Johan Isaac HOLLANDUS
Opusc Opuscula ula A lchim lchi mi ca I. To M ake An Elixir From Urin Urinee II. From From Another Alchemical Art Called Calle d The Great Elixir III. From From The The Elixir Of Of The Ancients
T he A r t of of A lchem lchemy consi co nsists sts in three things, that is, in in our o ur Stone. Sto ne. That is, the free art ar t of the ancients ancients and their their successors who are to discover this this free art a rt throug through h Science or Practi Prac tice; ce; or to whomever the Holy Ghost gives gives it, or upon upo n who He conf co nfers ers it through through His His illumina illuminatio tion; n; and blessed blessed is he who who posses p ossesses ses thi this free art and and appli applies it wisel wisely y for the the honor of God and and the the pressi pressing need of hi his fell ellow man. The other kind kind of alchemy alchemy is the Elixi Elixirr which which is prepa pre pared red,, as the ancients taugh ta ught, t, accord acc ordiing to the hand of the Philosop Philosopher hers. s. Those who have this and understand understa nd it well well may also also be called called blessed. blessed . The third kind is the Ixir, and it is also an art of the old and wise masters of the hand, and he who knows how ho w to prepare prep are it, as the fathers prepa pre pared red it and have left left it to us, will will like likewi wiss e rule rule in this this world of joys. The Art of Alchemy Alchemy has still still many more more daughters, d aughters, branches bra nches and a nd roots roo ts which which spring from these thes e three trees tre es of whi which ch I have just spoken, spok en, such as: Some lab labor or with hard har d work in the Calci Ca lcinat natiio n of the bodi bod ies, to wash them and make make them pure and clean. clean. Others labor with with amalgamatio amalgamatio nibus: nibus : others with with albinat albination, ion, cementation, cementatio n, augmenta augmentatt io n and a nd rubifac rubifacat atiio n. Others Other s make Sal Sa lia of the bodies bodies or the the metals. etals. Others Others make Olea Olea and oth o ther er works of the the bodies bodies in the the fire. Others Others with with Aquis fortibus, fortibus, others of o f the bodies bo dies in in the fi fire. O thers with with Aquis fortibus, fortibus, others with sali sa liaa upon the corpo co rpora; ra; and so on, in in many di d iffere ffere nt ways. And everything is good goo d if if it is is done in in the right right way as the fore forefathers fathers have taught; taught; but all this this is is attained only through through great effort. effort. If then then someone someo ne has married married one of these these daughters, he will will never again be in want, but itit has to be achi achieved eved by din dint of great great effort effort and and care; and and it woul would reall really be necessary necessary for a good and experienced expe rienced alchemist to have all all these these daugh da ughters ters in marriage, marriage, to know well and understand all these operation op erations, s, to enable to disti distingu nguish ish between good and a nd bad; but enough enough of this. this. Now to revert revert to our them thema, a, that that is, to our our Stone of the the free art. Open your your ears, then then,, and and see; open op en your under understand standing ing and take note, for I will will reveal to most secret secre t matters which which no one has has as yet revealed. revea led. I will will disclose more to you than I have have been b een told to ld to. If you have the lea least st bit of intelligenc ntellige nce, e, you will will understand unde rstand it, as otherwise God wil will not give give it to you.
