Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia - Alchemy
Alchemy is an early protoscientific and philosophical discipline combining the elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - History
Alchemy encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. These traditions' general penchan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Alchemy In Art And Entertainment
Alchemy - Literature. Many authors lampooned alchemists and used them as the butt of satirical attacks. Two famous examples of these in...   » Read the article

Article - Alchemy: The Emerald Tablet And The Emerald Formula
The Emerald Tablet is an ancient artifact that reveals a profound spiritual technology, which has survived to this day despite centuries ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Music: Song Alchemy - Drumming For Spiritual Awakening
In this article, the author share a simple and very powerful way of combining drumming with clearly expressed intentions together forming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology And Alchemy: Encyclopedia - Astrology And Alchemy
Alchemy in the Western World and other locations where it was widely practiced was (and in many cases still is) closely allied and intert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henning Brand: Encyclopedia Ii - Henning Brand - Alchemy
Brand was, like alchemists of the time, searching for the "philosopher's stone", a substance which would turn base metals (like lead) int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Alchemy
Al-Razi - The Transmutation of Metals. Razi's interest in alchemy and his strong belief in the possibility of transmutation of lesser m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Alchemy
Al-Razi - The Transmutation of Metals. Razi's interest in alchemy and his strong belief in the possibility of transmutation of lesser m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouroboros: Encyclopedia Ii - Ouroboros - Alchemy
In alchemy, the ouroboros is a purifying sigil. The famous Ouroboros drawing from the early Alchemical text The Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia - Geber
Jabir Ibn Hayyan (full name Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan Al-Azdi, أبو موسى جابر بن حيان الأزدي; ca.721, Tus, Iran –...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemical Elements: Encyclopedia - Alchemical Elements
The four alchemical elements are Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Traditionally the elements are thought of as representing physical substance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia - Leo
Leo (Latin for lion, symbol , Unicode ♌) is a constellation of the zodiac. Leo lies between dim Cancer to the west and Virgo to the eas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancer Constellation: Encyclopedia - Cancer Constellation
In astronomy and astrology, Cancer (Latin for crab, symbol , Unicode ♋) is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Cancer is sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia - Al-razi
Al-Razi, (full name Abū Bakr Muhammad Ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzi) (ابو بکر الرازی), also known as "Zakaria al-Razi" in Arabic; o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia - Astrology
Astrology (from Greek: αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, "star" + λόγος, logos, "word") refers to any of several traditio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian
The Rosicrucian Order is a legendary and secretive Order dating from the 15th or 17th century. It generally is associated with the symbol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane: Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane
Subtle bodies Causal plane: Causal body Mental plane: Mental body Astral plane: body, projection Etheric plane: Etheric body Physical pl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Alchemy
alchemy The chemistry of the Middle Ages, the chief aim of which was to change the baser elements into gold   (See also: Alch...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Spiritual Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy: The word alchemy is an Arabic term comprised of the article "al" and the noun "khemi.” The later word re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Spiritual Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy: Alchemy is the art and science of transformation. This is not an easily understood art, because the primal medium of alchemic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Parapsychology Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy: An ancient "psuedo-science" commonly recalled for experiments to transmute base metals into gold, the formulation ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Alchemy
ALCHEMY: 1) Science of transmuting metals. 2)transmutation of Inner Self to a higher more Spiritual plane.   (See also: ALCH...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Alchemy
ALCHEMY: A branch of High Magick developed in the Middle Ages which sought to magickally and/or chemically turn base metals into gold....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Alchemy
ALCHEMY (from the Greek, chemeia, "chemistry", the Arabic, al kimya, "the chemistry", or the Egyption, khemeia, &q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Contributions To Alchemy
Jabir became an alchemist at the court of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, for whom he wrote the Kitab al-Zuhra ("The Book of Venus", on "the nobl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy In its original, literal meaning, )an ancient form of physics which, during the middle ages, was used by practitioners to mak...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy (from Arab al-kimiya from al the + kimiya philosopher's stone from Greek chyma fluid)   The art of divine magic under a c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Alchemy
