The Hand that Holds the Secret “Nature delights in Nature, Nature conquers Nature, Nature contains Nature.”— Anonymous, Book of the Hand of the Philosophers, 17th century In the quiet archives of European alchemy, there exists an emblem so deceptively simple it could be mistaken for a devotional sketch. A human hand, open to the viewer, […]
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The Hand of the Philosophers: The Alchemist’s Hidden Map of Creation
The Hand that Holds the Secret “Nature delights in Nature, Nature conquers Nature, Nature contains [...]
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The Revelation of Hermes in Figulus’s Golden and Blessed Casket
Among the many treatises preserved by Benedictus Figulus in his A Golden and Blessed Casket [...]
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Unlocking the Hermetic Museum: A Window into the Philosopher’s Stone
First published in 1678, The Hermetic Museum: How that Greatest and Truest Medicine of the [...]
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Book Review: The Book of Aquarius
Review: The Book of Aquarius (Anonymous) Released March 20, 2011; updated January 15, 2012. The [...]
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The Most Holy Trinosophia (of the Comte De St. Germain)
Author: St Germain, Le Comte De A fascinating book attributed to the infamous Count Saint [...]
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