The Microcosmic Animal Stone, or the Supreme Medicine from the Little World of the Human Body

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...[the] element of Salt original: "Salzes (Goldes)"; the "Salt" in alchemy refers to the solid, earthy principle of a substance—in this case, Gold. alone without its housing; but because it is still mixed with its superfluous tartar original: "Tartaro superfluo"; the crude, crusty sediment or impurities that cling to the substance during processing., you must remove it in this way: Dissolve it in circulated salt-water original: "Aqua Salis circulata", decompose it, and the Sulfur the alchemical principle of soul, oil, or combustibility. will fall to the bottom; the pure substance should be heated in the closed reverberatory furnace of the Athanor a self-feeding furnace designed to maintain a constant heat over long periods., dissolve it upon a marble slab and let it putrefy original: "putrefac"; the process of breaking down a substance through moist heat, often considered the "death" before a spiritual rebirth in alchemy., then the Mercury is sublimated, exalted, and resolved into its prime matter original: "Primam materiam"; the original, undifferentiated state of all matter. of the Salt of the Sun original: "Salis (Solis)"; the "Sun" is the standard alchemical cipher for Gold. in the highest degree and prepared.

CHAPTER X.

Just as mentioned in the Manual, the conjunction the "chemical wedding" or union of the spiritual and physical components. shall take place in the Philosophical Egg an oval-shaped glass vessel used to hermetically seal the ingredients of the "Great Work."; and herewith, in the name of God, we wish to conclude this great work to His praise and honor. Basel, in the month of August, in the year 1511.

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