UK publisher of esoteric thought and radical spirituality
UK publisher of esoteric thought and radical spirituality
£12.50
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An introduction to the most significant English Alchemists of the pre-Enlightenment era. |
In Five English Alchemists, by Dr Robert Black, the author informs us that Alchemists believed, as did the Greek philosophers before them, that all metals were based on a combination of the four elements, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. In order to change a base metal into gold it was only necessary to rearrange the proportions of these elements to achieve that of the noble metal. This could be achieved with the aid of a secret catalyst – the Philosopher’s Stone.
The main concern of the alchemist has been the search for and preparation of this enigmatic substance. By tradition alchemists have observed a discreet silence about the processes of this art, but some chose to pass on to posterity their knowledge. It is, however, a veiled and encoded legacy, for even at their clearest their texts are often most obscure – and deliberately so, for the alchemists recognised the need to keep their secrets hidden from the greedy and the casually curious. Yet, it is possible for the dedicated student to penetrate the symbolic veil of the Secret Art as described in Five English Alchemists.
Doctor Robert Black, who was born in 1925, has dedicated his adult life to the study of chemistry. During his long career as a research scientist he specialised in the study and practical application of radiation chemistry and dielectric phenomena. Apart from Five English Alchemists, He is also the author or co-author of more than forty scientific and technical papers in this specialised field. He perceives chemistry as being the exploration of the properties of matter and his approach to it embraces the full spectrum of human endeavour in this field – including the work of the alchemists.
His enthusiasm for alchemy and his awareness of its dual significance began to grow in the mid-1940s, following his study of Robert Boyle’s work on bioluminescence. It was also through Boyle that he was led to understand that alchemy has a profound spiritual dimension that paradoxically connects alchemy with the discipline of modern chemistry just as much as it separates the two.
Format: 210mm x 148mm p/b
Extent: 140 pages
Artwork: b/w illustrations
£12.50
9 in stock
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