Sylvia RoseSep 164 min readParacelsus: Renegade Renaissance PhysicianRenegade physician Paracelsus is one of the most dramatic figures of the European Renaissance. Doctor, alchemist, astrologer,...
Sylvia RoseJul 263 min readNatural Magic of the RenaissanceNatural magic is a type of Renaissance magic, working directly with forces inherent in nature, as in physics, compared to ceremonial...
Sylvia RoseJul 205 min readNatural Health: Paracelsus & Hermetic PrinciplesInnovative Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus is strongly influenced by the 7 principles of Hermeticism and a holistic approach to...
Sylvia RoseJul 203 min readAlkahest: Alchemy Panacea & SolventAlkahest is a divine panacea or healing substance and solvent. During the Renaissance, alchemists are intrigued by the healing concepts...
Sylvia RoseJul 126 min readPure Form, Archetypes & AlchemyPlato's Theory of Forms points to abstract, ideal forms or concepts more real than the world one perceives. Alchemy deconstructs the...
Sylvia RoseJun 234 min readAlchemy 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 RoseOct 18, 202310 min readAlchemy: Science, Philosophy, MagicAlchemy rises from inquiring minds . Golden Ages of alchemy appear in Greco-Roman Alexandria , medieval Islam and the Renaissance ....
Sylvia RoseOct 13, 20233 min readGnomes: Earth Spirits of Renaissance MythologyBeloved in gardens, gnomes bring blessings of Earth. Thought to dwell in underground tunnels, caverns, soil and rocks, chthonic gnomes...