Course Syllabus - Alchemy Study Program Module Contents

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1 Course Syllabus - Alchemy Study Program Module Contents Module 1 - Alchemistic Philosophy INTRODUCTION TO ALCHEMY.. 5 LESSON ONE: HISTORY OF ALCHEMY The Teachings of Thoth in Egypt Alchemy: The First Science Oriental Alchemy Greek Alchemy The Colors of Alchemy Islamic Alchemy and the Sulfur-Mercury Theory European Alchemy and the Goldmakers Archetype and Measurement: The Failure of Phlogiston Suggestions for Further Study Module 1 Exam LESSON TWO: PHILOSOPHY OF ALCHEMY Experiment 1: Bringing the Tablet to Life Hermeticism: Perennial Philosophy Alchemistic Meditation Experiment 2: The Tabula Smaragdina Meditation Suggestions for Further Study Module 2 Exam LESSON THREE: THE EMERALD FORMULA First Operation: Calcination Experiment 3: Working with Fire Second Operation: Dissolution Experiment 4: Working with Water Third Operation: Separation Experiment 5: Working with Air Fourth Operation: Conjunction Experiment 6: Working with Earth Fifth Operation: Fermentation Experiment 7: Working with Sulfur Sixth Operation: Distillation Experiment 8: Working with Mercury Seventh Operation: Coagulation Experiment 9: Working with Salt Experiment 10: The Azoth Mandala The Octave of Creation Suggestions for Further Study. 55 APPENDIX A Warning to False Alchemists Pymander The One Mind Asclepius: A Dialogue on Initiation. 65

2 4. Glory of the World: Tablet from Heaven Aurora of the Philosophers Concerning the Art of Transformation The Philosopher s Stone Book of Lambsprinck Module 1 Exam Module 2 - Spiritual Alchemy NTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO ALCHEMICAL MEDITATION The Dragons of Alchemy Experiment 1: Putting on the Lab Coat LESSON 2: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL CALCINATION Experiment 2: Crushing Ego Experiment 3: The Mantra of Self Experiment 4: Bodily Canation. 14 LESSON 3: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL DISSOLUTION Experiment 5: Letting Go Experiment 6: Cultivating the Silence Experiment 7: Cibation Meditation Experiment 8: Bodily Dissolution 18 LESSON 4: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL SEPARATION Experiment 9: Sifting Reality Experiment 10: Cutting Through Reality Experiment 11: Alchemical Breathing Experiment 12: Bodily Separation LESSON 5: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL CONJUNCTION Experiment 13: Centering Experiment 14: Union of the Centers Experiment 15: Healing Power Experiment 16: Mindfulness Meditation Experiment 17: Bringing Forth Your Genius Experiment 18: Group Conjunction Experiment 19: Marriage of the Sun and Moon Experiment 20: Bodily Conjunction. 28 LESSON 6: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL FERMENTATION Experiment 21: Putrefaction of the Personality Experiment 22: The Nothing Meditation Personal Fermentation Experiment 23: Meditation on the Light Experiment 24: The Fermenting Light.. 34

3 6. Experiment 25: Bodily Fermentation LESSON 7: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL DISTILLATION Experiment 26: Distilling Thoughts and Emotions Experiment 27: Distilled Prayer Experiment 28: Circulation of the Light Experiment 29: Bodily Distillation LESSON 8: TECHNIQUES OF PERSONAL COAGULATION Experiment 30: Invocation of the Violet Flame Experiment 31: The Macrocosmic Circulation Experiment 32: Coagulation Meditation Experiment 33: Bodily Coagulation APPENDIX The Secret of the Golden Flower Module Two Exam 63 Module 3 - Using Alchemy in Everyday Life INTRODUCTION TO EVERYDAY ALCHEMY... 4 LESSON 1: THE HIDDEN FORCES IN EVERYDAY LIFE Signatures in Everyday Life Experiment 1: Detecting Energy Signatures of People The Elemental Signatures. 9 LESSON 2: PLANETARY AND STELLAR FORCES The Planetary Powers Solar Consciousness Lunar Consciousness Mercuric Consciousness Venutian Consciousness Martian Consciousness Jovian Consciousness Saturnic Consciousness Planetary Correspondences How the Planetary Powers Work Together The Stellar (or Astral) Powers How the Planetary and Stellar Powers Work Together Experiment 2: Your Natal Chart Astrological Correspondences LESSON 3: THE EMERALD FORMULA IN EVERYDAY LIFE Review of the Emerald Formula The Alchemy of Relationships. 29

