Western Alchemy: Child of Greek Philosophy
For centuries the Hellenes had busied themselves with the technai, the crafts, and specifically
Paul Kiritsis, PsyD (Clinical psychology), MScMed (Clinical neurophysiology), MA (Western esotericism)
For centuries the Hellenes had busied themselves with the technai, the crafts, and specifically
Maria the Jewess, a legendary alchemist of the first centuries ce, reputedly quoted that “One
In hindsight, the external articulation and vibrant eccentricity of a vital essence for all
Sulphur first appears as a generative force in an eighth to tenth century tractate entitled
Titus Burckhardt, Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul (Shaftesbury, UK:
Saturn or lead represents the first rupture of the prima materia, the initial expression of
Hephaestus was the Olympian god of fire and the artisanal crafts, particularly metallurgy which
The formative force of the cosmos actively expressed by the planet Jupiter and passively by
Comprised of active planetary and passive metallic energies, the Martian formative force stands near
In contradistinction to the other four planetary forces and their metals which symbolise unique ruptures