The Little Golden Olympic Treasury in Three Parts

[the first] root of the Tincture Tincture: In alchemy, a substance—often the Philosopher’s Stone itself—capable of transmuting base metals into gold or healing the body and the matter of the Philosopher's Stone original Latin: materia lapidis Philosophici, along with other corollaries original: Corollarii—additional proofs or consequences, etc., I have wished to publish for your benefit and for all Sons of Doctrine original Latin: Filiis doctrinæ—a traditional term for initiated students of alchemy. Compare original: Conferir both versions of the Apostolic Creed original: Symbolo Apostolico—here referring to a fundamental confession of alchemical principles and the Magical Secret of Theophrastus Theophrastus: referring to Paracelsus, and you will clearly see the difference.

If I perceive that the publication of this, as well as the following Chemical Treatise original: Chymischen Tractätlein, is not displeasing to you but rather welcome, I will shortly allow something more to follow.

I have likewise kindly requested and urged others that, if they possess such writings concerning the Philosopher's Stone original Latin: de lapide Philosophico in private, they should also bring them into the public light original: in publicam lucem; so that I too, as a lover of this noble art and a student of Hermetic Philosophy original Latin: Alumnus Hermeticæ Philosophiæ, may gain and derive some benefit from them, etc. Farewell, etc. original: Vale