4 3. Experiment 3: The Relationship Laboratory Correspondences of the Emerald Formula LESSON 4: HIEROGLYPH OF THE STONE John Dee s Monas Hieroglyphica Examining the Monad Figure The Mysterious Frontispiece Monas Hieroglyphica John Dee s Views of Alchemical Transformation Experiment 4: Meditating on the Monad LESSON 5: MODERN ALCHEMY Health: First Matter in the Body Understanding the Life Force Biocommunication and the Alchemy of Our Planet Experiment 5: Influencing the Life Force in Plants Working with the Life Force in Your Body Wealth: First Matter in Society Transforming the Workplace Experiment 6: Changing Lead Metal Into Gold Alchemergy Experiment 7: Becoming a Seed of Gold in the World APPENDIX Hieroglyphic Monad by Dr. John Dee Index to All Modules Module 3 Exam Module 4 - The Metals & Their Correspondences INTRODUCTION TO THE METALS OF ALCHEMY 3 LESSON 1: THE SATURNIC METAL: LEAD Experiment 1: Releasing the Hidden Fire of Lead The Saturnic Archetype of Lead Experiment 2: The Call of Lead The Lead Temperament Healing with Lead Experiment 3: Making the Oil of Lead.. 14 LESSON 2: THE JOVIAL METAL: TIN The Jovial Archetype of Tin Experiment 4: The Call of Tin The Tin Temperament Healing with Tin LESSON 3: THE MARTIAL METAL: MARS The Martial Archetype of Iron.. 22

5 2. Experiment 6: The Call of Iron The Iron Archetype Healing with Iron Experiment 7: Making the Black Oil of Iron Experiment 8: Making the Red Oil of Iron Experiment 9: Making the Elixir of Iron LESSON 4: THE CONJUNCTIVE METAL: COPPER The Venusian Archetype of Copper Experiment 10: The Call of Copper The Copper Temperament Healing with Copper Experiment 11: Making the Oil of Copper Experiment 12: Making the Elixir of Copper Colloidal Copper LESSON 5: THE LIVING METAL: MERCURY The Mercurial Archetype of Quicksilver Experiment 13: The Call of Mercury The Mercury Temperament Healing with Mercury Experiment 14: Making a Fragrant Oil of Mercury Experiment 15: Making the Water of Mercury Philosophical Mercury and the Three Ways of the Work Experiment 16: Sublimation of Mercury Experiment 17: Production of the Divine Cinnabar.. 44 LESSON 6: THE LUNAR METAL: SILVER The Lunar Archetype of Silver Experiment 18: The Call of Silver The Silver Temperament Healing with Silver Experiment 19: Making the Oil of Silver Experiment 20: Making the Green Oil of Silver Experiment 21: Making the Green Tincture of Silver Colloidal Silver Experiment 22: Making a Silver Colloid Generator Experiment 23: Making Alchemical Colloids of Silver 51 LESSON 7: THE SOLAR METAL: GOLD The Solar Archetype of Gold Experiment 24: The Call of Gold The Gold Temperament Healing with Gold Colloidal Gold LESSON 8: THE BLACK DRAGON: ANTIMONY Experiment 25: Making the Kermes of Antimony Experiment 26: Making Antimony Glass Experiment 27: Making Oil of Antimony Experiment 28: Making the Regulus of Antimony.. 61

