BOOK OF MERCURIES

At the end of its distillation, let the material cool down along with the whole vessel. Afterward, return its first liquor—which is water oil conquers? and not oil—over the dregs original: "feces". The solid residue left at the bottom of the flask after distillation.. Repeat your distillation, as has already been said, until the dregs remain dry and burnt, and all that was oily moisture is completely sublimated original: "sublimatum". The process where a substance is heated into a vapor and then collects again as a purified solid in the upper part of the vessel., oily and airy? moisture like the soul in the substance of the spirit.

Son, the nature of our spirit works in all things and exceeds every thing. Through it, the blackness original: "nigredo". The first stage of the alchemical process, representing decomposition or "the crow's head.", whiteness original: "albedo". The second stage, representing purification., and redness original: "rubedo". The final stage, representing the perfection of the stone. are produced, if you know well how to mix them. Their mixing is done as we have told you † the text says otherwise?; the opinion? does not? agree? with others? more by? v. l. m.?: one enters into the other and flees into it. What is thinned original: "rarefactum". A substance made less dense or more subtle. is filled by what is thickened original: "condensatum". A substance made more solid or concentrated., and the thickened is made subtle by the thinned. All of this happens through dissolving original: "solutionem". The process of turning a solid into a liquid state. and heating in a light fire. This fire must be continued until the elements are embraced with the ending of their moisture. Their end is when every small part is burnt until no slow...