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AND ALCHEMY ALCHEMY AND THE ALCHEMISTS THE ALCHEMISTS GCiYiviDiqclhtheesSeecctreett ooff tthhee PPhhiillOoIoOopphheer'f.iSSttoonnee,. tthheeEEIlWixirr ooff YYoouutthh,. nuodd IthheeUUnmiva-nJlSSooIlYveelnl1t.. AAIlsaoonahhoowwiiongatthlnantthhee TTRRUUEE AAllcchheemm-- iiatttad-dididnnoo tt naeeekektoIoTTrrauDmlMnUuletebbuueemmeotanIka iinnttoog&oOldld,, bbuIltIoaoIduanhlhtethHeiHghiaehsattInInihit'i.a|tliioonnoorItthheeD0eeY_evI-el. oopplmlleelllnotoftfhIheeS5ppiriirtiuhanlINNaotuhr.eIrieniMnMann "“KKnnooww TTlhxyysseelyf”"' Vol. 3 BY DDRR.. RR.. SSWWIINNBBUURRNNEE CCLLYYMMEERR,. AAuutthhoorrooff "“'T11h:e:RRoossiiccrruucciinannss;; tthheeiirrTTeeancchhiuinllz5s,,""""DDiivviinnee AAllcchheemmyy,."" .".PPhhiilloossoopphhyyooffFFiirree,."".".AAnncdieeDnttMMyyssttiicc OOrxiieennttanll MMaassoonnryry,","eettcc.. .. .' T‘PsHaIPPHHIILLOOSIOOPPHEIICCALLLPPUUBILLXISIHHIINNGGCCoo..., AALLLLIaNNTTOOWWNN,.PPAA,. " 11990077 CoogIc '0'1',eiby o.42:«.c,.:2.«7:o J Hi!)can Sx4 6% }~¢eAR 19 1930 4* 3‘ ,.. NNOOTTIICCEE.. TThhiisssseettooffbbooookkssiisseenntteerreedd.aaccecoordréb:int2g' ttooAAcctt ooff Congrew.iinn tthhee yreeaarr 1907. by DDrr.. RR.. SS.. CCliyymmeerr,,AAlllleennttoowwnn,,PPaa..,, iinntthhee OOfiffiiccceooff tthhee LLiibbrraarriiaannooffCCoonm- ggrroess.,, aattWashington,DD.. CC.. 2 DEDICATION To all thosewho trulyinterested in are the Higher Science and the Search for the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life; to thosewho have helped me form Complete Philosophyand a espe- cially withoutwhose help these to one Workswould bepossible. not PREFACE IInn presenting vvoolluummee tthhrreeee of tthhee sseerriieess eennt,tiittllEeidd “Alchemyaanndd tthheeAlchemists,"”tthheeeditor hhaass nnoo eexx-- ccuusseettoo mmaakkee.. IItt wwaass 'nneecceessssaarryy ttoo complete thewwoorrkk.. AAnnootthheerrvvoolluummee wwiillllffoollllooww thepresent oonnee,, bbuutt tthhaatt wwiillllbbeeddeevvootteeddaallmmoossttexclusivelyttootthhee"“EElliixxiirr"”aanndd reletion tthhee “Stone,"” iinn tthheeiirrrelation ttoo tthhee ccuurree ooff ddiisseeaassee and tthhee prolongation of life, and while II kknnooww that mmaannyy}wwiilllllaugh'aatt tthheeidea, iitt ddooeess nnoott ccoonncceerrnnmmee in » tthhee least. II kknnooww tthhaatt tthhee mmaasssseess hhaavvee laughed aatt eevveerryy nneeww discovery eevveerr mmaadde—e-—th-thaatt is, wwhheenn they ddiidd nnoott persecute oorr eexxeeccuuttee tthheediscoverer,and II ssuupp-- ppoosseetheywwiilllleevveerrcontinuettoo dossoo.. Every ttrruuee Philosopher tthhaatt tthhee world hhaass eevveerr kknnoowwnn hhaass recognized the fact tthhaatt thereiiss ssuucchh aa thingaasstthhee“"EElliixxiirr.."” Mind,II ddoo nnoottssaayythattthhiissiiss aamaterialremedy,for