Hermetic North Star,

The 'North Star' is used here as a metaphor for a guiding light or fixed point for seekers of alchemical knowledge.

Faithful Instruction and Guidance,

on how to

Hermetic Mastery

Hermetic Mastery refers to the successful completion of the 'Great Work' in alchemy, achieving both physical transmutation and spiritual perfection.

attain,

along with a kind-hearted warning and exhortation, as to how

everyone should test themselves well beforehand, before they

venture to submit themselves to this so great and secret

science.

14.

United in the pit, precious fires,

original Latin: "in fossa uniti chare ignes"

published by

J. J. F. Counselor to the Imperial Royal Majesty, Lover

The Latin abbreviations 'Sac. Caeſ. Reg. M. C. A.' denote an official title, likely Sacrae Caesareae Regiae Maiestatis Consiliarius Aulicus, indicating the author held a position at the Imperial Court.

of the Great Mystery and True Wisdom,

together with an appendix,

dealing with

Eternal Wisdom or Magic,

and six small treatises by Philip Aureolus Theophrastus

Bombast of Hohenheim.

Better known as Paracelsus (1493–1541), the Swiss physician and alchemist who revolutionized medicine and occult philosophy.

I. Alchemical Psalter, or the Manual of Paracelsus.

original: "Pſalterium Chymicum ſeu Manuale Paracelſi"

II. On the Physical Tincture.

original: "De Tinctura Phyſica"

III. The Hermetic Apocalypse.

original: "Apocalipſis Hermetis"

IV. The Treasure of Treasures of the Alchemists.

original: "Theſaurus Theſaurorum Alchimistarum"

V. The Heaven of the Philosophers.

original: "Cœlum Philoſophorum"

VI. The Magical Secret.

original: "Secretum Magicum"

Frankfurt and Leipzig,

to be found at the Krauss Bookstore. 1771.