For as Men, Corn and Herbs are, every one of them, generated and born out of their own Specific Seed, so or in the same manner is the true Medicine of the Ancients (than which there cannot be a better) generated and prepared out of the most perfect bodies and essence
[...] Everything generated or begotten is generated and born of hisown specific seed (1) and in his proper (2) matrix.
The Chemists Key, by Henry Nollius, 1617 AD
THE ART OF ALCHEMY
ALCHEMY
Alchemy is the art of imitating and accelerating Nature. It is a natural art and science. In alchemy we do not really make anything, all we do is provide a condition for Nature to do what Nature does. So the Philosopher's Stone is not really made by the alchemist, it is made by Nature.
TRANSMUTATIONS
There are two forms of the Philosophers' Stone: the White Stone, and the Red Stone. The White Stone transmutes any metal into silver. The Red Stone is the more powerful and more well-known,
and transmutes any metal into gold.
CYCLES OF NATURE​
The alchemists agree that the Stone develops and operates from the combination of female (yin) and male (yang) principles. Everything contains these two forces in different proportions, and
the most stable proportions are not 50/50, but with either one of the two dominating. This is why the Philosophers' Stone comes in two forms: the Red Stone (male) and the White Stone (female).
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Use 1. A universal medicine for the body. Use 2. A universal medicine for the mind.
Use 3. A universal medicine for the spirit. Use 4. A universal medicine for plants.
Use 5. A universal medicine for metals. Use 6. A universal medicine for minerals.
Use 7. Malleable glass. Use 8. Unlimited energy. Use 9. Creation of life.
LIFE-ENERGY
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If you do not yet understand how and why the Stone works, what the active principle is, then this will all sound unbelievable. But once you understand that the Stone is simply a concentrated and
highly developed form of energy, which is the true nourishment of all things that grow (animals, plants, minerals, etc.), then you will not only understand how the Stone can perform such a wide range of miracles, but also be able to think up further uses.
