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Sylvia Rose
Aug 16, 20245 min read
Lapis Lazuli & Gold: Jungian Alchemy Symbolism
Alchemy symbolism is an ancient and fluctuating system of intertwined elements compounded over more than 2000 years. A cornerstone of...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 15, 20246 min read
Poison Pigments of Painters: Renaissance
During the Western Renaissance, new exciting artists' pigments appear in brilliant colors, vibrant scarlet red, deep rich blue,...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 14, 20245 min read
Alchemy: How to Make Emerald from Quartz
Alchemy has origins in ancient medicine, metallurgy and gemology. As metallurgy evolves to coloring metals the goal is to make base...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 12, 20245 min read
Vitriol in Alchemy: Caustic Compounds
Vitriols are among the most important alchemical ingredients. Green vitriol is the archaic term for all vitriols and now means ferrous...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 11, 20243 min read
Alchemy: Ancient Purification of Tin
Tin purification is important to various alchemical practices, and a fundamental step in many recipes and formulas. In alchemy purified...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 10, 20247 min read
How to Make Asem: Essential Alchemy
Asem is a stock metal mix in alchemy , usually prepared in quantity ahead of time and added to alchemical recipes as needed. Asem is...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 10, 20246 min read
Argyropoeia: Silver Making of Ancients
Argyropoeia is the process of making silver from another metal, such as copper. Although gold-making or chrysopoeia is better known,...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 9, 20244 min read
Numerology: Number Meanings & Personality
Numbers exude and attract vibrational energy. From the ancients to the modern world, numbers resonate with shades of meaning. This can be...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 8, 20247 min read
Sulfur Mercury Principle of Alchemy
Sulfur and mercury are the two main elements of alchemical theory. Used as medicine in ancient civilizations such as Greece, they take a...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 5, 20245 min read
Writing in Letters of Gold: Ancient Alchemy
Want to write in letters of gold? These ten alchemy recipes are from the Leyden Papyrus c. 250 AD. None are recommended unless there's a...
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Sylvia Rose
Aug 3, 20248 min read
Alchemists of Ancient Alexandria
Alchemy is a popular pursuit in the vibrant atmosphere of ancient Alexandria , Egypt. Alchemists seek healing potions and processes...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 31, 20246 min read
Women of Alchemy: Anna Maria Zieglerin
Anna Maria Zieglerin (1550 - 1575) is a German alchemist accused of murder, attempted poisoning and intent to burglarize. At her trial,...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 30, 20244 min read
Renaissance Alchemy: Tria Prima Meanings
The tria prima are mercury, sulfur and salt. Based on medieval views of mercury and sulfur making up all metals, Swiss physician and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 29, 20247 min read
Naples Renaissance: Holy Alchemy
Convents play a crucial role as centers of research and innovation during the alchemical Renaissance in Naples. The religious...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 26, 20243 min read
Alkanet: Ancient Dye Magic & Medicine
Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria) is a plant related to borage, also a popular medicinal herb. Alkanet is used in folk magic, alchemy, natural...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 25, 20243 min read
Medici & Alchemy: Italian Renaissance
The powerful Medici family of Italy, like many ruling courts, patronize and practice alchemy. In the Renaissance alchemy is a topic of...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 25, 20244 min read
Pope vs Alchemy 1317 AD: Falsification
Pope John Paul XII bans the practice of alchemy for the falsification of metals in 1317. In the Middle Ages, alchemy is a mysterious...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 24, 20244 min read
Islamic Alchemy: Abu Bakr al-Razi
Abū Bakr al-Rāzī c. 864 - 930 AD is a Persian alchemist, philosopher and physician during the Islamic Golden Age . One of the most...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Alchemy & Astrology: Cosmic Connections
Alchemy and astrology have a long history as related spiritual disciplines. Alchemy, arising from metallurgy and ancient medicine, is the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jul 24, 20244 min read
Alchemists & Formulas: Pseudo-Democritus
Pseudo-Democritus numbers among the Alexandrian alchemists and writers, with works appearing in the early centuries AD. Originally...
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