Listen: Listen: Before our Stone Sto ne has beco be come me suff suffiic ient, ie nt, it is already alread y alive! alive! And when it is found, found, it is dead! Moreover, everyone sees it and holds his nose before the Materi. The Stone Of Urine A Good and Sincere Work of Isaac Hollandus
Before our Stone comes into into existence existence,, it is aliv alive; e; when it is found, found, it is is dead de ad;; everyone sees see s itit and hold hold his his nose before be fore it. it. It had lain lain on top of the casks ca sks or vesse vessells in which which it was kept, kep t, for for a long time, time, and one and all hold hold their noses before b efore the Materi or o r stinkin stinking g air from from which our Stone Sto ne is is drawn. dra wn. The poor po or have it as well as the the rich; rich; little little childre children n as well as older peo p eople. ple. It is indeed, ndee d, a child’s child’s play and a woman’s work, work , and the ignorant peop pe ople le have dil d iliigently gently searched for it, long and hard, in excrements and have not found found it. For when you are al aliv ive, e, the Stone lives lives with with you. That is the the reason rea son why one cannot draw dra w our Stone Sto ne out of excrements, since since our Stone possesses possesses the the four our elem elemen ents ts perfectl perfectly; y; yes, yes, it is more wonderf wonderfu ul than than anyti anyting ng on earth. earth. For man man is the very best, which which God has created cre ated in this this world in his his image. If you you have some intellige intelligenc nce, e, listen. Our stone has a strong smell and bitter bitter taste, taste , lilike urine, urine, and itit is is found found everywhere in superfluo us quantity. quantity. All All ani a nimals mals also have it, it, though not as perfectly pe rfectly as man. Without our o ur Stone Sto ne nothing nothing in this world can ca n live. live. I am telling telling you enough, e nough, if will will only understa unde rstand; nd; and if you do not understand, understand , God Almight Almighty y will will not grant it to you; and even if you do d o ont find find it, it is nevertheless found. Our Stone Sto ne is is in all all things things that grow out o ut of the earth, ea rth, and it is is also in in the earth, ea rth, like likewise wise in ditches and also above the earth. Should God then provide that you may find it and know its nature, we will will inform nform you how to extract extrac t it and how how to proceed proc eed in order orde r to draw dra w the the Stone S tone of it, it, of o f what col co lor it is, is, what it must must look like like when it has been be en mad made; e; like likewise wise how to handle it to prepare prep are it. Item , our
Stone Sto ne costs co sts lilittle tt le and can easil eas ily y be found found everywhere, in all all street str eet corners c orners,, in all secret chambers; on dung dung heaps hea ps and in in caverns ca verns and a nd vaults vaults or in stables, sta bles, there is an abundance ab undance of it. It grows and greens in al alll places where wher e its water wate r is found found and where it lies lies quietly. quietly. Our Stone also grows out of o f the foul, foul, stinkin stinking g Materi Ma teri in whi which it is white white and a nd clear clear,, just as glass glass grows out o ut of the foul earth and is also beautiful be autiful and clea clear. r. Therefore the ancients and wise wise men men write: Our O ur Stone Sto ne puri purified fied itself tself and separates separates itsel itselff from all all uncleanli ncleanliness. ness. The The ignoran gnorantt ones, ones, who do not understand this, this, rebuke reb uke the ancients for havin having g said this, this, and believe believe that itit is is mercury. mercury. And further, further, our Stone Sto ne rises abo a bove ve all Faeces Faec es and ascends asc ends up up hi high, where it collects. Item , if
you know kno w the Stone, take tak e itit in in its coarse co arseness, ness, congeal co ngeal it till till it is is thick thick,, and guard it from from all metals, metals, because be cause the Stone Sto ne would turn into weed we eds, s, for for it is is their their nature to make ak e all things things pure and clean. When you have mad madee it thick thick or have congealed co ngealed it, you may draw d raw from from it the two elements elements air and fire. fire. The third third element, earth, ear th, lies lies burnt b urnt black, like coa c oall, in in fundo fundo of the vessel, In the black coal co al there is hidd hidden en the Stone Sto ne of the old and wise wise phi p hillosoph oso phers ers as also of the sworn Masters. Maste rs. Pulverize Pulverize this this bl b lack earth e arth intangibl intangibly. y. Put it into into a wide wide vessel vesse l in in tripode to calcinat calcinatee for four days, glowing glowing in moderate modera te heat, so that the matter matter stands betwee b etween n glowin glowing g and not not glowing. glowing. But the last last day, d ay, let let it glow glow nicely, nicely, but not too much, much, as the matter must not melt; melt; for as long as
