Revelation and Declaration of Basilius Valentinus

Nature: That will not prevent it, however, and I am assured that the time will come, when the marrow of my bones shall be dried up, that many will have a very great desire that I were still ALIVE to instruct them by word of mouth; and if God permitted it, they would very willingly pull me out of the tomb and the dungeons of DEATH. Knowing that they cannot do this, I have left them writings so that, through them, the belief they ought to have in the truth of these high original: "myſteres" mysteries and miracles of Nature may be confirmed, and that this public writing may confirm my last will, which has been to favor the poor and the lovers of this secrete science hidden knowledge/alchemy. And although I should not have had to write so much, I have nevertheless wished, as much as I could, without offending or prejudicing the salvation of my SOUL, to send you a light, as if through a small cloud, so that the darkness of the night being chased away, the new brightness of a serene day may enlighten and illuminate you.

Know then at this hour how the Archée the active, formative principle of Nature operates in the Earth by the spirit of Mercury. As soon as this spiritual seed is impregnated by the impression of the stars and nourished by the elements, it converts itself into Mercurial EAV-DE-VIE Water of Life/Alcohol. And that in the beginning, when the Macrocosm was made from nothing, and the Spirit of GOD gave LIFE to this earthly creature, the divine Virtue operated through the