Renaissance 4/9

Sylvia Rose

Sep 28, 20245 min read

12 Renaissance Medicines & Treatments

In the Renaissance new healing treatments come to light, many based on ancient medicine. In the 17th and 18th century these include...

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Robert Boyle & the Great Alchemical Debate

Sylvia Rose

Sep 28, 20244 min read

Robert Boyle & the Great Alchemical Debate

Born in Ireland in 1627, Robert Boyle plays a significant role in the 17th century "scientific revolution". His groundbreaking...

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Angel of Violet Light: Magnum Opus Alchemy

Sylvia Rose

Sep 26, 20244 min read

Angel of Violet Light: Magnum Opus Alchemy

The Angel of Violet Light appears in the tomes of alchemy from the European medieval period onward. For many centuries the Angel drifts...

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Johann Glauber: Fulminating Gold & Sodium Sulfate

Sylvia Rose

Sep 26, 20244 min read

Johann Glauber: Fulminating Gold & Sodium Sulfate

Johann Rudolf Glauber is a German-Dutch polymath who revolutionizes the scientific world with groundbreaking discoveries and innovative...

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Arcanum Duplicatum: Double Secret of Alchemy

Sylvia Rose

Sep 26, 20243 min read

Arcanum Duplicatum: Double Secret of Alchemy

Arcanum Duplicatum is known by many names: sulphate of potash, arcanite, potash of sulfur, potassium sulfate. An inorganic compound, it...

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Fulminating Gold: Blowing It Up in Alchemy

Sylvia Rose

Sep 25, 20243 min read

Fulminating Gold: Blowing It Up in Alchemy

Fulminating Gold ( aurum fulminans ) is the first high explosive known, recorded in Western alchemy c. 1585. Sebald Schwaerzer is the...

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Arcanum Joviale: Alchemy of Sudorific Sweat

Sylvia Rose

Sep 25, 20244 min read

Arcanum Joviale: Alchemy of Sudorific Sweat

Arcanum Joviale is an alchemy medicine made of metal salts, taken to induce sweating. While the term sudorific is introduced in 1626,...

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Acetic Acid: Vinegar 🜊 in Ancient Alchemy

Sylvia Rose

Sep 24, 20247 min read

Acetic Acid: Vinegar 🜊 in Ancient Alchemy

Acetic acid is a compound with many uses. With chemical formula CH₃COOH, this colorless liquid has a sharp pungent smell and sour taste....

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Sylvia Rose

Sep 23, 20243 min read

What is Alum? Origins, Production & Use

Alum has a multi-toned nature. Alum denotes a group of chemical compounds characterized by double sulfate salts. Alums are used across...

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Alchemy & Prague: Countess Barbara von Zweibrücken-Neuburg

Sylvia Rose

Sep 22, 20244 min read

Alchemy & Prague: Countess Barbara von Zweibrücken-Neuburg

Barbara von Zweibrücken-Neuburg (1559 - 1618) is described as a striking personality. Intelligent, charismatic and formidable of will,...

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Natural Colors: How to Extract Plant Pigments

Sylvia Rose

Sep 20, 20244 min read

Natural Colors: How to Extract Plant Pigments

Artists and craftspeople have used plant pigments as a source of color for millennia. Works of art and textile dyes using vegetable...

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Alchemy Processes & Related Astrology Signs

Sylvia Rose

Sep 20, 20248 min read

Alchemy Processes & Related Astrology Signs

Alchemy and astrology interact on levels of occult arts, principles of science and laws of nature. Just for fun, here are the twelve...

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Science of Alchemy: Simple Distillation Process

Sylvia Rose

Sep 19, 20246 min read

Science of Alchemy: Simple Distillation Process

Simple distillation is a technique of ancient and medieval alchemists. It can be a process on its own or part of a larger work, involving...

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Distillation in Alchemy: Ancient Process & Equipment

Sylvia Rose

Sep 18, 20245 min read

Distillation in Alchemy: Ancient Process & Equipment

Distillation transforms substances through heating, cooling, and separating liquids from solids. It's for brewing spirits, and is an...

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Secrets of Aqua Vitae in Alchemical Science

Sylvia Rose

Sep 18, 20243 min read

Secrets of Aqua Vitae in Alchemical Science

Aqua Vitae literally means Water of Life in Latin. It's also called Elixir Vitae or Elixir of Life. Alchemists from ancient Alexandria...

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5 Waters of Ancient Alchemy: Aqua Caustic

Sylvia Rose

Sep 18, 20245 min read

5 Waters of Ancient Alchemy: Aqua Caustic

The Waters of Alchemy are ravenous acids, miraculous solvents and corrosive fluids vital to alchemical process. Not for children ....

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Alchemical Salt: Essential Salts of Alchemy

Sylvia Rose

Sep 17, 20245 min read

Alchemical Salt: Essential Salts of Alchemy

Salts are ubiquitous in nature and play critical roles in sciences from biology to medicine. In alchemy, salts are standard ingredients....

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Paracelsus: Renegade Renaissance Physician

Sylvia Rose

Sep 16, 20244 min read

Paracelsus: Renegade Renaissance Physician

Renegade physician Paracelsus is one of the most dramatic figures of the European Renaissance. Doctor, alchemist, astrologer,...

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Literature: Great Literary Patrons in History

Sylvia Rose

Sep 16, 20244 min read

Literature: Great Literary Patrons in History

Benefactors of literature cultivate intellectual centers of creativity and innovation. Here are five powerful historical patrons whose...

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Diplosis: Gold Doubling & Multiplication in Alchemy

Sylvia Rose

Sep 14, 20244 min read

Diplosis: Gold Doubling & Multiplication in Alchemy

Displosis is the ancient practice of doubling gold. It's considered to be a skill of alchemists and early metal workers as well. If done...

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