our Stone Sto ne is is not pure, itit is is combustible, and the the Stone Sto ne together with with the foul Materi Mate ri would burn to glass glass if the the Materi Ma teri were to reach the melting melting stage. That is is why the ancients forbid heating he ating with with the Spiri S piritt and the soul; for the Spi Sp iritus ritus preserves pre serves the Corpus, Co rpus, so s o that the fire fire cannot ei e ither burn burn it or harm it; it; and and the the pure, pure, clear clear corpus corpus protects protects the the spiri spiritu tus, s, so that that it stays stays in the the fire fire and and does do es not fly fly away awa y while while the body bod y is is fixed fixed;; and this it does doe s not let let it fly fly away away from it. The spiri sp iritus tus is inco incom mbustib bust iblle. That is why the spiritus spiritus does do es not all allow the corpus co rpus to burn, for for they are one by means of o f the spiritus spiritus and the soul on the spiritus spiritus and with with the body. For Fo r although a pure spiritus spiritus and corpus are joined joined together, the fire would would nevertheless nevertheless separate separa te body and spiri spirit, t, and the the spi sp irit rit would escap es cape. e. But when when the soul is joined to the body bo dy together with with the spiri sp irit, t, and they are all pure, pure, they they are one. Then Then neith neither er fire or water nor nor anyth anything ing in the the worl world can destroy destroy them, them, for it is a perfect thing. thing. Item , when
the earth ea rth is is thus thus calci c alcinated nated,, take tak e itit out of tripode and dissolve it in common, common, distilled distilled water; water ; let let the faeces faec es drop d rop,, and as long as it is is still still warm pour the water aabo bove ve off into into a wooden wood en or stone vessel vesse l. Do be on guard against the metals, otherwise the blessed Stone S tone wil will be spoil spo iled ed and corrupted. Now N ow the the blessed blessed Stone will will sprout beauti bea utiffully ul ly and purely, purely, and grow grow like like grass out of the earth, ever more and more.
Now pour pour the water water of the the sprouted sprouted matter atter into nto a stone vessel vessel whi which must not be coated coated with with lead, ea d, or into a glass glass vessel. Boil the water, and again po p o ur it into into a woode woo den n or stone vessel. ves sel. let itit sprout spro ut again, and a nd each ea ch time time something something has sprouted, spro uted, boil b oil the water down do wn till till everything everythin g has sprouted. When everything everythin g has been be en boil bo iled ed down do wn and has sprouted, spro uted, dry d ry itit over a gentle gentle fire, fire, stirring stirring with with a fine fine rod till till the matter is so dry that it it dusts. Now No w put the matte matterr into into a wide vessel, vess el, of one thumb’s thumb’s thick thickness, ness, and set it in tripo tripode de or a reverbera reverb erating ting furnace furnace.. This This is the best bes t and last last calcinat calcinatiio ns, which which is to last last three hours; the fi first hour with a gentle gentle fir fir e, the second sec ond with a stronger fire, fire, and the third third hour the fire fire must be b e heated heate d so strongly that it it reaches reac hes the stage between between glowi glowing ng and not gl glowing. owing. Toward Toward the the end of the the last hour hour increase ncrease the the fire so much much that that the matte matterr glows glows nicely nicely without without melting. If you see itit melt, melt, rem re move the fire fire from the furnace furnace as fast as you can, and let the matter cool down. Now take it it out and and dissol dissolv ve it in pu p ure water. water. When it it has has settl settled, pour the pure pure off off from from its sedi sed iment while while it is warm; warm; for if you allowe allowed d it to grow cold, co ld, the Stone Sto ne would crystallize cr ystallize of its own, and you would would be unable to clarify it of its faecibus. You must must do thi this - - - dissolve in water, water , pour off off its sediem sediemtn tn and all allow itto tto sprout, sprout, and and pour itit off off agai again, n, and and boil boil it down, down, and let it sprout again again -- - til till everything is sprouted. Then you must must again a gain dry d ry the matter over o ver a gentle fire, fire, always stirring it with a little little rod rod till till it dusts, as a s mentio mentio ned before! be fore! Now No w put it it back bac k into the wide wide vessel ves sel of one thumb’s thumb’s thickne thickness ss and into a reverbera reverb erating ting furnace furnace,, till till your Stone no longer longer gives gives off any faec faeces es and stay clear and subtle, and melts melts on a hot tin like like wax or butter. F it is is taken take n off the fi fire, it must must stand up and not dissolve even in cold and hum humid id air. Then your Stone Sto ne is subtle subtle and a nd fix fixed ed.. But ifif itit should should happen happ en that the Stone Sto ne should should melt during during calcinations, calcinatio ns, it would would not be spoi spo iled because because of it, it, but you you woul would lose your your weig weight; ht; for if the Stone Stone were standi standin ng long enoug enough h in flux