iittiissnnoott.. BBuutttthheerreeiiss aann elixir wwhhieerrEe!bbyyQdilsSeieatUsleeccaannbbeeccuurreeddaassiiffbyMagic,andthere 6 ALCHEKYam:rrmALCHEMISTS. stone iisll aa stone whereby life mmaayy bbee pprr<o>lloOnlllggEeldd mmaannyy,,vveerryy mmaannyyyyeeaarrss.. CCoo:nncclJe:rrnniiinnggtthheepresent wwoorrkktthheerreeiiss nothingttoo eexx-- plain,fortthheesseeeekkeerrafterTTrruutthhwwiillllffiinnddfullexplana- tions ttbhrrOoUu/!g!:hhOoulltt tthhee bbooookk.. IItt iiss nnoott claimed tthhaatt eevveervryt.thhininllgl iiss mmaaddee clear, bbuutt ffoorr tthhoossee tthhaattwwiillllsseeee,, tthheemystery iiss clearedaawwaayyaass regards ttoo tthheessuulbJ'jjeecctt.. AAnndd wwhhaatt iiss mmoorree,, iitt iiss sshhoowwnn that, while tthhee AAll-- cchheemmiissttss eeaacchh hhaadd aa difierent nnaammee ffoorr tthhee mmaa;tteerfiwal aannddtthheesubject,iittwwaass eevveerr tthheessaammee.. II wish to call aatttteennttiioonn ttoo aa ffeeww forces iinn Nl"la1lt.utUrree,. and more espeeially iinn mmaann,, wwhhiicchh iitt wwiillll ppaayy tthhee reader to bear in mind. The subject of AAllcchheeumlyy iiss ccOomIIlppllee'tteellyyttrreesaltteeddttbhrrOoUu/!g!:hhOoulltttthhiisswork,bbuuttII wwiisshhall is ttoo uunnddeerrssttaannddtthhaattiitt iissnnoott ccllaaiimmeeddtthhaatttthheemmeetthhooddis / given, ffoorr iitt iiss nnoott.. TThhee method iiss only taught by theSecret School,--aannddbbuutt oonnee FFrraattEelrrnniittyyiinn AAmmeerriiccaa.. "'CJLlUlJ'A, Many of tthhee pprree.lliimmiiinnaa1r7y iinIlssttrr:ullccttii,oonnss aarree given, ssuucchh aasspertain ttoo tthheediet,thoughts,tthheelifeto beled, etc., bbuutt tthheeKeyttoo tthheeDevelopmentiiss not given aanndd ccaamn-- nnoottbegiveniinnnueeiitthheerrbooksnnoorraannyyso-calledccoouurrsseess,, for eeaacchh iinnddiivviidduuaall Neophyte mmuusstt be iinnssttrruucctteedd iinn-- dividually. AA ccoouurrssee aannddbbooookkmmaayyddoo aa great deal ttoo &ALCGBJHIl.KEY AHNDYTAUBN.AD.LOTJIlHD08ET8 . 77 ; ooppeenn thewwaayy aanndd tthheemmiinndd for thisDevelopment,but iitt ccaann nneevveerr give the nneecceessssaarryy iinnsstrtur,uctci!tCio>nnSs for this ttrraa.iinniiinIlgg oorr Initiation,aannddII vveennttuurree ttoo ssaayytthhaattmmaannyy of tthheessfel so~oalled Cco0u1rlls'seess hhaavvee done mmoorree ttoo ffiillllthe mmaadd hhoouusseess with Insane, aanndd hhaavvee brought mmoorree iillll ffeeeell.iinnlgl' aaggaa:iinnssttbbootthhOUccccllul1ittiissmmandMysticismthanaallll combined. else IInn .