The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structures of Alchemy PDF
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THE FORGE AND THE CRUCIBLE THE FORGE AND THE CRUCIBLE SecoEnddi tion MIRCEA ELIADE Translafrteodm tir Fer encbyh STEPHECNO RRIN THEU NIVERSOIFCT HYI CAPGROE SS ChicaangdoL ondon Thibso okw aso riginpaulbllyi sbhyeF dl ammaruinodne trh et itle ForgereotAn lcsh imisCtoepsy.r i©g h1t95b6y E rneFslta mmarion 'Alcheimnty h eP erioofdt heR enaissaanndct eh eR eformation' (Append0i)xo riginaaplpleya raespd a rotf a l ongaerrt iicnl e Parabola. TheU niversoifCt hyi caPgroe sCsh,i ca6g0o6 37 TheU niversoifCt hyi caPgroe sLst,d .L,o ndon Englitsrha nslaCtoipoynr igh1t9©6 b2y R ide&r C ompany © 197b8y M ircEelai adAel.lr i ghrtess erved Publis1h9e6d2P .h oenEidxi ti1o9n7 8 Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica 82 81 ISBNo:- 226-20390-5 LCN:7 8-55040 Contents Foreword 7 Prfaecteot hPeh oeEndiitxi on I5 I MeteoarniMdte etsa glyl ur 19 2 MytholotghIyer ooAnfg e 27 3 TheW orlSde xualized 34 4 TerMraat ePre.tG rean itrix 43 5 RitaensMd y steirnMi eetsa glyl ur 53 6 HumaSna critfiotc heFesu rnace 65 7 BabyloSnyimabno lainsdMm est aglilcuarl Rituals 71 8 'MastoefFr isr e' 79 9 Divine aSnmCdii tvhislH iezrionegs 87 10S miths, WarroifIo nrist,i aMtai9s7ot ne rs II ChinAelsceh emy 109 12I ndiAalnch emy 127 13A lcheamnyId n itiation 142 14A rcaAnrat is 135 15A lcheamnyTd e mpoyr alit 196 Postscript '79 Appendices 201 Index 235 Foreword Thefi rsste ctoifto hnsi msa vloll upmree s(etnhtrso ugh the eyesa h oifs toorfri ealni gaig ornosuo)pfm ythrsi,ta ensd symbpoelcsu tloit ahcerr tao fft hmei ner,a nsmdme ittahl workIetgr o.e wsi thsoauytit nhgaI at m v erym ucihn t he debotft hhei stoorfsi caineasnn ctdee chongoytl;h efiinrd ings havper ovievnda luaBbumltye p .u rpionts hepe r esweonrtk habse etno tadlilffye rforemnt th eiMrysa .i mh abse etno attetmop tga anui nnd erstoaftn hdbeie nhga voifpo ruirm itive socieitnri eelsa ttoiM oant taenrdt of lolotwh e spiritual adventiunwr heisc h theiyn vboelwcvhaeemtdneh efyuo nd themselvoefts h eapiworaw reteroc hantghmee o doefb eing ofs ubasntcIetwso .u lpde rhhaapvbsee emno rweo rth while tos tutdhye demiurgiocf t hepexr peievmrapiloe tntceers, sinicte hwewa hso w atsh fier tsotm odyit fhset aotfme a tter; theesxep eriheanvhceoe,ws e vleetrlf ,i totrnl oet raicnte h e mytholroegciocIarh lda .vt eh,e repfeoorrrfecb,ee eonb liged tot akaesm ys tarptoiintnghtr e e latioofpn rsihmiimpta inv e tom inesruabls tawnictsehps e,ce imaplh aosnti hsre i tualist behavoifot huserm iatnhdt hier on-worker. Ther easdheoru ledx pnteoocfit tn h de race u lthuirsatlo ry ofm etaglyla,un ralysdienvgi otuhseb yww haiyicssth p read througthhwoeou rtal nddd e scrtihbmeiy ntgh s which accom paniiietndt hceo urosfe pi rtosp agSautciahho ins.yt ,eo vren ifw eirtpe o sswiobullredu,i n n tsoo mteh ousoafnp dasg es. Buitit es x tredmoeulubylwt hfetihcteo ru ilnfdca bte w� ri tten. � Thep rincsiopuarflcroe t shm ey thsr iatcneodsn c nte 7 �- 8 Foreword metalasr Aefr ciaI,n donaensSdibi ae rainadt, h easreae r eas whosceu lthuirsatlao nrdmy y tholaorgeeyi thlearr gely unknoowron n ljyu bsetg intnobi encgo kmneo wFnu.r ther morteh,e arrece o nsidgearpaisbno l uekr n owleodftg hee histooftr hyge e nesrparleo afmd e taglilctuaerlc hniques. Wherepvoesrs itbhhleie s,t oriccoo-nctuoelftxt htue r al varimoeutsa llcuormgpilceaxlbe eset nah kaiesnn at co count; bumty