While it hasn't made the front pages yet, alchemy is enjoying a revival.
The truth is, it never went away. It merely has kept a low profile. Yet,
more attention is being given to alchemy than ever before. We will look at
some of the reasons for this, but first it might be well to explain what we
mean by the term "alchemy".
A one word definition is 'evolution' or `transmutation`. The implication
is, one thing is being changed into another thing. As an every day
example, consider the sun. It is truly an alchemist as it constantly is
transmuting helium into hydrogen. Wine that has gone sour, is wine that
has been transmuted into vinegar. Modern alchemists understanding that the
best kind of vinegar is made from red wine, deliberately try to turn wine
sour.
However, wineries add sulfides to the wine to prevent souring. Fortunately
some wineries do not do this and there are also ways of eliminating the
sulfides from wine. And yes, this transmutation includes turning lead into
gold!
So we are surrounded by everyday examples of alchemy. The making of a pot
of tea is an alchemical process as it extracts an essence, called sulphur
by alchemists to color the water which we then call tea. It might be noted
that the term sulphur is an alchemical 'code word' that, in this instance,
refers to the natural oils in the tea (or in any plant). There are many
more examples but our purpose is to chronicle past and current events in
this recondite domain.
Alchemy is a discipline that started way back in the annals of history as
best can be determined. Ancient Greeks, Indians, Chinese and Egyptians
were practitioners of alchemy. However, we do not intend to go that far
back. We will return to the days of the sixties and seventies so that we
may have some insight to Dr. Albert Reidel.
Frater Albertus, as he preferred being called, supervised and operated what
is called a "mystery school", in the Wasatch mountain range in Utah.
Located in the Salt Lake City area, this school taught a curriculum of very
interesting subjects. These included Qabalah, the ancient Hebrew technique
of spiritual growth which incorporates the tenets of magic, astro-cyclical
pulsation (astrology) and, Alchemy. The school was run in the manner of a
Gurdjieff "Fourth Way" school.
Dr. Israel Regardie, who was my friend and mentor suggested this school to
me. At the same time, the person who had taught me the rudiments of
Qabala, Dan T., also referred to this school indicating I would do well to
look into it. Simultaneously, Mary F. invited me to her home to meet two
people who had a unusual 'hobby', alchemy!
These two people. Kurt and Helene von K. were destined to become good
friends and teachers of mine. They talked about alchemy and how they cured
their son of mental dysfunction through the use of alchemical preparations.
They showed us a small vial of an oily substance and declared this was "oil
of iron".
As a graduate civil engineer with an MBA and 20 years in the 'hard' and
logical discipline of information systems, I could not readily accept what
they told me. My engineering background always insisted that I should see,
feel, taste and touch things to verify their reality. I had never heard of
oil of iron, nor the oil of any other metal, so it could not possibly
exist! That was my mind set at the time. Nonetheless, they managed to
capture my interest.
What got me excited was, they had studied under one Frater Albertus at the
very same school I had so recently heard so much about, the Paracelsus
Research Society! They explained how to apply for the school and
tantalized Mary and I with stories of alchemy.
It did not take long for me to get on the telephone with 'Doc' and with
Dan. They urged me to go. The clincher was, Bill, an Episcopalian priest
committed to attend and Mary decided to go as well.
We applied, were accepted and soon found ourselves in Salt Lake City, at
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substance, an oil, is also marvellous as a topical. 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blow away a city, such as Hiroshima . How wonderful it would be if this
energy were harnessed for healing rather than destruction!
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Philosophers", legendary alchemical items. He did not show us, directly,
how to create these things, but gave us hints, stories, analogies and
insights.
His method was, true to the code of alchemy, NOT to give anything away on a
platter, but to make you work for it. To sweat for it. So, it was to be
years later on, that marvellous day that I succeeded in making some potent
alchemical, medicinal products as well as the sought-for goal of the
alchemists, mercury.