in the fire, fire, part pa rt of it would would burn into glass, glass, for the Stone St one is is still still alone and an d at that time time does do es not yet have its its spiritus spiritus with with it, which which could c ould prote pr otect ct the the corpus co rpus from from the fire. fire. Likewise, Likewise, it does do es not have the soul with with it, which which woul wo uld d keep ke ep the spiritus spiritus and the the corpus together toget her in peace pe ace.. When , however, spirit, spirit, body, bo dy, and soul are uni united ted together, fire fire cannot turn them them into into glass, glass, for itit is is then an elixir elixir that surpasses surpas ses al a ll elixirs. elixirs. Then it is is a glorified glorified corpus cor pus which which is perfect. Then it is is the indestruct ndestr uctib ible le corpus co rpus which which is is perfect. pe rfect. Then Then it it is the indestruct ndestr uctib ible le Q uintessenc uintessenc e, simil similar ar to the unconquerab unconquerab le heaven. And when you have have thus thus prepared prep ared it, it, the Stone desires to receive receive the spirit spirit and the soul. soul. When you have got itit to this this stage, you have accompl acco mpliis hed all that that the ancients expounded covertly in their books by saying: Take that which which is closest close st to nature; from that draw dra w our Stone, S tone, etc. etc . And I have have revealed re vealed to you all all the things things the Philoso Philosophe phers rs have kept kep t secret. sec ret. My child child must know kno w that this this prec p reciious Stone S tone is prepated prepated in many dif different ways. ways. Thi This Stone Stone can be used for any works one one wish wishes, es, for it is now ready rea dy to receive rec eive whatever spiritus spiritus or soul one adds add s to it, it, either for the Medicin Me dicinee or for Alchymy. Alchymy. Ths Ths Stone S tone is is not a choose chooserr of o f persons, perso ns, for itit accep ac cepts ts everything everything one adds to it, it, ei e ither for the Medici Med icine ne or for for Alchymy. Alchymy. This This Stone S tone is not a chooser choo ser of persons, pe rsons, for it it accept acc eptss everything one adds ad ds to it; it; for itit is fixed fixed and dry to the fourth degree, de gree, also cold, and all spiritus spiritus are volatile, volatile, hot and humi humid. d. That is is why all spirits spirits desire de sire to be with this this Stone; Sto ne; and that is is the reason reas on why some so me phil philosophers osophers have called called thi this Stone Stone the the Son So n of God, for for He was no no respecter respecter of persons. persons. Item, the old sages have brought br ought this Stone S tone back ba ck to its first first nature and a nd utmost utmost perfection. pe rfection. As they say: Four Fo ur things things arise from one o ne thing. thing. That is is to say, the old people peop le sought sought one thing thing and one root roo t out of which which four things things origina originate. te. And when they were able a ble to convert them back bac k into into one thing, thing, the QE Q E was achieved, valid valid in all eternity. eternity. I know of o f no thi thing in the whole world wo rld which would be b e as good and wholesome wholeso me to our nature as this this div d ivin inee Stone Sto ne of the philosophe philosophers. rs. Now we wil will agai again n give give informati nformatio o n on how we are to to prepare our Stone, Stone, whi which is at first a dead corpus co rpus but has has been glorified glorified and mad madee pure, and suitab suitablle to set in in it the the spirit spirit of life life and the perfect perfect soul soul and and to make make them them etern eternal. al. If you you wish to mak makee this Stone S tone come c ome aliv alive, e, you may bring it to any body bo dy you you wish. You can make of it a Lapis Phi P hilosop losophor horum um or QE, which which cure all sick sicknesses nesses,, which which sustain man’s bod b ody y in full full health health and and let him him last without decre de creas asee of the body bo dy in full full health health and let let him last last without decre de crease ase of the body bo dy til till the last last termin termin of everybody’s everybo dy’s life, ife, as we heard above. ab ove. But if if you wish wish to make of o f it a medicine for unclean unclean metals, you must take tak e it to metals, metals, for a horse makes mak es a horse, etc. Further, then, in order ord er to achieve our purpose, purpo se, my my child child should should take tak e * dissolved AF, sublimate sublimate it 4 or 5 times times through vitriol vitriol and salt. The The more it is sublimate sublimated, d, the greater greate r will will its projec pro jecti tion on be. be . Following Following this, this, Mercury thus subli sublima ted is to be rubbed to a powder powde r on a stone, and a nd thi this is to be put int into o a wide wide vessel vessel,, one one thum thumb b thi thick. Set itit in tripode tripode to calci calcinat natee for 8 days, days, however owever only only with with a gentle coal co al fire, fire, so that you can ca n keep ke ep your your hand over the fire fire for the length length of an Ave Ave Maria.
