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Earth & Water, Heaven, Spirit original: Ruach Elohim (רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים). In the Book of Genesis, this is the divine breath or spirit of God that moved over the primordial waters during the creation of the world.
of God; or, Sulfur & Salt, Sulfur, Salt, and Mercury are the Tria Prima (Three Primes) of Paracelsian alchemy, representing the soul, body, and spirit of all matter.
Mercury, and NATURE:
The Quaternary; Earth, Water, The Quaternary refers to the four classical elements which make up the physical world.
Air, Fire, the Fifth Essence original: Quinta Essentia. The "quintessence" or highest element; it was believed to be the pure, celestial substance that permeates all things.
(which is the Soul of the World) original: Anima Mundi. A vital spiritual force that ancient and Renaissance philosophers believed animated all nature as a single living organism.
made living. By way of Vulcan and Vulcan was the Roman god of fire. In alchemy, "working by Vulcan" refers to the use of the furnace and intense heat (the "dry path").
by way of Neptune (pay attention!) let the Neptune was the Roman god of the sea. This refers to the alchemical use of dissolution, washing, or solvents (the "wet path").
impure Binary be cast original: Binarius. The number two, which in alchemical philosophy represents the state of duality, opposition, and the "fall" from unity into corruption.
out, and the Ternary, purified and original: Ternarius. The number three, representing the three prime principles restored to a state of harmony.
washed through the rotation of
the Quaternary, be reduced— The "rotation of the quaternary" is the process of cycling the four elements through different states (evaporation, condensation, etc.) to refine and transform them.
by physico-chemical regeneration—
to the more-than-perfect Monad’s original: Monas. The ultimate, indivisible unit of existence; in this context, it refers to the Stone or the perfected, unified state of the matter.
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