Oh, not quicksilver, but the Philosophical Mercury. The Universal
Dissolvent. When my friend and teacher Dan T., helped me achieve this
goal, I literally fell on my knees to thank the Father for his grace in
discovering this secret to me! This is a product that thousands have
strived for and yet few have obtained.
Through all of this, Frater was ever mindful of and conveyed to us, the
goodness and love of our common father for all his children. Indeed, as
indicated by Valentine and others, the revelation of preparing these
alchemical gifts were a direct gift of God.
I don't think anyone in this domain doubts that! To augment this spiritual
aspect, Frater read to us from such canonical texts as the (King James)
Bible. He "opened us up" to new ideas as to how Qabalah and Alchemy were
quite prevalent in this Holy book.
In fact, we were all amazed as he offered proof-after-proof to substantiate
his statement that the Bible is a Manual of Alchemy and contained vast
secrets for those who have eyes to see.
In my classes and seminars, I cite examples from such canonical texts as
the Bible, to show how these texts are written in a code. A symbolic code
that must be penetrated in order to glean the true (and hidden) meaning.
As an example, there is a section in John that shows how to prepare the
Philosophical Mercury! Genesis is a treasure house of mysteries not
discerned by the casual reader. As Paracelsus told us, the Qabala (a
Spiritual discipline that is part and parcel of alchemy) opens all sealed
epistles.
At the end of the seven year cycle at P.R.S., I had absorbed a good deal of
alchemical knowledge. In fact, I got "hooked" on it. As a former
counsellor in a drug program, this is the only "addiction" I can safely say
is healthy!
Perhaps equally important to the teachings, were the many different groups
of people I had met. Our bonding at P.R.S. enabled us to remain in close
touch, even to this day. Subsequent to the classes, I met fellow
alchemists from every part of the globe.
We too maintain a 'network'. Now while we were still attending PRS
classes, Frater founded "PARALAB" a company chartered to prepare alchemical
or "spagyrical" (as they are more correctly called) preparations for public
sale. These were both medicinal and cosmetic items. (Unfortunately,
Paralab proved to be 'before its time').
He also wrote quite a few books. He taught the classes, mowed the lawns,
and was a man of boundless energy. However, he once told as, that all this
would end. That alchemical mystery schools each operated in their own
cycle and PRS also had to end. But before this came about, he "transmuted"
PRS into PARACELSUS COLLEGE. He dreamt, and set the ideas down on paper,
of TRISTAR, a spectacular alchemical research and healing center.
Woven into the architecture were the symbols of alchemy. A sort of modern
Gothic cathedral. Plans were drawn up, models made to scale, monies were
begun to be appropriated, then he died. It was July 1984 when a dream and
a reality left this plane.
Since he for some reason did not groom someone to be his replacement, the
light has gone out. The college sits idly and no classes are being taught.
Books he had in manuscript form may never see the light of day. There is
no one on the horizon to pick up the torch he lit. BUT, he inculcated
alchemy into many who will never forget him! And, more germane, who will
continue to carry out the work in their own unique ways.
The people whose lives he touched may number into the thousands. Many are
actively engaged in either "practical" alchemy or in allied research. Most
of those are in communication with one another, to share ideas and results.
My personal activity in networking started with my producing retyped and
translated copies of old alchemical texts. This has caused many a student
to knock at my door. It is a rare day when I don't write SOME fellow
alchemist SOMEwhere in the world!
There are more alchemists than are dreamt of, Poland, Switzerland, France,
Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, India, Belgium, Spain, Portugal,
Australia and other countries.
Before examining alchemy today, let us take a brief look at the principals
behind the phenomena of alchemy.
Firstly, as indicated, alchemists consider ALL things as composed of three
essential, sulphur, salt and mercury. These are actually, consciousness
(sulphur), a vivifying life force (mercury) and a vehicle in which the
latter two are housed (salt).
They correspond to soul, body and spirit, in that order. This is the same
spirit and soul as found in religion. However, in alchemy, we learn how to
separate these three so that they can be seen and held.