Now take it it out and and dissol dissolv ve it in Aquafort Aquafort made of saltpetr saltpetree 1 part, vitri vitrio o l Roman Romanii 2 parts, parts, cinnabar cinnabar 1/2 part, pa rt, * 1/4 part. From Fro m thi this make AF, AF , as you you know, and rectify rectify it as itit should, should, etc. Then dissolve as many many z Sol So l as you have pounds of Mercury; Merc ury; dissolv disso lvee each eac h in a separa sep arate te glass, glass, and when when Mercury and a nd Sol are dissolved, dissolved, pour the two waters together and set them in in the Balneu Balneum. m. Let them them stand sta nd of 7 days da ys to unite, unite, that is, the spiritu spirituss and the soul. Then all three will will turn into into water; let them stand sta nd disso dissollved into water for 3 or 4 days, da ys, so that that they may become beco me well united united and marry marry eac e ach h other; and fi five more spiritus spiritus than you have have corpo co rporis ris or stones, beca be cause use the corpus co rpus will will not absorb absor b more more spiritus spiritus that it it has a right right to. Now N ow distill distill the water per p er alembic alembic u m out of the Balneu Balneum m. Pulveriz Pulverizee them on a stone, put them them into a wide vessel, one thum thumb thick thick,, set the vessel in Tripode Tripode to digest and to calcinate for 8 days da ys and nights, nights, with with a moderate modera te fire. fire. Then take tak e itit out, put the matte matterr into a glass glass pot, po t, lute lute a small small glass glass on the the mouth of the pot, po t, and set itit to sublimate sublimate,, since since I have taugh ta ughtt you before that you should should take tak e much much more spiritus spiritus than you you have corpo co rporis, ris, and in in thi this sublim s ublimat atio ion n the corpus co rpus will will let the spiritus spiritus of which which it has too much, much, go. go . Let itit stand in the the pot p ot for 3 days da ys and nights nights with with a good lif lifee as is necessary necessa ry for subli s ublim ma tion. tio n. Then take tak e the pot po t down and take the Stone Sto ne out. Test it it on a copper cop per,, glowing glowing sheet; see s ee if itit melts melts like like wax, spread spr eadiing on o n the sheet, penetra p enetrati ting ng into into it like fat into into dry leather. eath er. See Se e if after the sheet has cool coo led down the spot where where the Stone has spread is good good gold gold in all tests -- - then your Stone S tone is is valuab valuable le and all ready rea dy and acco ac com mplis plis hed. But if if it is not, you yo u must must dissolve d issolve it again again in the AF and set it again again into the the Balneum Balne um Mariae, Ma riae, 7 days. da ys. After After this, this, again conce c onceal al it, and take it out again. And let itit stand once o nce again again in Tripo Tripode de for 8 days, as before. Then take it out, test it as before, before, and the more more you dissolve dissolve and congeal it, the greater greate r will will be b e its proje p rojection. ction. If I f the Stone Sto ne does do es one to a hundre hundred, d, and you you dissolve dissolve and congeal it again it will will make a ten times times higher higher project pro jectiion. But I advise you to do itit but 3 times, times, because be cause the Stone Sto ne would reach re ach such great powe p owerr and subtlety that it it could not no t be kept ke pt in in any kind of o f vesse l. That is is how penetrating pe netrating it is said said to be. Consequently, Co nsequently, I advi ad vise se you to dissolve and congeal and a nd cal ca lcinate it in tripo tripode de only 3 times. times. Then the Stone Sto ne will will beco be come me subtle subtle and strong of o f its own, so much so that it is is unbelie unbelie vable. vab le. If gold is put int into o some some oil oil, no one can express express the the abundanc abundancee of its its color. color. Yes, then then it is of such such great potency potency that that if a man were to put 3 drops of oleu oleum m soli solis into nto a li little ttle recti rectified aqua aqua vitae, vitae, he would retain retain his youth to the last days d ays of his his lif lifee as it is is ordain orda ined ed for him. him. Bu this this kind of oil must must be made qui q uite te differe differently, ntly, not like like the ordin ord inary ary oil, oil, which which is made with AF. AF . The oleum solis, solis, however, which which is prepa pre pared red as a medicine medicine for the human human bod b ody, y, is made made of two elements elements which