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TO THE SUBSCRIBER

The Alchemical Laboratory Bulletins are intended for novices and advances students of thearcane sciences Its contents are devoted e!clusively to researches of the meta"hysical# occult#

"hiloso"hical and hermetic cate$ories It endeavors to brin$# as far as "ossible and "ermissible#translations out of forei$n lan$ua$es and inter"retations into "resent%day terminolo$y of the dee"and &ell%hidden alchemistical and cabalistical lore and the esoteric "rece"ts of those initiated intothe teachin$s of the ade"ts' as &ell as "ractical s"a$yric results from the laboratory

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It &ill be noticed that none of the articles by contem"orary contributors a""earin$ in the ALCHE0ICAL LABORATOR) BULLETI,S at "resent# or in the future# are si$ned# althou$h in mostinstances comin$ from reno&ned sources This is both traditional and inconseet Started in Alchemy

?or+s on Alchemy Recommendedto be Studied

*rimary Relationshi"s

@uestions Ans&ers

Order Rosa Crucis


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SALUTU0 *U,CTII TRIA,>ULII

To you# ?HO ARE LABORI,> so dili$ently over flas+s and retorts' To you# &ho ares"endin$ endless hours# meant for slee"in$# absorbed by the boo+s of those# that left us a record of

their accom"lishments' To you# &ho are so earnestly tryin$ to shed some li$ht on the seemin$lycom"le! intricacies of the Cabalistic Tree of Life' To you# &ho are "racticin$ the la&s revealed bymore advanced individuals# throu$h channels# &hose ori$in you are# In most cases# una&are of' Toall of you# &ho are searchin$ to receive more li$ht# these &ords are directed

?e all reco$ni(e our inabilitys to co"e &ith the immensity of the Cosmic La&s# sim"ly#because# &e do not +no& enou$h about them The very little &e have come to +no& leaves us &itha reali(ation of the insi$nificance of our understandin$ Ho&ever# &e 8O +no& certain thin$sbeyond a shado& of doubt It is this "rofound +no&led$e that ur$es us on and on in search for the$reater Li$ht It is throu$h Chesed that &e may reach Binah to find us eventually in "ossession of Choc+mah# &hich &ill let us obtain the ether in our 0initum 0undum Truly a hi$h and &orthy $oalfor anyone to aim at

Since you are not "rimarily searchin$ for the mundane thin$s in this "resent life# you areunder the $uidance of those# &ho are &illin$ to hel" you# if you sho& a sincere desire to be hel"edRemember# all thin$s in this life are relative# but that6 8o as thou &ilt# shall be the ?hole of the la&

A &elcome a&aits you in the invisible circle of visible bein$s# on this terrestrial s"here of consciousness A hearty &elcome is e!tended to you# as you enter the Sanctum of the servants of the >reat Ones# havin$ endured throu$h the ni$ht

?e do not fear ,either are &e concerned that these "a"ers may fall into the hands of onesnot initiated into our s"a$yric +no&led$e' for &hat &ould it "rofit themD

?ith *eace *rofound shall they reach )OU# &ho are "re"ared and far enou$h advancedalon$ the "ath to Cosmic reali(ation Hi$her forces# by far &iser than &e# are directin$ the >REAT?OR amon$ those# &ho by Cosmic >race are ordained to "erform &hat arma# and destiny# hasset for them to accom"lish

Acce"t then# in all sincerity# these >reetin$s# &ho so unselfishly dedicate your time andtalents to&ard the unfoldment of the $reater Li$ht# so that &e may hel" to brin$ about a more"rofound and abundant life for all the creation of the 8ivine Soul# of &hich &e are but a se$ment

HO? TO >ET STARTE8 I, ALCHE0)

This IS I,TE,8E8 7OR those &ho have read or studied about alchemy and are no&

"re"arin$ themselves to commence their &or+ in the laboratory As this &ill "rove to be a mostinterestin$ and enli$htenin$ tas+# it should not be underta+en carelessly 7irst of all# the "laceselected for the &or+ about to be$in# is of im"ortance The s"ace re


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A table and chair ust about com"lete the furnishin$s The table or &or+bench should be solocated that the heat and &ater source are very close by and handy# as the $as flame or electricheat# &hichever is available is constantly needed 7or the $as flame# a Bunsen burner# or better still# a 7isher burner are recommended As for the flas+s# the flat%bottom ty"e# called Erlenmeyer flas+s# are best for us 7or sto""ers# both ty"es# cor+ and rubber# are needed A small mi!edassortment &ill last a lon$ time A su""ort to brin$ the flas+ over the flame# to hold it in a ri$id"osition &hen used for distillation# also is re