“.E:EulUp'ht:lrharatetess,,"”by Eugenius Philalethes,wwee find tthheeffoollllcolwwUinllgl imnlssttlr'1uuccttiiolonnss concerning tthheeAArrtt:: “It iiss tthheeadviceof tthheeBBlr'(oJltthhee:rrss of theR. C. thattthhoosseewwhhoo wwoouulldd bbee proficient in thisart should study tthhee ele- mmeennttss and tthheeiirroperations beforetheyseek after tthhee ~ ttiinnccttuurreessooffmetals. IIttiissttoohewwiisshheeddindeedtthhaattmmeenn wwoouulldd ddoo ssoo,, ffoorr tthheenn Wwee sshhoouulldd nnoott hhaavvee ssoo mmaannyy broilers,andssoo fewphilosophers. BBuutt hheerree iitt mmaayybe qqUnEelsSttiiollnnee1dd,,wwhhoo iisshheetthhaattstudiestthhee eelleelmneennttssfor any ssuucchh end aass ttoo observe aanndd imitate theiroperations? ForiinntthheeUniversitieswweestudy tthheemmonlyttoo aattttaaiinnttoo aa false book theory,whereof nnoo uussee ccaann bbee mmaaddee bbuutt qqUuIaLCckkliln1lgg,,ddiissJpPuuttiinngg,, aanndd mmaakkiinn:ggaa nnooiissee.. Veriiytthhee ddooocttrruinlee ooff tthheeSchoolmenhhaatthhallayedaanndd pneerrvveerrtteedd eevveenn tthhaattdesire ooff knowledge wwhhiicchh GGoodd planted iinn mmaann.. FFoorrthettrraaddiittiioonnsswweerreecceeiivveethere,comingfrom 88 ALOHIKYANDTBEALOHEKISTS. oouurr superiors, ccaarrrryy wwiitthhtthheemmtthhee aawwee of tthhee tutor, andthisbreeds iinn uuss aann opinionof tthheeiirrcertainty;; s8o0 thata UUnniivvee:rrssiitt,yymmaannccaannnnoottiinn aallllhhiiss lliiffelettiimlnee,,attain ttoo 8so0 mmuucchh rreeaassoonn aanndd ccoonnffiiddeennccee aass ttoo llooookk bbee,yroonn.dd hhiiss lleessssoonn.. II hhaavvee often Wondered tthhaatt aannyy ssoobbeerr spirits ccaann tthhiinnkkAristotle’s philosophyperfect, wwhheenn iitt CcoOnIllsSilss1ttss in mere words wwiitt;hhOolulttaannyy ffUulr1t:h.heerreffects; ffoorr_ooff aa ttrruutthhtthhee falsity and insufiiciencyof aa. mmeerree notional knowledge is so apparent thatno Wise mmaann willassert it. This is best known to the physicians, who, wwhheenn theyhave been initiated in thiswhirligig, aarree forced at lastto leave it, and to assumenew prin- ciples,if theywillbesuch astheirprofession requires theyshould be.” IInn the ccoommmmeennttss oonn tthhee above, we are told that: “Study, search, think,aanndd ecxxlp1elerriimmeelnltt for yourself. So only can you find tthhee light tthhaatt will mmaakkee yyoouurr particular life a living reality. TToo accept a ready- mmaaddee beliefblindlyiissttoo ccOoDmrumn:iittmmeennttaallaannddmoralssuuii-- cide. V YYoouu mmuusstt slay tthhee delusions, tthhee ccoonnsstrtirlcictit1iv7ee forces by which yyoouu ffiinndd yvOoulllrls'8eellff sIilulilrrrrooUulnClddeEldd wwhheenn yyoouu ssttaarrtt oonn yyoouurr sseeaarrcchh for Light. YYoouu mmuusstt fight and oonquer the dragons of habit aanndd ccuussttoomm which ALOEEKYAND THEAnciznmsrs. 