which you must must draw d raw from from our o ur Stone, Sto ne, that is, is, the el e lements air and fire. fire. With these you must must prepare your your gold gold oil oil. Take gold, beaten bea ten thinly thinly like like gold leave leavess betwee b etween n paper, pape r, and rub it on a stone with di d istilled stilled wine wine vinegar vinegar or with with some water wate r of * or of the element which which you have drawn dra wn from from our o ur Stone. Sto ne. When Whe n it is powdere powd ered d fi finely, put itit into into a glass glass pot. pot. Into the same same pot p ot put the element which which you have drawn out o ut of our Stone. Cover C over the pot and set it it on o n sand for for 3 or 4 days. After After that, open o pen it, it, and you will will find find your gold transformed tra nsformed into into an oil. Distill the element from it, it, and in in fundo fundo you will will find find a golden oil o il.. That is the greatest greate st medici med icine ne one can ca n find find in the world. world. Another Another M e thod Wh Which ich Is Eas Easier ier
Take our Stone in its its coarse co arseness ness such as itit comes out of the minera minera of man. Understand Unde rstand well what I am saying! saying! Put itit into into a wide wide,, glass glass vessel vesse l and add the the powdere powd ered d gold leaves. Pour Po ur on this this some of our Stone, which must must be old and well well settled and purified. purified. Pour Po ur of the Stone, Sto ne, two fingers fingers;; width over the gold. gold. Set Se t the vessel with gold and a nd the Stone Sto ne of summer summer into the heat of the sun. A whitewhite-go golde lden n skin or oil wil will form on top. top . Remove it carefully car efully with with a feather, in such a way that you move move the matter as little little as possibl pos sible. e. Put it ninto ninto a glass. glass. Procee Pro ceed d in in this this way several severa l times times a day, da y, removing removing the oil oil till till no mo mo re oil o il forms forms on o n top. top . Thus Thus you can obtain ob tain oleum solis solis with with our Stone in its its coarse co arseness, ness, as it comes out of a man’s minera. minera. Understand well well what I have have hinted hinted at here, because there has never never been bee n a greater secret sec ret in nature concerning co ncerning our Stone, Sto ne, which which also, in spite of o f its coarse co arseness, ness, transforms transfor ms gold into into oi o il. And very many many artists have sought this this secre se crett but have not found found it. Therefore, be grateful to God, God , etc. etc . If then then this this our Stone Sto ne accompli ac compliss hes this this in its its crude stage, just imagin imaginee what it it will will do d o when it is perfected perfected and uni united with with the the spiri spiritt and and soul soul, and and is fixe fixed d subtl subtlee and and fusi usib le. Do ponder over my my words, so that you do not not do useless useless work. Now we wil will agai again n resolve resolve to prepare prepare our Stone Stone for such such great streng strength that that it is unbel unbeliie vable. ab le. You must must therefore ther efore conti co ntinue nue to dissolve the Stone Sto ne in in the water of the Hand, as a s I have taugh ta ughtt you above. ab ove. Disso Dissollve and coagulate, coagulate, and then then calcine calcine it in Tripode Tripode as before. be fore. Do thi this three times times and no more. Otherwise Otherwise it would would becom beco me all all too penetrating penetrating and strong, strong, as described desc ribed above. abo ve. If, If, however, you wish wish to have have your Stone augmented augmented and mul multip tiplied, lied, say one one to a thousand, thousand, take 10 lbs lbs of o f fie fie gold or silv silver. er. After After having having prepa pre pared red your Stone Sto ne as before, before, melt it on fire fire in a crucible. After this, this, throw 1 lb of your your Stone Sto ne on it, and let let them flow flow together strongly for a good half hour. Now No w pour po ur it into into a pewter pe wter vessel, or let it it cool co ol down of its its own. o wn. Your gold go ld and silver silver will will be brittle brittle or crumbly, crumbly, since since too much much medicine medicine has been put on it. For Fo r this this is the test of the elixirs: elixirs: If one wishes wishes to make projec pro jecti tion on with a certain cer tain thing, thing, and one does do es not really really know the projecti projection, on, one throw throwss the the medicin medicinee