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  Ibn Arabi, Dhu'l Nun and the Alchemy of Red Sulphur
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-17-2025, 08:25 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - Replies (1)

"The paper argues that Ibn ʿArabī presents an unconventional view of Pharaoh’s fate, suggesting he receives divine mercy rather than condemnation. This perspective challenges traditional narratives and highlights Ibn ʿArabī's belief in God's encompassing mercy. Furthermore, it explores alchemy not merely as a physical process but as a means of inner transformation, linking it to Sufi practices and the broader theme of human development. The paper’s first part delves into these ideas, particularly through the lens of the ‘divine art’ in Ibn ʿArabī's work, and sets the stage for subsequent discussions on futuwwa and further alchemical influences." (AI-generated abstract)

Alison Roberts

https://www.academia.edu/115451051/Recti...hur_Part_1

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  Religio chemici by George Wilson FRSE
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-17-2025, 08:23 AM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"George Wilson had it in his heart for many years to write a book corresponding to the Religio Medici of Sir Thomas Browne, with the title Religio Chemici. Several of the Essays in this volume were intended to form chapters of it, but the health and leisure necessary to carry out his plans were never attainable, and thus fragments only of the designed work exist. These fragments, however, being in most cases like finished gems waiting to be set, some of them are now given in a collected form to his friends and the public."

"The essays display a strong belief in the harmony of chemical science with divine purpose, seeing in the order, the laws, and the transformations of matter signs of wisdom and beneficence beyond mere material forces." - Alexander the Library Cat


https://archive.org/details/b21969292/page/n5/mode/2up

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  The Jews and Alchemy: Notes for a Problematic Approach
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-17-2025, 08:15 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"The article explores the historical relationship between Jewish communities and alchemy, highlighting the complexities of this interaction through various alchemical texts and historical documentation. It analyzes how Jewish figures have been portrayed in alchemical literature, emphasizing their contributions and the misconceptions surrounding their involvement in this secretive practice." (abstract generated by AI)

By Gabriele Ferrario

https://www.academia.edu/1285078/The_Jew...c_Approach

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  Alchemy & Bakhtin's Philosophy of the Act
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-17-2025, 08:12 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"The paper refers to Bakhtin’s philosophy of the act and his theory of a fundamental split between two worlds: the domain of culture and life itself, which he describes as a “split between the content or sense of a given act/activity and the historical actuality of its being, the actual and once-occurrent experiencing of it”50. His theory is related to the realm beyond Bakhtin’s interests – to the research on the alchemists’ activities and their ideals. The aim of the paper is to answer the question whether the alchemists’ thought and efforts do correspond with the Bakhtin’s theory and may be perceived as referring to the unity of sense or meaning of an act/activity and the historical actuality of its being – ipso facto the unity of culture and life."

By Anna Kłonkowska

https://www.academia.edu/21299537/Alchem...ife_Itself

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin

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  Alchemical Hypnosis: A Manual of Practical Technique
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-14-2025, 02:25 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

By David Quigley

https://www.amazon.com/Alchemical-Hypnos...1523648481

See also his Alchemical Hypnotherapy:

https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780979503306

More info:

https://www.alchemyinstitute.com/about-d...igley.html

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  The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes to Newton
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-14-2025, 02:09 PM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

"The Alchemy Reader is a collection of primary source readings on alchemy and hermeticism, which offers readers an informed introduction and background to a complex field through the works of important ancient, medieval and early modern alchemical authors. The selections will provide the reader with a basic introduction to the field and its interdisciplinary links with science and medicine, philosophy, religion, and literature and the arts."

https://pyxlovewyf.com/book/2608104/026a...=recommend

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  Videos: Aromatic Medicine - Aroma/Soul Connection
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-14-2025, 02:01 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Interesting collection of videos including one on "Alchemical Wisdom on the Aroma/Soul Connection".

https://aromaticmedicineschool.com/video-library/

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  At Scribd: Syed Nomanul Haq on Geber
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-13-2025, 12:08 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science

Names, Natures & Things: The Alchemist Jabir (Geber) and his Book of Stones

https://fr.scribd.com/document/794804901...omanul-Haq

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  Full text: The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-13-2025, 11:37 AM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - No Replies

Some alchem;ical references, e.g. Zosimus.

Volume II of Ancient Magic and Divination (Brill)

https://cisneastro.com/wp-content/upload...mpress.pdf

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  Dissertatio medico chymica
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 10-13-2025, 11:31 AM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

Medical Disputation on the Origin and Progress of Chemistry

Translated by Mitko Janeski

https://www.alchemy-texts.com/book/medic...sertation/

   

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