top of page


Individuation: Process and Philosophy
The principle of individuation, or principium individuationis, describes the way in which a person is identified as distinct from other...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 27, 20243 min read
26 views


Alchemy Symbols in Psychology
Alchemical symbolism plays a crucial role in analytic psychology, The symbols of alchemy appear around archetypes of the collective...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 27, 20244 min read
22 views


Spiritual Alchemy: Alchemical History
Spiritual Alchemy uses the concepts of alchemy combined with analytical psychology to improve well-being, find one's inner Philosopher's...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 27, 20244 min read
10 views


Archetypes: Psychology of the Shadow
The shadow is a complex and intriguing concept deep in the realms of the human psyche. It is a chthonic representation of the personal...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20243 min read
25 views


Archetypes - Personality & the Persona
Archetypes help define how the person sees the overall Self and how one interacts with the world in intimate, communal, universal or...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20244 min read
33 views


Common Archetypes & Spiritual Ascension
Various archetypes recur in human psychology and play significant roles in shaping the behaviors and perceptions of a person. These...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20248 min read
36 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 25, 20244 min read
20 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 25, 20244 min read
40 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 24, 20246 min read
48 views


Tria Prima (Three Primes): Meanings
The tria prima or Three Primes are the three main elements of ancient philosophers, medieval physicians and ubiquitous alchemists....

Sylvia Rose
Jun 24, 20242 min read
15 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 24, 20244 min read
49 views


Classic Elements & Concept of the One
The perception of the four elements defines the way a person sees the natural world and one's place within it. These fundamentals are...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20243 min read
24 views


Collective Unconscious: Seeking the Whole
Concepts of the One, whole, immortal life force or quintessence appear in different aspects of existence, across various cultures....

Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20243 min read
50 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20244 min read
22 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20243 min read
33 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20243 min read
38 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20246 min read
53 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 21, 20245 min read
47 views


Parabalani: Medics & Murderous Mobs
The parabalani (parabolini) range throughout Alexandria from the plague times of the 3rd century AD to the 6th century of Justinian....

Sylvia Rose
Jun 20, 20245 min read
31 views


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...

Sylvia Rose
Jun 19, 20245 min read
48 views
bottom of page