ALCHEMY Chemistry is the child of the Alchemists. It's the legacy of "the puffers," those charlatan imitators who tried to f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doctor Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Doctor Alchemy - History
Albert Desmond suffered from multiple personality disorder where, like Two-Face, one side was a harmless citizen, the other personality w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy ; in Arabic Ul-Khemi, is, as the name suggests, the chemistry of nature. Ui-Khemi or Al-Kimia, however, is only an Arabianized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Contributions To Chemistry
Jabir is often called "Father of Chemistry", because he was the first scholar to scientifically systematize that science, to whose theory...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Plant Alchemy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Plant Alchemy
plant alchemy (spagyrics): A form of herbalism based on astrologic and alchemic (parachemical) principles. One of the major goals of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosopher's Stone: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosopher's Stone - The Stone In Alchemy
Philosopher's stone - Transmutation of metals. The concept apparently originated from the theories of the 8th century Islamic alchemist...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy: Kundalini Yoga Dictionary On Alchemy
Alchemy: A method or power of transmutation; seemingly miraculous change of one thing into another.     (See also: Alche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Writings By Jabir
The writings of Jabir Ibn Hayyan can be divided into four categories: 1. The 112 Books dedicated to the Barmakids, viziers of Caliph Haru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - Astrology And Alchemy
Alchemy in the Western World and other locations where it was widely practiced was (and in many cases still is) closely allied and intert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - Rose Cross: Alchemy And Divine Sciences Of Healing & Of The Stars
The alchemy in the laboratory (the ancestor of modern chemistry), where the ultimate goal was understanding of the laws of Nature in orde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Religion, Paganism, And Alchemy
The conceptual relationship between religion and magic is similar to the relationship between "religion" and Paganism, whereas "religion"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geber: Encyclopedia Ii - Geber - Biography
Jabir Ibn Hayyan was born around 721 in the town of Tus in Khorasan, Persia (present-day Iran). His father, a druggist of the Azd tribe, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elias Ashmole: Encyclopedia Ii - Elias Ashmole - Alchemy And The Tradescant Collection
During the 1650s, Ashmole devoted a great deal of energy to the study of alchemy. In 1650 he published Fasciculus Chemicus under the anag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Religion Paganism And Alchemy
The conceptual relationship between religion and magic is similar to the relationship between "religion" and Paganism, whereas "religion"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermes Trismegistus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermes Trismegistus - Origin
Both Thoth and Hermes were gods of writing and of magic in their respective cultures. Thus the Greek god of interpretive communication wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosopher's Stone: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosopher's Stone - The Stone In Alchemy
Philosopher's stone - Transmutation of metals. The concept apparently originated from the theories of the 8th century Islamic alchemist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Thermodynamics: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Thermodynamics - Transition From Alchemy To Chemistry
The theory of phlogiston arose in the 17th century, late in the period of alchemy. Its replacement by caloric theory in the 18th century ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henning Brand: Encyclopedia Ii - Henning Brand - Publicity
By 1675, having been unsuccessful at producing gold, Brand spoke of his phosphorus to friends and soon it was the talk of Hamburg. He enj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermes Trismegistus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermes Trismegistus - Hermetic Revival
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus known as the Hermetica enjoyed great credit an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sveasoft: Encyclopedia Ii - Sveasoft - Firmware Versions
Sveasoft - Satori. Satori, along with many other minor releases, is one of the earliest Sveasoft firmware development projects. Nearly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elias Ashmole: Encyclopedia Ii - Elias Ashmole - Solicitor And Royalist
Ashmole was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. His family had been prominent, but its fortunes had declined somewhat by the time of Ashmol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elias Ashmole: Encyclopedia Ii - Elias Ashmole - Restoration
At the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, Ashmole's loyalty was richly rewarded. He was given the office of Comptroller for the Excise in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo - Notable Features
