Basilius Valentinus Redivivus or the Resurrected Basilius Valentinus or the Shining Star of Alchemy

behave toward you like an echo. But whoever finds it agreeable should not suppose that he already has the bird in the cage, as more Requisita requirements are needed for it, which the beginning of this work will show to everyone. For whoever the heavenly Alchymische Astræa Alchemical Astraea/Star Maiden wishes to favor will obtain the golden branch. If you see, therefore, that you are not chosen for this, desist in time and amuse yourself solely with the ingenious and excellent Theoria theory, and exercise yourself in wholesome particular secondary/specific remedial agents. But if some deceitful Sophist sophist comes to you, present to him the following Dictum saying of the famous Johann Becher:

For I conclude as a most firm thesis: he is an ass who speaks against alchemy, but a fool and a knave who exposes it for sale.

As for the first part original: "Membrum" of this saying, we shall not examine it here, since we have spoken sufficiently of it in our introduction. Let us rather reflect a bit further on the second: for if someone possesses the practice original: "Practica" of this most noble art, he will not be so crazy in the head as to