The Sophic Nucleus: An Interpretation of the Tincture of the Physicists of Paracelsus

...[health] to maintain, as well as to drive away all sickness, lies and is hidden within this single creature original: "Geschöpff"; referring to the "Lion" or the primary substance being discussed..

And so that this Matter original: "Materia"; the fundamental substance used in alchemy to create the Philosopher's Stone. does not remain concealed or unrecognized by you, he gives you so many instructions and signs here by which you should recognize it, that it even makes me wonder, since Theophrastus Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493–1541), the famous Swiss physician and alchemist. is usually quite secretive and guarded in his other works.

But he says (that such matter is the greatest pearl and the most noble treasure that may exist on Earth after the Almighty’s revelation and all human contemplation); these words are taken word-for-word from the Lesser Rosary original: "Rosario minore" or Rosarium minus; a significant medieval alchemical text., which says: That God has created no more precious thing under heaven, except for the rational soul. Examine all kinds of creatures one after another, and you will find no better, more precious, more noble, or more lovely creature created by God among them all. Indeed, an understanding person can easily get to the bottom of this, if they consider the aforementioned foundation alongside the sympathy original: "Sympathiam"; the concept that parts of the universe are interconnected and affect one another through hidden resonances. and disposition original: "Diathesin"; from the Greek diathesis, referring to the natural state, constitutional tendency, or arrangement of a substance. of the [creatures]...