hydrochloric acid"
The Kybalion is a mystical, hermetic book that was authored by "the Three Initiates". The content of this book, according to the authors, is believed to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus and describes the Seven Hermetic Principles as: 1. Mentalism 2. Correspondence 3. Vibration 4. Polarity 5. Rhythm 6. Cause and Effect 7. Gender ...more on Wikipedia about "Kybalion"
Alchemical studies produced a number of substances, which were later classified as particular chemical compounds or mixtures of compounds. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of pre-scientific substances"
The Mars Symbol ♂ may refer to: ...more on Wikipedia about "Mars symbol" shortopedia for you!
Maria the Jewess or Maria Prophetissa or Mary Prophetissa or Miriam the Prophetess probably lived in the third century A.D. was one of the founders of alchemy. Several sources equate Maria the Jewess to Miriam, Moses' sister, or to Mary Magdalene. The Bain-marie is attributed to her [1]. Also attributed to her are the invention of the alchemical apparatus known as the kerotakis and the tribikos. The most concrete mention of her name in the context of alchemy is by Zosimos of Panopolis, who wrote in the 4th century the oldest alchemy books known.[2] ...more on Wikipedia about "Mary the Jewess"
Nigredo, or blackness, in alchemy means putrefaction or decomposition. The alchemists believed that as a first step in the pathway to the philosopher's stone all alchemical ingredients had to be cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter [1]. Chaos precedes enlightenment. In psychology Carl Jung (a student of alchemy) forwarded the notion of nigredo as the moment of maximum despair as a prerequisite to enlightenment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nigredo"
Notariqon from the latin word "notarius" meaning "short-hand writer" is the formation of other words and phrases with the same absolute numerical value as the word under study. It was a practice used in the protoscience of alchemy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Notariqon"
Occult Chemistry: Investigations by Clairvoyant Magnification into the Structure of the Atoms of the Periodic Table and Some Compounds is a book written in circa 1924 by Annie Besant, C.W. Leadbeater and Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa. Occult Chemistry describes clairvoyant observations on the chemical elements. The observations were carried out between 1895 and 1933. ...more on Wikipedia about "Occult Chemistry (book)"
Practical as opposed to speculative or theoretical alchemy. Operative alchemy concerns itself with transmutation, medicine and external verification of internal processes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operative Alchemy"
The panacea (pan-ah-SEE-ah), named after the Greek goddess of healing Panacea, was supposed to be a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. It was sought by the alchemists as a connection to the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone, a mythical substance which would enable the transmutation of common metals into gold. ...more on Wikipedia about "Panacea (medicine)"
The philosopher's stone, in Latin lapis philosophorum, is a mythical substance that supposedly could turn inexpensive metals into gold and/or create an elixir that would make humans younger, thus delaying death. It was a longtime " holy grail" of Western alchemy. In the mystic view of alchemy, making the philosopher's stone would bring enlightenment upon the maker and conclude the Great Work. It is also known by several other names, such as materia prima. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philosopher's stone"
A potion (from Latin potio, potionis, meaning beverage, potion, poison) is a drinkable medicine or poison. ...more on Wikipedia about "Potion"
Rasavātam was a form of alchemy in early India. Practice was done mainly with herbs, drugs, and medicine, not following the traditional metallurgy of European medieval alchemy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rasavātam"
The Rosicrucian Order is a legendary and secretive Order dating from the 15th or 17th century. It generally is associated with the symbol of the Rose Cross, which is also found in certain rituals beyond "Craft" or " Blue Lodge" Freemasonry. The Rosicrucian Order is viewed among earlier and many modern Rosicrucianists as an inner worlds Order, comprised of great "Adepts." When compared to human beings, the consciousness of these Adepts is said to be like that of demi- gods. This "College of Invisibles" is regarded as the source permanently behind the development of the Rosicrucian movement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rosicrucian"
Sonic cavitation is an alchemical term for electrolysis. Electrolysis is the chemical process of splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen gasses by passing electricity through it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sonic cavitation" The text you are reading is from shortopedia Alchemy
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