The King Showing Himself to All the World

Mercurial substance Mercurialische Substanz: In alchemy, "Mercury" is one of the three primary principles (along with Sulfur and Salt), representing the spirit, fluidity, and the transformative power within matter. in such metals is the beginning and the first essence. The conversion of the ash of metals into spirit is to volatilize the fixed original Latin: Conversio autem cineris Metallorum in spiritum est fixum volatilisare (that is: the preparation of the Spirit Spiritus: The volatile, gaseous essence of a substance. from the metallic ashes or crystals is called "making the fixed volatile"). Therefore, convert the ash of the King into spirit so that it becomes Mercury original Latin: converte igitur cinerem Regis in spiritum ut fiat Mercurius. The "King" is a common alchemical code name for Gold.; in doing so, you attain the right beginning of our blessed art. This Mercury is the root, mother, and main source of all perfect metals. Within it alone are contained the exceedingly great Mysteries original: Mysteria: to cure human bodies with it, and to purify and make perfect all imperfect metals.

Wherefore the Philosophers The "Philosophers" refers to the historical alchemical authorities such as Hermes Trismegistus, Geber, or Lull. have also said: Whatever the wise seek is in Mercury. original Latin: est in Mercurio quicquid quærunt Sapientes. Yet you should in no way imagine that I am speaking here of common running mercury original: Mercurio vulgi currente—which has no active principle original: proprium agens within itself. Rather, I am aiming at a perfected body of metals original: Corpus Metallorum perfectum, from which we subsequently extract the Mercury of the Sages. For our Mercury is the root in the chemical art, since all metals are in it. original Latin: Noster enim Mercurius est radix in arte Chymica, cùm in eo sint omnia Metalla. For as soon as one precipitates the Mercury of gold Mercurium solis: The spiritual essence or "mercury" extracted specifically from gold (Sol). by itself original: per se in a suitable glass, one obtains such a precious medicine, which