Confession on the Universal Physico-Chemical Chaos

(for
among many other things, there is
especially Specification original: Specificatio. In alchemy, this refers to the process by which the primal matter "specifies" or hardens into a particular substance (like lead or a rose). Khunrath argues the true First Matter must be universal, not yet "specified" into one thing., which
the Universal excludes
entirely) but, as I have said, it is a Ca-
tholicon A "Universal" remedy or substance capable of curing all ills or transforming all metals., and that a Triune Three-in-one. one,
namely, from Earth and Water,
impregnated by the Spirit of God original Hebrew: Ruach Elohim. Khunrath refers to Genesis 1:2, where the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, viewing this as the literal beginning of the alchemical process.
by means of Heaven,
that is, in Body, Spirit, and Soul,
or (as others say) in
Sulfur and Salt,
Mercury and Nature;
composed by Nature alone,
without any help of Art In this context, "Art" refers to human chemical labor or technology. Khunrath insists this substance is a spontaneous product of the divine natural order.:
a Microcosm Mi- The word continues on the next page as Microcosmos, or "Little World." This refers to the idea that the human being or the alchemical center contains the entire universe in miniature.