This is part of the vast field of alchemical theory but a theory that
allows direct proof to be made. You can see, weigh, and taste the three
essentials from the various kingdoms. This enables you to KNOW and
experience their existence rather than having faith.
Alchemy trades off knowledge for belief!
In the Indian alchemy called Ayurveda, the same principles apply under the
term "Gunas" and include Sattva (consciousness), Rajas (spirit or energy)
and Tamas (body or mass).
Techniques for separation of the three principles are available as well as
teachings for the "Three Fold Process", Separation, Purification and
cohobation.
As an example, in the plant world, one can extract the alchemical sulphur;
which is the essential oil. Then one can extract, from the putrefied
plant, the spirit. This exhibits itself as alcohol.
Happily, "store bought" ethyl alcohol will do nicely. Finally, the residue
of the plant, the 'fecal matter' is burned or calcined to a white ash or
salt.
These are all purified and then brought back together (cohobated) and
through a certain process can be formed into a stone-like matter. A "Plant
Stone". So, we have killed the plant to enable it to give up its soul and
spirit. Then we have re-united them and thus resurrected them in a new and
glorified body.
This product is the highest form of the plant attainable.
Philosophically speaking, note that the plant could not do it for itself.
It needed " a higher power" (in this case, man) to accomplish this highest
transmutation. The plant stone can not only perform interesting physical
phenomena, but is an extremely powerful medicine. What it will cure
depends on what plant or herb it was made from. The laws of astrology
apply here.
The plant stone is also a teaching device as its confection is an exact
analog of how to make a stone in the other kingdoms. The curative powers
of the plant stone are the focused and the concentered healing powers of
the original herb.
If the herb had been rosemary, the part of the body it would heal would be
the heart as rosemary is a sun plant and the sun governs the heart.
Further, the sage plant, governed by Venus which also governs the kidneys,
would be useful in kidney problems. Mercury governs valerian and the
thyroid so a goiter condition might be eased with a tincture from the
valerian plant or, more likely CURED with a valerian plant stone.
While the sulphur is the major healing agent, utilizing, spagyrically ALL
the parts of the plant, a more efficacious medicine will obtain.
Going a step further, we know that planets also have rulership over metals
as well as plants and specific parts of the body. The Sun for example
rules gold and Venus rules copper. The Sun also rules sunflowers,
frankincense and rue as well as the heart.
It should be clear then, that a medicine cna be made for specific parts of
the body from metals. And that since metals have "been around" longer,
absorbing beneficial rays, they will be more potent.
Recall the analog of Uranium! How to do it-make a tincture from a metal?
Why just like one does with the plants. "As above, so below". I can
personally attest to the efficacy of Aureum Potabile or tincture of gold.
The process is one of extracting the sulphur of gold, purifying it and
using this product as a medicine.
As mentioned, if one could combine the other two essentials, the effect
would be absolutely astonishing. However, getting the other two essentials
in the mineral kingdom is not so easily done!
Returning to the present, what is happening now? Sources tell me that more
alchemical information is being made available than ever before. Anyone
working in this field can tell you that. Alchemy is said to have Sufi
roots.
Frater Albertus in his book "The Alchemist of the Rockie Mountains" refers
to this. He went so far as to say that in the HinduKush mountains, in a
little town called Nuristan, alchemists were busy converting base metals
into gold. Their purpose was to prepare for the financing of the coming
avatar. An atlas shows this town to be in Afghanistan.
Did you ever wonder why the Soviets were so bent on getting into
Afghanistan? There weren't all that many natural resources available. In
fact, it is only a very hardy person that can eke a living from that
difficult and hostile country. So what did they want? Could it be they
heard that someone was producing gold there? Maybe even mass producing it?
Who can say with certainty?
The same sources mentioned, said that the Adepts who were there moved to
France well in advance of the Russians. Again, anyone in this field will
tell you that, yes indeed, France is a hot bed of alchemical activity.
More groups being formed, more books being written, etc. Lets consider
some specifics in various countries including France.