m aicno ncernb ehetanops i etrhcreo tuotg hhme e ntal worwlhdi lchib eesh itnhde Mmi.n esruabls tsahnacreiesnd thsea creadtnteascsth oti hnEega rth-MVoetrheyea rro.ln y wea rceo rnofntweidtt hh neo titohnao tr e'sg roiwnt' h e belolfty h eea rattfhe trh mea nnere mborfy Moest.ag lyl ur thus otnat khecesh aracotbesrt eoMtfir niaecnrsdm . e tal workienrt erivnte hnueen ofldionfg subterranean embry oolgyt:h eayc celtehrreah tyet htmh geor fo wtohr ,eto shfe y coblolraaitnte h weo rokf Naatnuadrs es iittso gt i vbei rth morrea piIdnla yw .o rdm,a nw,i thhiv sa ritoeucsh niques, gradutaalklteyhs pe l aocfeT imeh:il sa boruerpsl tahcee worokfT ime. Toc ollaboirnatt hewe o rokf N atutroeh ,e lhpe tro prodautac nee ver-intcermepatosoc,i h nagnt ghmeeo dalities ofm atter-ihnoe urvrei ,e lwi,oe nsoe f t hkee syo urces of alcheimdiecoalWloe gd yon. o ot,fc ourcsleat,ih mta hte irse anu nbrockoennt ibneutiwnte tyeh mee ntwaolr lodft he alcheamnidts htao tft hmei nemre,t al-waonrdsk meirt h (althionudgehte,hd ie,n itiraittaienosdmn y steorfti hees Chinsemsietf hrosma ni tnegpraarolt ft he traditions later inherbiytC ehdi nese aTnadao licshme Bmuywt)h .a t the smelstmeirat,nh d a lchehmaivsietn c ommoinst hat all thrleaecy l atioamp atti cmualgairc o-reexlpiegriiioneu nsc e therierl awtiiotmnhas t ttehrei;xs p eriitseh necmieor n opoly anidts se cirtser ta nsmtihtrtoteuhdgie hn ittoirrayi toefts h eir trasd.Ael tlh rweoer okn a M attwehri tchhe hyo ltdob ea t Foreword 9 oncael iavneds acraendid, nt heliarb otuhrepsyu rstuhee traonrsamftioofmn a ttietprse,e r cftainoidnt tsr ansmutation. Thesseu mmafrorym ulatwiiollnlas tb eemr o rfeul layn d accurately Buetxt,poro eupnewdahetadh t.a a sl rebaedeyn stattehdri,is t uaatltiistttou wdaemr adtst ienrv olivnoe nse, formo ra notmhaenri',ns t ervientn htteie omnp orrhaylt hm pecutloi' alri vsiunbgs't aAnncdie tis sh. erteh awtefi nd thpeo ionftc ontbaecttw etehanel cheamnidts htae r tisan metal-woofpr rkiemri tive societies. Thei deooglya ndt echnoiqfau lecsh cemoyn sttihteu te maitnh eomfet hsee copnador tft hwiosr Wke.h avdew ealtt somlee nogtnCh h inaensIden dailacn hneomotyn lbye cause theayr lee wsesl kln owbnu atl sboe catuhseepy r esent in clefaorrm b otthh eex periamnedmn ytsatlci hcaarla ocft er ittse chnIimtqu usbete.e mphasaittz hoeeud t seatl cthheamty wasn oti,ni tosr igainne sm,p irsicciaelan ru cdei,m entary chemi.sT thriiystd indo bte cotmiell alt wehre nfor,t he majoroifit typs r actitiitmosen netrwasol,r lhda dl ositt s vadliitayni dt rsa isdo'ne. Tt hrehe istoofsr cyi ernecceo gnizes noa bsoblruetbaeek t waelecnh aenmcdyh emyi;ts htoern e, litkheoe t hweorr,ok nst hsea me msiunbesrtaaulns ceess ,t he samaep paraantdgu,es n erallkyi nagsp,pp eliaitestseo tl hfe sameex periImne nfstraaos s . aocnken eodwgltehsve a lidity oft hievn estigiantttihoooe rn isgo ifsn csi eanntcdee c hgnyo,l o thpee rspeocftt hihevi es toorfci haenm iisstp reeyrc ftly deefnsicbhleem:i wsatsrb yo rfnor ma lcheomrym,,o re preciiswtea lbsyo ,rf nor mt hdei sinteogftr haietd ieoonl ogy ofa lcheBmuyti. fw ev ieiwtf or mt hset andpoofti hnet histooftr hyhe u masnp iwresi ette h mea ttqeurid tieeffr ently. Alchepmoys aesda s acrsecdi ewnhceer,ce haesm icsatrnrey initoto sw nw hesnu bsthaansdch eetsdh esiarc artetdr ibutes. Nowt hemrueso tfn, e cesbseaib tryeo,afc k o ntibneutiwteye n thsaec raendtd h per aonfpel aonfee x perience.
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