9 ssttuullttiiffyy yyoouurr '‘SSppiirriittuuaall COOonMstlcioio1uJls8Dne.essss;j kkiillllthem and wwaasshh yYoOullrlsrseellff iinn tthheeiirr blood, like tthhee hheerrooeess of old. Yoummuusstt fail,aannddfail,aannddtthheennrriissee again; youmust strip yYoOullLrsrSeellff ooff aallll iiddoolllaattrr'Oouuss shame, untilyou find thevivifyingidea.oorrlightwhichshall renderyyoouurr life fruitful. EEaacchhmmaannoorr wwoommaannmmuusstt ddoo thisforhimoorr herself. This iiss tthhee teachingooff tthhee BBrrootthheerrss of tthhee Rosy Cross, aanndd iitt iiss tthheeonly living truth,for iitt hhaass Nemesis 0no0 finality;and the of all reformers iiss final- ity. “But thisttrruutthh hhaass nneevveerr mmoorree tthhaannhalf dawneci uuppoonn tthhee world; theleader of eachwwaavvee ooff eevvoollluuttiioonn llooookkssuuppoonnthosewhowentbeforehhiimm aassh'-a-'v-i-n-g-erred. BBuutt the Heroic Man is always right ffoorr tthhee ttiimmee hhee lliivveess in. Dantewasright iinn tthhee age wwhheenn CCaa,tthhoolilciiciBismm wwaass a3 livingforce; -Shakespeare wwaass right wwhheenn ffeeuudd-- aalliissmm wwaass aa living force. ‘SSoo LLuutthheerrwwaass right wwhheenn onlytthhee hhuusskkof aa rreelliilggiiooinn wwaassleft,and Cromwellwas iinn tthhee right wwhheenn tthhee belief iinn the divine rightof kingshhaaddddiieeddoouutt intthheerraaccee,. ‘ “When we have found tthhee ccoonnssttnrluCcttii'vvee faithtthhaatt hhaasstthheeimn.hl1e,erreeJnlttforce ttooccaarrrryyuussoOnmwIVa&rId'dss,. wweeshallbe Tfill 10 ALGKIBKYAND ALOHEHISTB. right. But what thatis, oniy tthhee hheeaarrtt of eachmmaann ccaanntell him. ' L "“IInn tthheemidst of theRReeInlaaililslls&alnlCciee,, throughtthhee Re» ffoOrlm'lrnaattiioonn,, aanndd CivilWars, aanndd after tthhee nnaarrrrooww'iinnfgl fights of tthhee sscchh:oooollmmeeltnl,, BBaaccoonn called oonn all mmeenn ttoo weigh aanndd consider for tthheemmsseellvveess.. .“.VVa:luI.ugghhaann wwaass eecchhlo)iinngg this cry wwhheenn hhee lh..u.r·..lle..d,rf‘· abuse aatt tthhee critic and exalted theartist aanndd crafts- mmaann,,ffoorrAArriisstt<o)ttlleemmuusstt eevveerrbbeethetypeoftthhee former, .I.Vl'WI::.I:, aassPlateisthetypeoofftthheellaatttteerr.. “But wwee mmuusstt nnoott forget iinn rreeaaddiiInlgg tthhee works of VVaalullgglhllaann,,tthhaatttthhee ddaawwnn of experimentalscience had ssccaarreceelllyyaa]pPpPEelaarrEelddwwhheenn theywweerree wwrriiittttee:nn.. Formmuucchb tthhaattiissccOolmlllImD1o0nnlp)Jl:aa(cleettoouuss,, wwoouullddhhaavveebbeeeenncCoOnllslsidideerreedd aa mmiirraaccllee aatt tthhaatttime;; aanndd wwee mmuusstt aapplpprreecciiaalttee tthhee vigorof hhiiss intellectwwhheennwweefindhimsayings8o0 mmuucchh iinn 11665555 that is still being said by tthhoossee wwhhoo hhaavvee tthhOoiuUgghlitt oouutt for themselves aa ccoommlppllce·ttee theoryof life based uuppoonn aa cclleeaarr knowledge of iittss ppOoislSsibibiiliil1it;iieessand its limitations. NNoott aa lliittttllee of Vaughan’s wisdom might bewell acceptedby tthhoosseewwhhoo study tthhee mmeettaa-- physicalside of life; but wwhhoo disdain ttoo put iinn pprraacc~-

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