Australia is very "hot" when it comes to alchemy. As an example, Dr.
Manfred Junius has formed AUSTRALHERBA to formulate various spagyric
products. He combines the essences of herbs (all three essentials) with
honey and other natural substances.
These products will nourish the body like no other substances can. His
herbal wines are the spirits of plants extracted purified and combined with
other essences to create an invigorating and stimulating beverage. These
qualities are imbued by the herbs used.
Would you believe: "A healthy wine"? These products are now being
distributed in the United States. Dr. Junius, a friend, has written
excellent books on alchemy, gives concerts playing the Sitar and he also
teaches alchemy and otherwise shares that which he has been given through
lectures and seminars.
Dr. Junius will be in Dallas the last week of July 1990 to teach a one
week course in Alchemy.
Jurgen Klein, together with his wife Ulrike, have formed 'Jurlique Ageless
Skin Care Products'. He was a student of Rudolph Steiner and taught at the
Waldorf School. Dr. Steiner was a brilliant man and his pioneering work
with herbs and plants are carried on today by the Waleda Co. who offer
various health and cosmetic preparations.
Dr. Conway of New Zealand, who was a student of Frater Albertus, (as was
Dr. Junius) founded a firm to compound creams and emollients from natural
ingredients using spagyric techniques. That is, alchemical processes.
On Connaught Circus. in New Delhi, we find the "Ayurvedic Pharmacy" where
alchemical products are sold over the counter and are compounded to
prescription. Out in the front of the pharmacy, we find workers with huge
iron mortars and pestles.
With it they grind metals laboriously by hand for months. Day after day
they grind a particular metal or gem into a powder so fine it is almost a
liquid. These are then treated and mixed with other ingredients to make
medicines.
Diamond powder will yield a medicine for the brain, and gold bashma (oxide)
is salutary for the heart. And many Indian preparations contain shilajeet
which is obtained from a certain type of rock from the Himalayas.
This rock, under the influence of moonlight, oozes out a tar like
substance. It is this tar-like material that is used to provide medicinal
effects.
Alchemy is especially flourishing today in France. Jean Debuis leads a
group called "Les Philosophes de la Nature". The organization boasts a
membership of over 1500 people, all practising alchemy.
I mentioned this organization to friends in Colorado and it was decided to
organize an American branch. The lessons from France are translated into
English and offered to English-speaking alchemical students as a
correspondence course.
The lessons span a number of year and include Qabala as well as Spiritual
and Practical Alchemy. These lessons are being offered today. And Karin
Kabbalah in Jasper Georgia, offers a very complete set of lessons dealing
with the Qabala.
In the fall of 1986 I spent a week with an alchemical society called
Filiation SOLAZAREFF. They held a 'pilgrimage' in the woods of southern
France. The proved alchemy can be done "in the wild" without the trappings
of modern equipment and "store bought chemicals".
Solazareff is a powerful and charismatic man who is well versed in alchemy.
He and his followers consider themselves to be the 'guardians of alchemy'
and in particular in the service of "La Dame" (the Virgin).
In Germany, Barbara Theiss formulates herbal medicines and markets them.
And in Germany, long a bastion of alchemy, numerous Hermetic groups
flourish.
In Belgium Dr.I. Beck spearheads alchemical studies in Antwerp and in
Bruxelles Marcel Jirousek is researching the properties of magnesium as a
cure for AIDS.
In Switzerland, a group that studied under Augusto Pancaldi are busy
translating his writings from Italian to German. (While my group, R.A.M.S.
is busy translating German into English!) Augusto was a gentle and
knowledgeable alchemist.
It was he who arranged for Frater Albertus and Eugene Canseliet (the latter
served under the master Fulcanelli, who legend reputes to be hundreds of
years old!) to meet and exchange views. It is regrettable that all three
of these giants of alchemy have passed through transition. However, Urs G.
and Alois W. keep the work of Pancaldi ongoing.
