A Compendious yet Complete Philosophical Handbook

m. Thus you will have the glory of the whole world.

Through this Stone The Philosopher's Stone, the legendary substance capable of transmuting base metals into gold and granting health., which is prepared in the manner described above.

n. Therefore all darkness will depart from you.

All poverty and all sickness, all care and all distress, or all misery and heartache The author views the Stone not just as a chemical tool, but as a universal panacea for both physical and spiritual suffering..

o. This is the strongest power and strength of all strength.

Because no stronger power can be found in the whole world than this Stone.

p. Because it surpasses all subtle things, and penetrates everything that is dense and solid.

It overcomes and transforms the living and common mercury original German: "Queck-Silber." In alchemy, mercury represents the fluid, volatile principle of matter. and all dense and solid bodies and metals into noble and better ones This refers to the act of transmutation, where the Stone "penetrates" a base metal like lead to change its internal structure into gold..

q. In this way the world was created.

In the same way and manner as our Stone, by the separation of the elements original Latin: "per Separationem Elementorum." Alchemy often mirrored theology, suggesting that the creation of the Philosopher's Stone repeated the divine process of Genesis..

r. From this, one can accomplish wonderful things.

When one separates the elements original: "Elementa." Usually referring to Fire, Air, Water, and Earth., wonderful things will happen; indeed, one will be able to perform wonders in all things.