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should be ta+en in minute amounts A fe& $rains in a $lass of distilled &ater &ill "roducee!hilaratin$ results This is the most "rimitive and sim"lest form for the "re"aration of an herbalsubstance# accordin$ to the "rece"ts of Alchemy

As lo$ically


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There is another &ay to "urifKr the s"irits of &ine &ith "otassium carbonate anhydrous This"rocess &e do not use in the be$innin$ Since &ith the "urified s"irits of &ine &e obtain better results in our &or+ &e shall al&ays use it for the e!traction in the herbal &or+

-In the follo&in$ installments &e shall consider the e!traction of herbs by distillation &ith yetanother menstrum and continue until &e end &ith the mineral and metallic essences/

Start &ith the herbal e!traction first# in order to familiari(e yourself &ith the "rocedure Toomuch time is bein$ consumed &hen metallic e!tractions at first are underta+en The "rocessre


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;The Occult Sciences;

;The Real History of the Rosicrucians;

;Studies in 0ysticism;

;The Turba *hiloso"horum;

It &ill become inevitable that the &or+s of the old masters and the contem"orary &riters on Alchemy# the latter bein$ unfortunately only too fe need to be read and studied A cursorye!amination of their &or+s is not sufficient 8etailed information about some of these im"ortantboo+s &ill be forthcomin$ from time to time in the ALCHE0ICAL LABORATOR) BULLETI,S 7or further information# &here some of the above mentioned boo+s may be obtained# contact the*aracelsus Research Society Ho&ever# it must not be# from the fore$oin$# be construed by thereader that &e are sellin$ any boo+s ?e &ill only for&ard names and sources and do not handleany transactions

*RI0AR) RELATIO,SHI*S

THE 7OLLO?I,> TABULATIO, ?ill hel" be$inners to find the various inter%relationshi"s#&hen &or+in$ &ith the alchemical manifestations on both# the transcendental and "hysical "lanesRemember that each metallic substance has a s"iritual counter"art manifestin$ at the same time#accordin$ to the la& of duality Alchemical remedies are therefore of either li+e or contrary nature#attractin$ or re"ulsin$ res"ectively at s"ecific times either beneficial or inimical

*lanet 0etal 8ay CardinalSin

Cardinal.irtue bo

Sun >old Sunday *ride Humility

0oon Silver 0onday Lust of 7lesh

Substantiality

0ars Iron Tuesday An$er 0ee+ness

0ercury @uic+silver ?ednesday Envy Benevolence

Mu"iter Tin Thursday Cunnin$ ?isdom

.enus Co""er 7riday Le&dness ChastityO


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Saturn Lead Saturday Avarice Charity

The above may be of little sense to the tyro at the outset )et# a$ain# in the t&in+lin$ of aneye# all &ill become clear# &hat formerly &as +no&n but not understood ?isely says >autamaBuddha6 ;Believe nothin$ &hich is unreasonable# and reect nothin$ as unreasonable &ithout "ro"er e!amination; To this &e may add6 ;In Reli$ion &e believe' in 0ysticism &e +no&' in Hermetic*hiloso"hy &e understand &hy &isdom is essential for *eace "rofound;

Ta+e Acetum# distilled from &ine and sal ammoniac fi!ed in it It &ill e!tract the


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It &ould indeed be a very interestin$# and most of all# a &elcome contribution to theHermetic literature# if you succeed in brin$in$ out a monthly "a"er dealin$ e!clusively &ith hermetic"roblems ?ill you cull the most im"ortant items from e!istin$ alchemical &or+s or are you"ro"osin$ to brin$ ori$inal readin$ matter# as to the "ractical "roblems# ho& do you intend to $oabout themD

@uestion ,o N

Have you noticed ho& hard it is to $et boo+s that deal &ith Alchemy In most of them youfind nothin$ It:s ust history I have not seen one that &ill tell me &hat to do I firmly believe that a*hiloso"hers Stone did e!ist and can be made a$ain I sure &ould li+e to +no& someone &ho &or+sin alchemy I am not very much educated but have read a lot about it and it sure fascinates me allthe time

@uestion ,o 5

?hen I &as in your library you had a >erman boo+ &ith hand%colored "ictures in it Thisboo+ &as about Alchemy Is this boo+ in En$lish tooD I have another


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Their a$$ressive# yet very di$nified &ay of a""roach to reach many "eo"le# to be tau$htand enli$htened for the 0astery of Life in this mundane s"here of e!istence# deservesac+no&led$ment and su""ort As a fraternity# under the $uidance of hi$her forces# it remains as oneof the several "otent factors to brin$ into the *ronaos of the Tem"le of ?isdom and *eace thoseindividuals desirous to travel the road of the Ade"ts and thereby to attain Illumination

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