Alchemical process

It’s easy to dismiss alchemy as an ancient and outmoded form of chemistry - a stumbling block along the history of scientific thought. And that is for the most part, what people outside of spiritual circles do. It gives to the uninitiated a somewhat comical impression: a loony man’s thirst for material wealth leads him to believe that it’s possible to turn lead into gold.

Behold, the weird and wonderful world of alchemy.

7 Stages of Alchemical Transformation - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document summarizes the seven stages of alchemical transformation: 1. Calcination - Represented by sulfuric acid, it involves burning away impurities through trials. Psychologically it destroys ego and attachments. 2. Dissolution - Represented by rust, it further breaks down structures by immersing in the unconscious. Psychologically it opens floodgates of buried material…

Citrinitas, also referred to as xanthosis, is a term given by alchemists to “yellowness.” It is one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus, and literally referred to …

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​And now we move on to the heptagram , also referred to as the Septagram. Again, this isn’t a symbol of Witchcraft persay but it is an image that the modern practitioner may encounter on thei…

My first real encounter with Alchemy was last October, when I was searching for symbols and metaphors that resonated with me for my own art-making practice. I found it to be hugely complex and put it aside until stumbling upon it once again through my deepening interest in Carl Jung, and the connecting Jungian Arts-Based

My Little Occult Shop: Some Basic Alchemical Principles