A New Chemical Light with Twelve Secret Chemical Tables

PREFACE

The Philosopher’s Stone original: Lapidis Philosophici
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Two essential parts:
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Matter, which is called double or dual Mercury Mercury In alchemy, "Mercury" refers not just to the metal quicksilver, but to the fluid, receptive, and transformative principle of all matter., see chapter 7, participating in:
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EARTH, which provides the lower matter of the stone. Concerning this, see chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4.
HEAVEN, which supplies the superior matter of the stone; concerning this, see chapters 5 & 6.
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Form, which is the Sulphur of the Philosophers Sulphur The active, fiery, and stabilizing principle in alchemy, complementary to Mercury. or the gold-making Seed extracted from living gold, see chapters 8, 9, & 10.
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Two ways or methods of preparation, namely by water or:
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Dry, which does not wet the hands The "Dry Path" usually refers to high-heat operations using crucibles and furnaces., see chapters 11 & 12.
Wet, moistening the fingers The "Wet Path" involves the use of liquid solvents, acids, or slow digestion in a "bain-marie" (water bath)., see the additions to chapters 7, 10, 11, & 12.
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