6 5. Experiment 29: Making the Butter of Antimony.. 63 LESSON 9: THE GRAND ARCANUM AND WHITE GOLD The White Powder of Gold and Monatomic Elements Scientific Evidence for ORMES ORMES Production Methods Making Monatomic Gold.. 69 Experiment 30: Wet Method Experiment 31: Dry Method.. 74 Experiment 32: Boiling Gold Method.. 76 APPENDIX Original Texts and Experiments of Lily Kosicko Module 4 Exam Module 5 - Laboratory Alchemy INTRODUCTION TO LAB WORK. 5 LESSON ONE: WELCOME TO THE LABORATORY! The Three Essentials in the Lab The Four Elements in the Lab Setting Up Your Own Laboratory. 13 LESSON TWO: GENERAL LABORATORY PROCEDURES General Laboratory Precautions Mercury the Deadly Trickster 17 LESSON THREE: LABORATORY OPERATIONS Calcination Experiment 1 - Calcination of Sugar Experiment 2 - Calcination of Sodium Bicarbonate.. 21 Experiment 3 - Calciantion of Sulfur Dissolution.. 21 Experiment 4 - Liquidation of Sulfur Experiment 5 - Reaction of Calcium Sulfate.. 22 Experiment 6 - Making Sulfurous Acid Experiment 7 - Making Sulfuric Acid Separation 24 Experiment 8 - Extracting the Oil of Calcium Experiment 9 - Extracting the Milk of Sulfur Conjunction.. 26 Experiment 10 - Conjunction of Egyptian Holy Water Fermentation.. 27 Experiment 11 - Collecting Life Force from Leaves.. 27 Experiment 12 - Collecting Life Force from Fingernails & Hair Distillation. 28

7 Using the Entfleurage Condenser. 30 Using a Tabletop Distillation Apparatus Using a Laboratory Distillation Apparatus Experiment 13 - Purifying Brackish Water Coagulation. 33 Experiment 14 - Precipitation of a Salt through Marriage. 33 Experiment 15 - Crystallization of Salt Meditation.. 34 Experiment 16 - Sublimation of Sulfur Example of an Alchemical Process. 35 Experiment 17 - Preparing the Archaeus of Water. 35 LESSON FOUR: THE ARCANUM EXPERIMENT The Secret Chemicals in the Emerald Tablet Suggestions for Further Study. 44 APPENDIX Recipes for Alchemy: The Art of Distillation Module 5 Exam.. 75 Module 6 - Spagyrics & Healing INTRODUCTION TO SPAGYRICS,,,,,. 5 LESSON 1: WHAT IS SPAGYRICS? 6 1. Dissolve and Coagulate 7 2. The Three Essentials: Sulfur, Mercury, and Salt Planetary Influences in the Preparation of Spagyric Compounds The Planetary Charts 12 Mercury Level Chart (Planetary Day).. 13 Salt Level Chart (Planetary Period). 13 Sulfur Level Chart (Planetary Hour) Using Spagyric Preparations. 13 LESSON 2: LABORATORY SPAGYRICS Collecting Plants and Herbs Types of Spagyric Preparations Preparing the Menstruum Experiment 1: Distilling the Spirit of Wine Experiment 2: Preparing the Fermented Menstruum of Grapes Experiment 3: Animating the Mercury. 19 LESSON 3: PREPARING TINCTURES AND ELIXIRS Experiment 4: Sealed Jar Extraction of Melissa Officianalis Experiment 5: Preparing the Elixir of Melissa Experiment 6: Preparation of the Alkahest Experiment 7: Preparing the Mineral Tincture of Rose Quartz... 24

8 LESSON 4: SPAGYRIC COOKING Working with the Elements in the Kitchen Experiment 8: Preparing Nostradamus Clarified Ruby Jelly Experiment 9: Infusing Saffron Experiment 10: Making Mummy Food APPENDIX Spagyrics Reference Guide Module 6 Exam 54