The Child-Bed of the Philosopher's Stone

life for the renewal of the Metallic Nature Metallic Nature / in that he cleanses the metals from their imperfections / and original impurities / through the shedding of his Royal Blood In alchemy, "Royal Blood" often refers to the red tincture or the final stage of the Philosopher's Stone which "redeems" or perfects base metals..
Therefore, call upon the Holy Virgin for help through your earnest prayer / she who bore him / who died for the salvation of your soul / so that you / through her intercession, may come to the knowledge of this Virgin of the Sages Virgin of the Sages The "Virgin of the Sages" is a symbolic name for the pure, uncorrupted prime matter or the "philosophical mercury" required to begin the Great Work. / who will bear for you this Son / who shall die for the healing of your body / and for the lengthening of your life.
And consider / that all the world / both the poor and the rich / the noble and the plowman / and both the learned and the ignorant have before their eyes the Subject Subjectum Latin for the underlying material or substance. Alchemists often claimed the secret starting material was a common substance seen by everyone but recognized by few. / from which you can draw this Virgin / who is necessary for you at the beginning / in the middle, and at the end of your work. The rays of the two Upper Lights Upper Lights The Sun and the Moon (Sol and Luna), representing the essential male and female, or hot and cold, principles. are very powerful in this Subject / but whether this Subject is to be found in particular things / in the species speciebus original: speciebus; Latin for specific types. and genera generibus original: generibus; Latin for classes or categories. in one of the three kingdoms three kingdoms The animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms. alone / or in all three at once / or in each one specifically / or whether it is to be found in the simple elements / or in mixed things / I cannot truly tell you. You should therefore hold it for certain / that perhaps other men will help you very little after me / because God very often does not permit / that one should make clearer or more comprehensible revelations original: Offenbahnungen; an archaic term for disclosures of secret knowledge. of it.
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