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The First Alchemists - The Spiritual and Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art
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The First Alchemists - The Spiritual and Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art
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Explores the origins and practices of early alchemy. Investigating
the origins of alchemy and the legend of the Philosopher’s Stone,
Tobias Churton explores the oldest surviving alchemical texts, the
original purpose of the “Royal Art,” and the first alchemists
themselves. He reveals the theories and philosophies behind the art
and how early apparatus and methods were employed by alchemists
through the ages. Showing how women dominated early alchemy,
Churton looks at the first known alchemist, the Jewess Maria the
Prophetess, inventor of the bain marie, still in use worldwide
today. He also looks at early alchemist Cleopatra (not the
well-known Egyptian queen) and 3rd–4th century Egyptian female
artisan Theosebeia, who had a guild of adepts working under her. He
examines in depth the work of Zosimos of Panopolis and shows how
Zosimos’s historic work inspired the medieval view of alchemy as
an initiatory path whose stages follow the transmutation of base
metals into gold. Exploring the latest research on early practices
in Upper Egypt, the author discusses the political and industrial
realities facing the first alchemists. He examines the late antique
“Stockholm” and “Leiden” papyri, which offer detailed
knowledge of the first known Greco-Egyptian chemical recipes for
gold and silver dyes for metal and stone, and purple dyes for wool.
He emphasizes how changing color in early alchemy was
misinterpreted to imply transmutation of one metal into another. He
reveals how the alchemical secrets for working with the “living
statues” of the Egyptian temples was jealously guarded by the
priesthood and how secrecy helped to reinforce beliefs that
alchemical knowledge came from forbidden, celestial sources. He
also investigates the mysterious relation between alchemy,
spiritual gnosis, Hermeticism, and the Book of Enoch. Revealing the
hidden legacy of the early alchemists, Churton shows how their
secret workings provided a transmission line for ancient heretical
doctrines to survive into the Renaissance and beyond.
General
Imprint: |
Inner Traditions Bear And Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Tobias Churton
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-64411-683-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-64411-683-9 |
Barcode: |
9781644116838 |
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