Restored Hermetic Science of the Ancient Philosophers

...so obscurely original: "obscurè." about it that no one could understand or grasp it; to these [critics], they [the Philosophers] answer for themselves in their books why they have done so: For

Hermes Trismegistus The legendary "Thrice-Great" founder of Hermeticism, to whom many foundational alchemical texts were attributed. says thus:
Know, my sons, that the Philosophers do not begrudge those who are well-mannered, nor the legitimate, nor the wise; however, they do withhold it from the ignorant and the wicked, and those lacking in law and kindness, lest the evil become powerful, since they are utterly unworthy of wisdom. Therefore I entreat you, sons of the Philosophers, that you speak of this science to no fool or ignorant person, nor to anyone unsuited for it. original Latin: "Scitote filii, quod Philosophi non invident morigerosis, neque legitimis neque sapientibus; veruntamen Ignaris, & vitiosis, & à lege & benignitate privatis, ne mali potentes fiant, quoniam penitus indigni sunt, sapientiâ. Undè deprecor vos filios, Philosophorum ut nemini fatuo vel ignaro, vel cuiquam ad hoc inepto, hujus scientiæ narretis."

Rosinus Rosinus is the Latinized name for Zosimos of Panopolis, a 3rd-century alchemist whose works are among the oldest surviving in the Western tradition.: Know that it was not for the sake of envy original: "Invidiæ Caussâ." that the Philosophers concealed this art, lest others become rich, but rather they feared that some destroyer or evildoer, once in possession of this, would commit illicit and abominable acts, and it would be to his own detriment. original Latin: "Scitote quod non Invidiæ Caussâ, hanc artem celaverunt, Philosophi, ne alii ditarentur, verum timuerunt, ne quis devastator aut malefactor hoc habito, illicita ageret, & abominabilia, & esset ad suum detrimentum."

Rasis Abu Bakr al-Razi (865–925 AD), a Persian physician and alchemist known for his empirical and laboratory-focused approach. in the Light of Lights original: "Lumine Luminum." This title refers to a specific alchemical treatise attributed to Rasis, emphasizing the "illumination" of the material world.: If, he says, I wished to unravel original: "Enodare," meaning to untie a knot or explain a difficult matter clearly. all things exactly as they are, there would no longer be any place for prudence...