Siegfried H. in Canada reports that there is a Swiss PRS group that
follows the precepts laid down by Frater Albertus even to the extent that
they make spagyric preparations.
Also in Canada, Ralph F. has started an alchemical study group. In Spain
Julian P. and in Portugal Jose A., typify alchemists who, with members of
their groups, search the writings of the ancient alchemists to extract
clues to be more successful in their alchemical endeavours.
Germany, Switzerland and England have organizations publishing alchemical
journals. Arthur Fehres, in Australia, relates he is working on a new
technique to obtain oil of iron. He teaches alchemy in two-week seminars.
It will be recalled that oil of iron is helpful in problems concerning the
head. It has proved most effective in severe headaches and might prove
effective in amnesia and other such "head related" problems. Better than
anything you can get in the drugstore we might add!
Paul Baynes in England is making spagyric extractions of the herb Fo Ti
Tieng. The Chinese refer to this herb as one containing "the Elixir of
Life" and use it to promote longevity.
Finally, my friend, Pierre Munier has developed a method to solidify
quicksilver and he shapes it into religious and magical shapes. He learned
his alchemy from teachers in India. He also makes and sells purified oils
of metals.
In America, alchemy is also alive and well. Willis W. is following the
general lines of study as Paul Baynes but compounds his products from
cactus, aloe vera and creosote. He is quite involved in bio- agro
products, perhaps not so alchemical but of great importance to preserve
this planet nonetheless.
Robbie Eure and Art F. have combined talents to produce a remarkable salve
combining aloe vera and gold. This salve I have used (and help distribute)
is amazing in the relief of pain from a variety of causes.
Betty McK, in San Diego, discovered that by heating ethyl alcohol in a
small flask, the alcohol will gradually turn color and finally congeal and
become a dark brown mass just like chocolate syrup.
Moreover, in time, the mass will start to pulse or beat....like a heart!
If I had not seen this phenomena myself, I would not have believed it.
What it is we do not yet know. All we know is that the combined action of
a sandbath, morning light from an Eastern window and a green light shining
on it makes it behave in a peculiar fashion!
Greg Collins relates that due to a history of family colonic cancer, he had
a check up. To his great dismay, polyps were discovered in his colon by
his physician. He decided to try some alchemical preparations and took a
colloidal extract combining gold, silver and copper. In addition, he took
three drops of gold tincture once a week. Five weeks later, his physician,
after exploratory examination, announced "The polyps went away". A
check-up in May this year re-confirmed the efficacy of the gold tincture.
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research into alchemy and has been a fifty year member of an esoteric RC
order, AMORC.
Dan T.used his knowledge of alchemy to make herbal flavorings. These are
used to create delicious beverages often found for sale in health food
stores. Dr. Jack Hinze and his son Shane have an organization (Apotheca
Naturale) that produces a variety of spagyric tinctures. Dr. Dan Clark,
of Melbourne Florida has formed Bioactive Nutrients and offers spagyric and
homeopathic tinctures and remedies.
Harold Wilson has developed an incredible biodegradeable solvent that will
radically dissolve gold! The marvel of his invention is that it contains
no corrosives (!), no toxics (!!) and one of the main constituents is
water!!! This could be a grea t boon for anyone in the gold-mining
business.
Ore containing a variety of elements are introduced into this fluid and it
radicfally dissolves ONLY the gold. A second fluid precipitates the gold
back out and recovery is at the 99.6% level.
Bill van D. has developed nutrients that will feed gold and make it
multiply. Peter M. grows gold crystals. Other people are engaged in
making exotic palliatives and cures, doing private research, and so on.
Surely this business with gold sounds, well, far fetched. But that is
probably due to a lack of exposure to and awareness of, these recondite
disciplines. Yet we read that Dr. Paul Cottle, of the University of
Florida, utilizing a linear accelerator, hurls lithium ions at gold and
converts it to lead. Shades of wrong-way Corrigan!
Dr. Cottle, of course, was trying to prove something about the functioning
of atomic nuclei. He also gave weight to the idea that transmutation is
entirely possible.
