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Transformation of the Psyche:
The Symbolic Alchemy of the Splendor Solis
By Joseph L. Henderson, Dyane N. Sherwood
Written by Joseph L. Henderson, one of the first generation of Jungian analysts, and Dyane N. Sherwood, a practising analyst, this book is a striking and unique contribution to the resurgence of interest in alchemy for its way of representing the phenomenology of creative experience. Transformation of the Psyche is organized around 22 illuminated paintings from the early Renaissance alchemical manuscript the Splendor Solis, and is further illustrated by over 50 colour figures. The images of the Splendor Solis are possibly the most beautiful and evocative alchemical paintings to be found anywhere, and they are widely known to students of alchemy. Jung reproduced several Splendor Solis images in his works, yet prior to this book no one has explored the symbolism of the paintings as a series in relation to the process of depth psychological transformation. This book is the first scholarly study of the paintings in their entirety, and of the mythological and historical allusions contained within the images. Transformation of the Psyche does not simply explain or analyze the pictures, but invites the reader to participate in the creative and transforming process evoked by these images. Transformation of the Psyche is a truly unique book that will be of immense value and interest to analysts and psychotherapists, as well as scholars of mediaeval and renaissance intellectual history and students of spiritual disciplines.
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The Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye:
Alchemy and the End of Time
By Jay Weidner, Vincent Bridges
Based on the work of the alchemist Fulcanelli, the authors show how the greatest
alchemical secret is that of time itself and that coded into an obscure monument in southwestern France--the cross in the town square of Hendaye--is the imminent date of the apocalypse. Explorations
of this symbolism lead them from the cross of Hendaye to the western facade of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, the Pyrenees, ancient Egypt, and the secret origins of Atlantis in Peru, to reveal
that we are indeed living in a "fatal season" and that this season is intimately connected to our solar system's alignment with the galactic center.
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Last Sorcerers:
The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table
By Richard Morris
Morris manages to make the history of the periodic table's conception fresh and quirky. He does this by focusing his narrative on the early alchemists, who were among the first scientists to investigate the composition of metals and who were widely perceived to be near-sorcerous practitioners of mysterious arts. Bernard of Treves, for one, squandered his life and money questing for the secret that would turn ordinary metals into gold. Another alchemist, Paracelsus, was the first to use the word "chemistry," though his egomania and his devotion to the truth earned him nothing but trouble. Hennig Brandt collected buckets of human urine trying to make gold and instead ended up producing phosphorus. In Morris's account, even Robert Boyle, "generally considered to be the founder of modern chemistry," was an alchemist. It wasn't until the 18th century, Morris writes, that "alchemy was supposedly superceded by chemistry." Thus the more familiar legends of chemistry-featuring scientists like Humphrey Davy, Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier-appear later in this volume, which recounts the formation of our basic ideas about chemical compounds, elements and molecules. Dimitri Mendeleev, the organizer of the periodic table, gets special treatment. Morris finishes up this delightful tale of science history by sweeping through the 20th century chemists whose discoveries were beyond the wildest imaginings of the ancient Greeks, but who still couldn't make gold from lead.
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The Dictionary of Alchemy:
History, People, Definitions
By Diana Fernando
Floating somewhere between science and philosophy, alchemy is experiencing a revival in interest, spurred in part by the striking realization that particle physics and quantum mechanics are chasing the very questions of fabric, form and chaos that lie at the heart of alchemy. Drawing on original material from Arabic and Kabalistic sources, with 160 illustrations, this compendium of alchemical thought features more than 500 entries on every aspect of the alchemist's experience, from terminology to materials and procedures, historical alchemists to the arcane texts of antiquity.
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The Alchemical Mandala:
A Survey of the Mandala in the Western Esoteric Traditions
By Adam McLean
Mandalas have been recognized as important tools in Eastern spiritual traditions for focusing meditation. Though various Western traditions possess such mandalas for contemplation, they have not often been recognized as such, except by those deeply schooled in Western esotericism. Adam McLean remedies this by presenting and analyzing in great depth, over forty beautiful engravings, reproduced as full-page illustrations, from alchemical, kabbalistic, magical, Rosicrucian, and Hermetic sources.
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The Art of Chemistry:
Myths, Medicines, and Materials
By Arthur Greenberg
A fascinating collection of the pictures, figures, and diagrams that chemists create to explain their craft. Greenberg returns with more tales of chemistry glory, lovingly chronicling the extraordinary artwork that alchemists and chemists have produced in their pursuit of understanding the nature of matter. The Art of Chemistry employs 187 figures (including 16 full-color plates) to illuminate 72 essays on the mythical origins, wondrous experiments, and adventurous explorers in the annals of chemistry.
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Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens
Alchemical Book of Emblems
By H. M. E. de Jong
First published in 1617, it is one of the finest alchemical emblem books and unique in its own right. Michael Maier's work is richly illustrated with original prints by M. Merian; each of the 50 emblems presented consists of a motto, print, epigram, and a 3-part musical setting of the epigram, followed by an exposition of its meaning. Dr. H. M. E. de Jong translates the mottos and epigrams of the original 50 emblems and provides a summary of both Maier's exposition and a commentary on each emblem. She also includes an additional 30 engravings that explain her research, including several hard-to-find foldouts reproduced here. De Jong shows how Maier borrowed mottos from old alchemical sources and that the emblems have a number of meanings and express ideas from alchemy, medicine, and the Rosicrucian system.
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Alchemy & Mysticism:
The Hermetic Museum
By Alexander Roob
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Alchemy: The Great Secret
By Andrea Aromatico
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A Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery
By Lyndy Abraham
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Alchemy:
The Evolution of the Mysteries
By Rudolf Steiner
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Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelly
By Arthur Edward Waite
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The Red Lion & The Elixir of Eternal Life
By Maria Szepes
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Alchemy Rediscovered and Restored
By A. Cockren
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The Tower of Alchemy:
An Advanced Guide to the Great Work
By David Goddard
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Alchemy Unveiled
By Johannes Helmond
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The Dwellings of the Philosophers
By Fulcanelli
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The Emerald Tablet
Alchemy for Personal Transformation
By Dennis William Hauck
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The Philosopher's Stone:
Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy
By Peter Marshall
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The Forge and the Crucible
The Origins and Structures of Alchemy
By Mircea Eliade
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Mysterium Coniunctionis
Collected Works
By Carl Gustav Jung
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Jung and the Alchemical Imagination
By Jeffrey Raff
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Alchemists Handbook
By Frater Albertus
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Golden Manuscripts
By Frater Albertus
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The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz
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