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VI.—THE ONLY TRUE WAY original: "Via Veritatis." This tract serves as a cautionary guide, aiming to steer the student away from the many false and deceptive methods prevalent in the search for the Stone. ; or, an useful, good, and helpful Tract, pointing out the Path of Truth ...	149
VII.—THE GLORY OF THE WORLD original: "Gloria Mundi." This text is one of the most celebrated in the collection, framing alchemy as a divine gift. ; or, Table of Paradise; that is to say, a True Account of the Ancient Science which Adam learned from God Himself; which Noah, Abraham, and Solomon held as one of the Greatest Gifts of God; which also all Sages, at all times, preferred to the wealth of the whole world, regarded as the Chief Treasure of the whole world, and bequeathed only to Good Men; namely, the Science of the Philosopher's StoneThe legendary "Lapis Philosophorum," the goal of the Great Work, said to possess the power of transmutation and the elixir of life. ...	165
VIII.—A TRACT OF GREAT PRICE, published by a German Sage in the year 1423, under the following title: The True Teaching of Philosophy concerning the Generation of Metals and their True Origin ...	245
IX.—A VERY BRIEF TRACT CONCERNING THE PHILOSOPHICAL STONE. Written by an unknown German Sage, about 200 years ago, and called The Book of Alze The "Book of Alze" (or "Liber Alze") is an influential short work focusing on the "spirit" or "mercury" of the metals. ...	259
X.—THE BOOK OF LAMBSPRING, a noble ancient Philosopher, concerning the Philosophical Stone, by Nicholas Barnaud DelphinasA French physician and alchemist (c. 1538–1604) who edited and promoted many essential Hermetic texts during the late Renaissance. ...	271
XI.—THE GOLDEN TRIPOD original: "Tripus Aureus." This title refers to a famous collection of three "legs" or foundational texts of alchemy. ; or, Three Choice Chemical Tracts, namely: That of Basilius ValentinusA legendary figure, purportedly a 15th-century Benedictine monk, whose "Twelve Keys" became a cornerstone of alchemical laboratory practice., a Monk of the Benedictine Order, called PracticaA Latin term meaning "Practice" or "Applied Method," denoting a manual focusing on laboratory work rather than theory., with Twelve Keys and an Appendix ...	307