But Bainbridge, Sherr and Starr proved that in the 1940s as have recent
experimenters in Australia (alchemists) who have transmuted quicksilver
into silver and have created artificial gems indistinguishable from the
'real thing'.
And as exemplified by Larry Principe's research, the governments of various
countries have shown to be QUITE interested in alchemy.
A paper studying the possibility of producing work from the heat given off
by transmutations conceded that the work of Kushi, Kervran and others were
correct. That is, transmutations DO take place. This paper was written by
the U.S. Army!
Beyond this, there is actually a tremendous amount of alchemical activities
taking place. As previously indicated, hundreds of reasearchers are in the
laboratories trying to wrest the secrets of healing and of life itself,
from Nature. Many closely follow the teachings of the ancient alchemists,
reading texts written long ago. They try to decipher the archaic and
code-like words often written in foreign languages.
To aid them, my group, R.A.M.S. is involved in translating old alchemical
texts and transmuting these ancient manuscripts from dusty items taking up
space, into a form readable and thus useable.
It is hoped that some researcher will discover a new approach or even a key
to unlock secrets heretofore hidden away. To some extent, this has already
been the case.
These are usually not large organized groups but clusters of individuals
now turned on to the possibilities promised by alchemy. And, to some
extent folk concerned about the environment and pollution seeking better
ways.
Russell Schilling in Atlanta, Ron DiSalvo in Marina del Rey, Dhyana M. in
Marietta, Robert M. in Marshfield WI, Anthony House and Laura J. both in
Seattle, Mack Ross in Australia and a veritable legion of individuals are
tuned into the same philosophy and trying to use alchemy to help their
brothers and sisters.
We would be remiss not to mention other literary efforts in the Hermetic
field. These include Publications such as "The Hermetic Journal" published
in England by the tireless Adam McLean; the eclectic magazine GNOSIS; Dr.
Hoffman's "Four Worlds Journal", the French journals "Tempete Chymique" and
"La Tablet Emeraude"; a newsletter emanating from Israel "Kabballah"; the
Swiss alchemical German language Journal "Essentia"; the venerable "AMBIX"
from England; from the U.S. we find "Cauda Pavona" and "Hermetica" both
published in academic environments and, of course, the venerable FATE. Mr.
Ritman in Amsterdam has opened to the public an incredible library of
alchemical documents. This is the "Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica" .
Tom Brown's "Borderland Sciences" group often have articles on Hermetic
subjects. The American branch of the Les Philosophs de la Nature will soon
produce a newsletter to add to a growing number of alchemical journals.
They are based in Boulder CO.
We can see then, that there is quite a bit going on, with or without our
knowledge. There are many more groups and invididuals than imagined
working quietly, even secretly, doing research, conducting experiments,
testing and finally, it is hoped, coming up with those products that are
most potent in healing.
Perhaps, some of these researchers will be instrumental in bridging the
wide gap between the alchemist and the scientist.
It might be asked, and who are these people? Since I travel all over the
U.S. and beyond, giving lectures, classes and seminars, I can answer that
question with accuracy.
The answer is: the neighbor down the street, your Sunday school teacher,
the milkman and a host of others that one would not suspect as being
involved in arcane studies. They are without doubt out there. And they
aren't mysterious or sinister folk either. They are sincere, probably very
spiritual, people dedicated to the common good.
One day, like Sir Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton, they will "come out of the
closet". Hopefully, at that time, the fruits of their discoveries in
alchemy, unlike Boyle and Newton, will be recognized and utilized to heal
mankind of all his illnesses, both spiritual and physical. As the good
Lord told us in Genesis, all these things, plants, herbs, minerals, etc.
are here for our use and benefit, to nourish and sustain and heal us. Thus
it was He who instituted this Holy Art and Science.
He left for US the challenge and joy of discovering the deepest secrets of
matter. Truly, as Frater Albertus was wont to say: "God IS good".