This constellation contains many bright stars, such as Regulus (α Leonis), the lion's heart; Denebola (β Leonis); and γ1 Leonis (Algie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo - History Of The Name
Early Hindu astronomers knew it as Asleha and as Sinha, the Tamil Simham but later, influenced by Greece and Rome, as Leya or Leyaya, fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo - History Of The Symbol
The adoption of this animal's form for the zodiac sign has been attributed to the fact that when the Sun was among its stars in midsummer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - Influence On Freemasonry
According to Jean Pierre Bayard, two rites of Rosicrucian inspiration emerged from the end of 18th century. One was the Rectified Scottis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo - Mythology
In Greek mythology, it was identified as the Nemean Lion (and may have been a source of the tale) which was killed by Herakles during one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo - Mythology
In Greek mythology, it was identified as the Nemean Lion (and may have been a source of the tale) which was killed by Herakles during one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Biography
In Persian and Arabic, Razi means "from the city of Rayy (also spelled RAY, REY, or RAI, old Persian RAGHA, Latin RHAGAE) formerly one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Biography
In Persian and Arabic, Razi means "from the city of Rayy (also spelled RAY, REY, or RAI, old Persian RAGHA, Latin RHAGAE) formerly one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancer Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancer Constellation - History Of The Name
The early Sanskrit name of this constellation was Karka and Karkata, the Tamil Karkatan, and the Cingalese Kathaca. The later Hindus knew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancer Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancer Constellation - History Of The Symbol
The modern symbol for Cancer is the crab, but it has been represented with various types of creatures, usually those live in the water, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancer Constellation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancer Constellation - Mythology
As the constellation vaguely resembles a crab, it may, together with the Hydra constellation, form the basis of the myth of the Lernaean ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Al-razi's Masters And Opponents
We already mentioned that Razi studied medicine under 'Ali ibn Rabban al-Tabari, however, Ibn al-Nadim indicates that he studied philosop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Contributions To Medicine
Al-Razi - Smallpox vs. measles. As chief physician of the Baghdad hospital Razi formulated the first known description of smallpox: "S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Philosophy
Al-Razi - On existence. Razi believed that a competent physician must also be a philosopher well versed in the fundamental questions re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Quotes From Rhazes
Asked if a philosopher can follow a prophetically revealed religion, al-Razi frankly replies: How can anyone think philosophically while...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - References And Further Reading
Only the first volume was published since P. Kraus' suicide prevented the publiction of the second volume for which he already had gather...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Al-razi's Masters And Opponents
We already mentioned that Razi studied medicine under 'Ali ibn Rabban al-Tabari, however, Ibn al-Nadim indicates that he studied philosop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Contributions To Medicine
Al-Razi - Smallpox vs. measles. As chief physician of the Baghdad hospital Razi formulated the first known description of smallpox: "S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - The Validity Of Astrology
Astrology is a very controversial subject. The case for and the case against astrology's objective validity are discussed more fully at V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - Description
In past centuries astrology often relied on close observation of astronomical objects, and the charting of their movements, and might be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Philosophy
Al-Razi - On existence. Razi believed that a competent physician must also be a philosopher well versed in the fundamental questions re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - The Manifestos
If one abstracts from the symbolic associations of the rose and the cross, which have been visioned by many since ancient epochs, it is k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - Quotes From Rhazes
Asked if a philosopher can follow a prophetically revealed religion, al-Razi frankly replies: How can anyone think philosophically while...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - Reference Literature
Essays Alexandre David, Fama Fraternitatis - Introdution, [15]. Corinne Heline, The Seven Jewels and the Seven Stages of Initiation , [1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-razi: Encyclopedia Ii - Al-razi - References And Further Reading
Only the first volume was published since P. Kraus' suicide prevented the publication of the second volume for which he already had gathe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - History
It is on the foundation of these teachings that Rosenkreuz conceived the plan for simultaneous and universal religious, philosophic, scie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Etheric Plane - Rosicrucian And Esoteric Christianity Conceptions
