The Living Dead: An Interpretation of the Metaphor of Death in Daoist Inner Alchemy

"This article explores the metaphor of death in Qing 清 Dynasty Daoist inner alchemy (neidan 內丹) scriptures, which require practitioners to consider themselves dead or living dead, and argues that this metaphor of death can be traced back to the connotation of the “living dead” proposed by the founder of Complete Perfection (Quanzhen 全真), Wang Chongyang 王重陽, in the Jin 金 Dynasty, who demonstrated his desire for the return of Dao by digging a grave for himself and referring to himself as a living dead man."

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/12/1482

"Drawing on the teachings of the Egyptian, Greek, and Hebrew mystery schools and quoting extensively from important alchemical writers, Garstin details this process of purification. Students who are curious about alchemy but daunted by the body of its literature and its strange allegories will find this book to be an excellent introduction."

https://www.amazon.com/Theurgy-Hermetic-...187&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.fr/Theurgy-Hermetic-P...oks&sr=1-1

"The alchemical theory of the occult and manifest was radically different from the medical and scholastic literature on occult qualities."

Direct download:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w...zTP3733wtO

Morigenes the Astrologer, Pseudo-Aristotle, Geber and others

A compendium of alchemical texts, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [Italy, c.1400]

Estimate
GBP 12,000 – GBP 18,000


https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-651...crumb=back

For sale at Drouot:

https://drouot.com/en/l/27478712-marscho...-alchemist

   

"The sixteenth century witnessed the ‘alchemical opening’ due to changes brought about by the Reformation,in which alchemical knowledge left the clerical environment and established itself within the European courts. Alchemy be-came more‘public’ and settled in the princely courts of Europe. From Florence to Prague and Vienna, alchemy became a real fad, and an experienced and capable al-chemist was a sought-after resource among the high nobility. Alchemy was no longer the exclusive domain of clerics but was also increasingly used by university professors, pedagogues, merchants, physicians, goldsmiths, and mining scientists. Partly in connection with their practicing professions but partly also coming from distant professional fields, it was those groups of educated people who made alchemy so desirable at the European courts."

Open-source chapter from the book Privacy in Early Modern Saxony:


https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/1...6-004/html

Dissertation by Gerrit Tierie.

"In De Quinta Essentia Drebbel discusses in alchemistic terms, how the essence extracted from metals, minerals, plants and animals may be prepared and then used as medicine. From the directions he gives together with philosophical reflections on the subject, we gather, that by essence of metals he meant salts, such as for instance acetates, and by the essence of plants, alcoholic extracts and by the essence of animals, a kind of watery meat extract or bouillon."

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"The article discusses the intriguing parallels between nanotechnology and medieval alchemy, particularly within the framework of Siddha traditions. The authors, Devaki R. and Santhosh Kumar R., illustrate how nanotechnology, akin to the ancient practice of alchemy, involves the transformation and enhancement of materials at a microscopic level. The concept of "Rasayana," used by Siddha alchemists, embodies the principles of transmutation and bodily transformation, with a special focus on fluid metals such as mercury. This exploration reflects on how ancient Siddha practices related to the manipulation of atoms for medicinal purposes resonate with contemporary scientific advancements in nanotechnology."

https://www.wisdomlib.org/science/journa...83399.html

David Pantano. 5 December.

Questo Giovedì avremo l’onore di ospitare lo scrittore e ricercatore David Pantano, in diretta da Toronto. La conferenza sarà tradotta in simultanea dalla nostra traduttrice. Che cos’è l’Ermetismo? E quando parliamo di Ermetismo italiano a cosa facciamo riferimento? Quali sono i collegamenti tra l’Ermetismo e l’Alchimia? Chi era Giuliano Kremmerz? E Marco Daffi? Queste e molte altre domande troveranno risposta in questa serata completamente dedicata ad un tema che in molti negli anni ci avete richiesto e che non abbiamo mai sviscerato. Vi aspettiamo come sempre numerosi in diretta, in quanto alla fine della conferenza terremo uno spazio per le vostre domande. 

This Thursday we will have the honour of hosting writer and researcher David Pantano, live from Toronto. The lecture will be simultaneously translated by our translator. What is Hermeticism? And when we speak of Italian Hermeticism, what are we referring to? What are the connections between Hermeticism and Alchemy? Who was Giuliano Kremmerz? And Marco Daffi? These and many other questions will be answered in this evening completely dedicated to a topic that many of you have asked us over the years and which we have never explored. As always, we look forward to seeing you live, as we will hold a slot for your questions at the end of the conference.

I assume the interview is in English with consecutive interpreting into Italian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLY4iwCE6QU

"Hoffman is arguing that Kennedy’s assassination was the second part of an alchemical ritual. The first part, the destruction of Primordial Matter, refers to the splitting of the atom accomplished at the Trinity test site in White Sands, New Mexico. Of particular interest is Hoffman’s reference to Peter Kern, a jeweler, real estate entrepreneur, prospector, and fifty-year member of the El Paso Masonic Lodge No. 130 (Canavan 1976). Construction on a residential neighborhood known as Kern Place began on November 21, 1914, and an elaborate gate was erected adorned with swastikas, totem poles, zodiac signs, and 444 electric lights."

https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/...onspiracy/