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Sylvia Rose
Jun 25, 20244 min read
Alchemy, Psychology & Archetypes
Alchemy is central to the theory of the collective unconscious, a quest for personal and universal truth. Accepting the dual nature of...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 25, 20244 min read
Mad Hatter's Disease: Mercury Madness
Mad Hatter Disease is also called erethism, erethismus mercurialis or mad hatter syndrome. Caused by progressive mercury poisoning it's a...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 24, 20246 min read
Alchemy of Islam: Medieval Golden Age
Islamic alchemy gives a glimpse of a world where science and mysticism intertwine and the pursuit of knowledge transcends boundaries. In...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Tria Prima (Three Primes): Meanings
The tria prima or Three Primes are the three main elements of ancient philosophers, medieval physicians and ubiquitous alchemists....
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20244 min read
Alchemy Tria Prima of Paracelsus: Three Primes
The Three Primes or tria prima of alchemy come from renegade Renaissance physician Paracelsus. The tria prima are salt , sulfur and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20243 min read
Collective Unconscious: Seeking the Whole
Concepts of the One, whole, immortal life force or quintessence appear in different aspects of existence, across various cultures....
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20244 min read
Alchemy: Four Elements + The One
The Four Elements of nature magic and philosophy, Earth, Air, Fire and Water, arise from ancient Greek thinkers around the 6th century...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20243 min read
Colors of Alchemy: Citrinitas Solar Yellow
Citrinitas is an alchemical term for "yellowness." It is one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus. In alchemical...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20243 min read
Colors of Alchemy: White Albedo Purification
In alchemy, albedo (whiteness) is the second in four major stages of the Magnum Opus, along with nigredo, citrinitas and rubedo. After...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20246 min read
Colors of Alchemy: Black Nigredo Putrefaction
In alchemy, nigredo (blackness) means putrefaction or decomposition. As the first step in the path to the philosopher's stone, nigredo...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 21, 20245 min read
Colors of Alchemy: Rubedo Magnum Opus
Four color stages are required to reach the Magnum Opus, the Great Work or the Philosopher's Stone of the alchemist. These are nigredo...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 21, 20245 min read
Chrysopoeia - Turning Lead into Gold
Chrysopoeia is Greek for "goldsmithing." It's the alchemical process or action of turning a base metal such as lead into the noble metal...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 19, 20245 min read
Golden Ages of Alchemy: Renaissance
Alchemy goes through cycles of prevalence for hundreds of years. In the Renaissance, a time of exploration and discovery, alchemy enjoys...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 19, 20245 min read
Zosimos: First Golden Age of Alchemy
Zosimos of Panopolis or Zosimus Alchemista (Zosimus the Alchemist) is a Greek alchemist and Gnostic mystic. Born near today's Akhmim in...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 18, 20246 min read
Khaos: Primal Goddess of Greek Myth
In the beginning, nothing exists but Khaos (Chaos). A female primordial entity, she personifies the time before creation, and exists...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 17, 20244 min read
Aether: Born of Darkness, God of Light
Aether is the primordial god of light and the bright blue ether of the heavens. His fog and mists fill the space between the solid dome...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 17, 20245 min read
Prima Materia: Elements of Alchemy
The prima materia, materia prima or first matter of alchemy and philosophy is the omnipresent substance needed to create the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 9, 20245 min read
Hermes Trismegistus: Alchemy & the Occult
Hermes Trismegistus is a blend of two major gods, Egyptian Thoth and Greek Hermes. With the rise of alchemy, both gods are patrons of the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 8, 20244 min read
Magic of the Circle: Spirituality & Lore
The circle is a magical place. With no beginning or end the circle is infinity. Circles hold or contain magic and spiritual energies....
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Sylvia Rose
Jun 3, 20246 min read
Women Scientists of the Ancient World
Women scientists work wonders in the ancient world. Science in history includes astrology, astronomy, medicine, alchemy, chemistry,...
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