DEDICATION

...fathomed the secrets and properties of nature. And as he progressed in his endeavor through God's care, he was able to recognize the essence, nature, and wisdom of all secrets original Latin: "Secretorum Essentiam.", to fix the transmutations original Latin: "Transmutationes." The alchemical process of changing base metals into gold or silver. of both lights, the Sun ☉ and the Moon ☽ In alchemical terminology, "lights" refers to the celestial bodies associated with metals: the Sun represents Gold and the Moon represents Silver., and to bring the true Philosopher’s Stone original Latin: "verum Lapidem Philosophorum." The legendary substance capable of transmuting metals and curing all ailments. to the stage of a universal medicine. His life and books have been extensively described by Carolus Bovillus Charles de Bovelles (c. 1479–1567), a French philosopher and mathematician who wrote a significant biography of Lull..

He shone and lived around the year of Christ thirteen hundred and ten. And although the majority of his books are available in public print, they are all composed in the Latin language. However, so that the experience and expertise of this highly enlightened man might also reach the German nation, who [do] not [know] Latin...