Revelation and Declaration of Basilius Valentinus

This is the method to have this esprit de MERCVRE spirit of Mercury, which I have revealed according to the license I have been able to obtain from the sovereign Commander. As for my operations and "tricks of the trade," consider them and use them wisely, so that you may avoid the pains of Hell, being faithfully admonished by my warnings.

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For the rest, the door of this Royal Palace cannot be truly and philosophically opened except by a single Key which cures all diseases, whatever they may be, such as dropsy, paralysis, apoplexy, vertigo, gout, stone, epilepsy, leprosy; in short, all in general. This medium also cures venereal diseases and old wounds, such as cancers, lupus, fistulas, and all others, just as I have already told you. Take good heed of this, and retain it well, namely, that all science has its commencement from this Esprit Mercurial Mercurial Spirit, which is revivified by the spiritual sulfur, so that an entirely celestial essence is made from it, and if it is joined to the Sel salt, a body endowed with innumerable virtues is made from it. But the commencement of the spirit, of the soul, and of the body remains the Aimant magnet/lodestone, as it is also, and cannot be known as anything else.

Finally, hold it for truth that without this Esprit de MERCVRE Spirit of Mercury, OR gold cannot be made potable, nor the Pierre des Philosophes Philosophers' Stone accomplished. Content yourself