According to Max Heindel's Rosicrucian writings [1], there is - in addition to the solids, liquids, and gases which compose the Chemical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - Astrology And The Days Of The Week
Each day of the week was created in honor of one of the seven celestial bodies (the Sun, Moon and five planets known in ancient times); a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - Origins
According to a legend published in the 17th century Rosicrucian manifestos, the Rosicrucian Order was founded in 1407 (the early 15th cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - History Of Astrology
The study of Western astrology and the belief in it, as part of astronomy, is found in a developed form among the ancient Babylonians; an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Etheric Plane - Etymology
See Aether (classical element) The aether (also written as "ether") was widely accepted in ancient Greek philosophy and science. This Gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etheric Plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Etheric Plane - New Scientific Conception Of The Aether Ether
During the 19th century science adopted ideas and developed theories related to the luminiferous aether and performed several experiments...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - Effects On World Culture
Astrology has had a profound influence over the past few thousand years on Western and Eastern cultures, along with the English language....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brett Whiteley: Encyclopedia Ii - Brett Whiteley - Success With Archibald And Other Prizes
In the late seventies Brett Whiteley had great success with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, winning all of their major prizes twice. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - The Seven Liberal Arts And Astrology
In medieval Europe, a university education was divided into seven distinct areas, each represented by a particular planet and known as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Esotericism: Encyclopedia Ii - Esotericism - Esotericism In Popular Culture
Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist involves a spiritual interpretation of alchemy. Umberto Eco has written fiction with esoteric themes, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - Astrology - Astrology And The Days Of The Week
Each day of the week was created in honor of one of the seven celestial bodies (the Sun, Moon and five planets known in ancient times); a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosicrucian: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosicrucian - Modern Groups
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, various groups styled themselves Rosicrucian. Almost all claimed to be authenti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quicksilver Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Quicksilver Novel - Theme
In the section entitled Daniel Aboard Minerva, Daniel Waterhouse finds himself shipboard, and thus pondering a shipwreck. He imagines a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brett Whiteley: Encyclopedia Ii - Brett Whiteley - Later Years
Increasingly dependent on alcohol, and then addicted to heroin, Whiteley's work output declined, although its market value continued to c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sveasoft: Encyclopedia Ii - Sveasoft - Features
Sveasoft firmware is typically advertised as being able to increase the router's radio transmission power from 28 milliwatts to 251 milli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sveasoft: Encyclopedia Ii - Sveasoft - Software Licensing
The WRT54G router runs a version of Linux. Many of the software packages in the firmware are licensed under the GNU General Public Licens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouroboros: Encyclopedia Ii - Ouroboros - Ouroboros In Modern Culture
Ouroboros - Chemistry. The organic chemist August Kekulé claimed that a ring in the shape of Ouroboros inspired him in his discovery o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Thermodynamics: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Thermodynamics - Entropy And The Second Law
Even though he was working with the caloric theory, Sadi Carnot in 1824 suggested that some of the caloric available for generating usefu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Thermodynamics: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Thermodynamics - Phenomenological Thermodynamics
History of thermodynamics - Gas laws. Years of discovery: Boyle's law (1662) Charles's law was first published by Joseph Louis Gay-Lus...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lesser Kan & Li: Alternative Health Dictionary On Lesser Kan & Li
Lesser Kan & Li (Sexual Alchemy): Form of meditation whose theory posits chi, core energy channels, higher energy bodies, and inte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alchemy Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Alchemy
Alchemy Dream Symbols: A desire for change. A period of transformation, perhaps spiritual. Expecting too much from too little.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gold Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Gold
Gold Dream Symbols: in alchemy gold is the color for God; new life or beginnings; your true self   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Overview
Alchemy - Alchemy as a proto-science. The common perception of alchemists is that they were pseudo-scientists, crackpots and charlatans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Etymology
The word alchemy comes from the Arabic al-kīmiyaˀ or al-khīmiyaˀ (الكيمياء or الخيمياء), which is probably formed fro...   » Read the article