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  Movie: The Grand Magister
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-22-2024, 12:09 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

In pre-production.

"A winemaker inherits partial alchemical instructions for creating the philosopher's stone. With the help of his fiancée, a chemist, they search for the missing elements, while a secret order of the Knights of Rhodes, is spying on them."

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27827784/

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  Allegorical Iconography of Alchemical Furnaces
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-22-2024, 10:33 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Sergei Zotov

Allegorical Iconography of Alchemical Furnaces in 16th and 17th Century Manuscripts


"In many illustrated alchemical manuscripts one may find images of furnaces. Starting from the sixteenth century they are often depicted allegorically as well as vials, alembics, and other laboratory utensils. Furnaces were sometimes symbolized by characters connected with fire: hell mouth, demon, or dragon. In other cases, alchemical ovens were depicted as buildings due to their similar form. A tree was also a symbol of an alchemical oven. These iconographical types connected alchemy with something significant outside of alchemy: be it technology, religion, or mythology. This paper argues that the sources for such allegorical imagery could lie in manuals on military technology such as Bellifortis or De re militari."

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  Secrets of Alchemy and Mystical Sciences
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-21-2024, 07:26 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

By Harminder Gill.

"Unearth the hidden world of ancient alchemy with Harminder Gill’s Secrets of Alchemy and Mystical Sciences. This captivating book takes readers on a journey into the mysterious laboratories of alchemists, who risked everything in their quest to transform elements into gold and discover the Elixir of Life. By blending history, philosophy, magic, and science, Gill bridges the gap between ancient practices and modern discoveries. Readers will uncover the enduring allure of alchemy and its profound connection to human curiosity and ambition."

https://wplighthouse.com/book/secrets-of...-chemistry

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  Hindu Chemistry by B.N. Seal
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-21-2024, 07:22 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

With English translation.

Comprehensive historical survey with an emphasis on the indigenous origin of Indian alchemy.


https://saujanyabooks.com/details.aspx?id=32808

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  Alchemy and Sacred Geography in the Mediaeval Deccan
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-21-2024, 07:17 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"In the course of my research on the history of Rasasastra, I learned, in the early 1980's, from a colleague who had visited the temples of Alampur, that the iconography of this Saivite site as well as local traditions pointed to the former presence of alchemists in this region of the Deccan. In order to verify the grounds for this information, I proceeded with research that was as much philological and historical as it was archaeological and anthropological."


https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/...74834.html

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  Video: Forshaw on Khunrath
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-21-2024, 07:11 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

A Not-So-Lazy Henry: Heinrich Khunrath in his Laboratory - Peter Forshaw (Amsterdam)

"In 1595 Heinrich Khunrath of Leipzig (1560-1605), ‘Doctor of Both Medicines and Faithful Lover of Theosophy’, published the first edition of his elaborately illustrated Amphitheatrum sapientiae aeternae (Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom), with an improved and expanded posthumous edition published in 1609. There, and in other works, like On Primaterial Chaos (1597) and On the Fire of the Mages and Sages (1608), he promotes his belief in the necessity of jointly practising a threefold combination of Physico-Chymia, Divine Magic and Christian Cabala. Khunrath’s best-known engraving, the Oratorium-Laboratorium appears in many works as an example of the early modern laboratory space, but Khunrath has often been dismissed as an alchemical mystic, rather than someone with hands-on experience. Here we shall take a closer look at the alchemist in his laboratory, the kinds of alchemy that he practised, his interest in technological design, how he communicated his ideas, and a few examples of how his laboratory work was received."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQcHH1aenwg

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  Videogame: Jung's Labyrinth
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2024, 02:02 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

"Jung's Labyrinth is a psychological exploration game that uses Jungian psychology, mythology, alchemical and dream symbolism in a series of active imaginations to map the process of individuation. Confront your inner archetypes, collect messages that other travelers left behind and reach your Self."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64RKM-DqWtk

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  Review: The alchemical world of the German court
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-20-2024, 01:45 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

Bruce T. Moran - The alchemical world of the German court: occult philosophy and chemical medicine in the circle of Moritz of Hessen (1572–1632)

Reviewed by: Victor Houliston 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1036569/

https://www.amazon.com/Books-Bruce-T-Mor...e+T.+Moran

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  An Alchemical Journey Through the Zodiac
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-18-2024, 10:58 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

Alchemist Awakening: An Alchemical Journey Through the Zodiac

by Iva Kenaz

"An award-winning novel about awakening our inner alchemists and magicians. We are all alchemists with amnesia" is a line from this book that encapsulates the theme of this fictional but partly channeled story. Liza (28) goes through an inner crisis. She’s consumed by heartbreak, finds her work unfulfilling, and feels like she's sleepwalking through life. That’s why when she receives a mysterious invitation to a Spiritual Alchemy seminar, she accepts the challenge and sets out on a soul-searching journey. She begins to meet with her secretive, ethereal teacher and twelve other men, each representing one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. While conversing with them, she learns about alchemy, astrology, and mainly about what it means to grow into her true self."

https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Awakeni...1984978772

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  Creations of Fire : Chemistry's Lively History
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 11-17-2024, 06:32 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

Creations Of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History From Alchemy To The Atomic Age

"In this fascinating history, Cathy Cobb and Harold Goldwhite celebrate not only chemistry's theories and breakthroughs but also the provocative times and personalities that shaped this amazing science and brought it to life. Throughout the book, the reader will meet the hedonists and swindlers, monks and heretics, and men and women laboring in garages and over kitchen sinks who expanded our understanding of the elements and discovered such new substances as plastic, rubber, and aspirin. Creations of Fire expands our vision of the meaning of chemistry and reveals the oddballs and academics who have helped shape our world."


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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405358221679

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