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Hermes says: The Vessel of the Philosophers? Vessel of the Philosophers | The specialized glass flask, often called an "alchemical egg," where the transmutation takes place.
is hidden water original: "aqua cond"; likely 'aqua condita'. It refers to the secret solvent or "mercurial water" that dissolves the matter.: Note that un-
der the vegetable original: "subvegetabili"; in alchemy, minerals were thought to "grow" like plants; this refers to the stage where the matter becomes animated or fertile. [state], the mercury of the Dra-
gon original: "mercurius Draconis"; the 'Dragon' often symbolizes the raw, volatile, or "poisonous" spirit of mercury that must be "tamed" or fixed during the work. and the spirit and its
viscosity are contained and
preserved.

Regarding the Recognition of those things which en-

ter into the work and the ma-

terials of the world

Morienes Morienes was a legendary 7th-century hermit and alchemist said to have transmitted the secret arts from the Greek world to the Arabic world. says: Know that
it is most evident in the work that min-
eral bodies and spir-
its—namely Sulfur, Arsen-
ic, Orpiment Orpiment | A yellow arsenic mineral, from the Latin 'auripigmentum' (gold pigment), used for its brilliant color and its chemical properties in the "yellowing" of metals., etc. which are seen
to be commonly known, and yet [actually] nothing at all original: "nil poenitus"; a common alchemical trope suggesting that while common people know the names of these substances, they are "entirely" ignorant of their true, secret nature or how to prepare them. [is understood].