As our cherished beliefs and habits turn to ash and smoke, we may feel as if we’re dying. For this step in Alchemy it is crucial to remove ego from our inner selves.Ĭalcination incinerates the ego’s defenses against the unknown. It takes courage to claim change and choose to journey on a path of self-exploration. However, ego fights desperately for its own survival. Calcination refers to breaking down attachment to our ego-based beliefs, false sense of self, and the worldly drive to seek those things which feed our ego or perceptions of our own identity (wealth, status, pride, arrogance).
In this stage we face a crisis of identity. The literal process is to heat and decompose raw matter – in other words, breaking down parts of ourselves that are in the way of our own happiness. Calcination, in alchemy this is depicted as the burning of the prima materia into ash.
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The following are the seven series of steps delineated to reach the ultimate achievement of alchemic enlightenment.ġ. The ceaseless achievement of greater enlightenment.The preparation for the “elixir of longevity”, often connected to the philosopher’s stone.The transmutation of base metals to gold, often referred to as changing “lead to gold”.To summarize, the 3 main goals of Alchemy have been: All too familiar you will discern the similarities between Alchemy and similar religious practices all over the world which seek the ultimate state of enlightenment or spiritual development – with the end goal being a state of awareness, completion and harmony. ( Valda Roric)Īs with most occult practices, the true value of Alchemy is within the obscure symbolism, thus warding off muggles and keeping their secrets hidden. Also, as a god, Mercury is the “Messenger of the Gods” – the link between the human and the divine. By using these forces, the alchemist can attain the Philosopher’s Stone inside his own being. It symbolizes all the internal energies: mental, emotional, instinctive, moving, and sexual. Mercury is the primal matter in alchemy and, as it is silver, it is linked to the moon. This signified the struggle against something negative which came from within.Īlchemists describe several alchemic processes as follows: Calcinatio, Solutio (Dissolution), Elementorum (Separatio), Conjuctio, Putrefactio, Coagulatio, Cibatio, Sublimatio, Fermentatio, Exaltatio, Augumentatio and Proiectio (Projection). For alchemists, these elements were known as “the dry mercury”. As a reward, for conquering these beasts they would then obtain symbols of their interior capacities. In Ancient Greece, the negative elements were believed to be invincible mythological beasts but heroes always found ways to outsmart them. After being tricked, Osiris came back to life as a symbol of the resurrection of positive values. Seth was the God who tried to dethrone Osiris.
( Valda Roric) The Importance of Mercury and Sulfur- part 1 In Christianity, these elements are called “the Seven Deadly Sins” in Tibet they are known as psychic conglomerates in Egypt they were known as “Seth’s Red Demons”. There are also elements which make humans go further away from the light. These are: the Krita Yuga ( Golden Age) when people used to be spiritual and innocent, the Treta Yuga ( Silver Age) when knowledge begins to lose light, the Duapara Yuga ( Bronze Age) when wars start and, finally, the Kali Yuga ( Iron Age) when humans need interior transformation due to distancing themselves from the light and developing negative habits. The Hindu tradition speaks of certain “ages of humanity”. Occult anatomy is a type of human anatomy which is not visible. The energy that surrounds the body surpassing its borders is known as the “aura” and nerve connections at a subtle level, often called “chakras,” are two examples of this secret anatomy. Alchemists used to speak of human occult anatomy. In spiritual alchemy, this is seen as turning a person’s “lead” (personality) into spiritual “gold”. In other words, it is the art of turning lead into gold. Alchemy has often been described as “Ars Laboriosa Convertens Humiditate Ignea Metala In Mercuris”, referring to the transformation of fire’s humidity into mercury.
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