Alchemy
Our journey begins with Alchemy.
The most well known element of Alchemy,
and the first principle, is the Philosopher’s Stone.
So that is where we will begin.
The chemistry of the philosopher’s Stone dates back to
Egypt’s first dynasty, as well as Mesopotamia. Even though
to many the secrets of this mystery religion and philosophy
have been lost, the chain of knowledge and truth has never
been broken. In every generation there have been those
who have learned the ways of the alchemist and passed
them on to the next generation. There are those who
shared with others what they had seen and were feared
for doing so. Look at the facts about Nostradamus.
Although his predictions are widley known today, but
often the subject of great controversy, in his lifetime
he was often feared because of his ability to see
into the future.
Tracing the chemistry and philosophy of the Philosopher’s
Stone starts in the first dynasty of Egypt and Mesopotamia
through the Commagene region of Turkey to Israel, France
and England. Unlike today where ideas are divided and
wrongly believed to be incompatable, mystery religion and
philosophy co-existed for thousands of year.
The traditional practices of Freemasons and Rosicrucians,
and even the Israelites, depended heavily on metallurgy
and alchemy. Although ignored for centuries these traditions
are coming back into mainstream use and are today again
making contributions to modern medicine and industrial
technology.
The original alchemic texts were written in Arabic, translated
into Latin in the tenth century AD (CE if you prefer). Today’s
Chemists and pharmacologists are in a sense modern day
alchemists. Both current fields of study are descendants
of alchemy.
Obtaining the secrets of The Philosopher’s Stone has been
for many their quest for the Holy Grail. Thoughout history
many have given their lives to obtain it’s secrets. But this
is a new age. The internet has opened up new doors for
all of us. While a great number of people see the internet
simply as a great way to shop or keep in touch with friends,
there are those of us who have discovered that it is the
greatest repository of knowledge ever known to man.
Here we can find secrets that were once obtained
only through great hardship. The secret of the Philosopher’s
stone is one of the great hidden treasures now being probed
and decoded for everyone to understand. The process of
deciphering these hidden secrets is not complete but we are
coming close. As minds open and the stigma of
“taboo practices” fades away the study of the stone is
moving into the mainstream sciences allowing for greater
exposure that will surely bring eventual results. Since
these studies are not complete, and the stone itself
is not yet decoded, this is where we will end our focus
on the stone and Scientific Alchemy and turn to the more
esoteric concerns of Spiritual Alchemey.
Spiritual Alchemy
“Alchemy is the art of feeling, transforming and directing
spiritual energies through will, visualization of mental
scenes, feeling and breathing” -occult-advances.org
Spiritual Alchemey is about personal engergies. Energies
we each posses and energies that we project to others.
The three catagories of these energies are material, social
and spiritual. Everyone posses different levels of these
energies based on factors like age, social conscience,
creativity and personal spiritual development.
For example a woman who works in a homeless shelter
caring for people in need has a high level of social energy.
A young athlete who trains 6 days a week has a high level
of material energy, in contrast to an old man who is feeble
has a low level of material energy. A monk who has
dedicated his life to spiritual development has a high
level of spirirtual energy as does an artist who creates
great works for the enjoyment of mankind. This means
we all have the ability to change our energy levels.
They are not inherent but are generated by what
we do. Choosing a path of spiritual growth and studying
regularly on that path, whether it be Alchemy or Wicca or
any other Pagan path, increases your spiritual energy.
For clarification purposes I’d like to say the reason I
mentioned only pagan paths of spiritual development
is because mainstream religions today have become
so tainted by money and power that true spiritual
development along these paths is no longer realistic.
To increase your material energy you could start
exercising daily. eating more healthy, and becoming a
physically stronger individual. To increase your social
energy you only need to gain a stronger social
conscience. You could donate your time at an
animal shelter, become a big brother or big sister
to an underprivaledged youth. You could help
out with a telethon to gain money for cancer
research. Or you could simply invite the lonely
widow next door over for dinner. Anyway I think
you get the point. The three enrgies are not
static, they ebb and flow with how we live.
When we increase these energies we increase
our ability to affect the world around us. The
energy we emit touches everything around us.
It affects the people, the animals, even the
plants and trees our energies touches. If we
all work to increase our energies imagine how
much better the world around us will become.
For more on Alchemy as well as Kabbalah and
other spiritual paths check out our information page
” In Search of Knowledge” on Kat’s Cradle of Life
You can also research more on
Alchemy at the following sites
The Alchemy Website
The Philosopher’s Stone
Recovering the Perennial Paradigm
Alchemy House of the Sun