on any metal metal one chooses. chooses. As long long as the the metal metal stays stays brittl brittle, e, the medicine medicine wil will accompli acc ompliss h yet higher higher proje p rojections. ctions. Now No w throw the the brittle metal upon other metals, till till the metals stay subtle, etc. Kee K eep p this, this, for this this is the end of the projec pro jecti tion. on. I said, you yo u should should throw 1 lb lb of o f the Stone Sto ne on 10 lbs lbs of o f gold or silver, silver, accord acc ordin ing g to what kind of soul your Stone has, since since your Stone is supp supposed osed to operate ope rate on uncl unclean ean metals; 1 lb lb to 1000 100 0 lbs for good gold. And I instructed you to throw it on 10 lbs lbs of o f gold or silver. silver. But this this is done do ne so that that the 10 lbs of gold gold or silver silver should should also turn turn into medicine, because bec ause gold gold or silver silver does do es not requi req uire re any medicine; medicine; but they will will turn into a medicine ed icine which which is better better than your Stone. Sto ne. The The reason rea son is that while while the stone sto ne which which you have thrown upon upo n them them is in itse itself lf the soul of the gold or the silver, silver, the gold or silver silver is medicinated. It is now a med medici icine ne and brittle brittle like like your Stone. Pulverize Pulverize the gold or silv silver er there is, and dissolve it in in the water of the Hand which is used for the White White or the Red, etc. etc . Set Se t it to putrefy into the balneum for 7 days. da ys. Then Then abstra a bstract ct the water per pe r alembic alembicum, um, and congeal the matter. Remove Re move it, pulverize pulverize it intangibly ntangib ly on a stone, and a nd put itit into into a wide wide vessel of o f one thumb’s thumb’s thick thickness. ness. Keep Ke ep itit in Tripo Tripode de for 8 days da ys with with a mod modera erate te fire, fire, somewhat hotter. Do this, this, dissolving, d issolving, congealing, co ngealing, and calcining in Tripo Tripode de,, three times, times, and your yo ur matter will will be stronger and better than your Stone. Sto ne. The The reason rea son is that that your Stone Sto ne is the the soul so ul of
your matter, and the gold is the corpus of the souls. When the gold has been turned into oil, it has a hundred hundred tim times more power, as a s said above. abo ve. Gold, however, howe ver, is not not just oil oil but also a med mediicine, just as good as is the Stone. Example Example:: give give poison poison to someone someone,, as big big as a bean, bean, an evi evil, strong strong poison poison.. That That man wil will die die immediatel ediately, y, because because the the poi p oison son courses courses to the the heart heart and and throu through gh all all arteri arteries, es, inclu clud ing all flesh flesh and and the the whol wholee abdo ab domen. men. It I t poisons po isons the whole bod b ody. y. And And f a man were to eat of an anim anima l to which which the poison po ison has been given, given, as I have have here described de scribed,, all those who had eaten eate n of it would would di d ie. It is is possible therefore, to give give to a man or an animal, animal, p oison the size size of o f a bean, bea n, so that the whole bod b ody y would become become poison poisonous ous ---- - all all those those who woul would eat of it it woul would die. die. What What shoul should you now think think of gold or silver? silver? And even if if gold gold or silver silver were not med mediicated ca ted but only amalgamate amalgamated d precipitatio pre cipitation n in their their raw state with with Mercury, Merc ury, and a nd they they were kept kep t together in mod modera erate te fire, fire, do you you not thi think that the gold gold or silver silver would change mercury into into its nature? Yes, certai certa inly, and that that in a short time, time, within within four weeks. week s. If then then the gold and silver silver (even in their their raw r aw state) state ) can bring bring about ab out the change of Mercury into their own nature, nature, what will will they do when when they are medicinate ed icinated d with with the noblest medicine medicine of the the world and are applied applied so abundantly? ab undantly? Such med mediicinated cinate d goldor silver silver is also disso dissollved in the water of the Hand, Hand, kept ke pt in in Balneo Balneo for 7 days da ys and nights nights in order orde r to digest. Afterwards it is is again again congealed co ngealed and then then calcin c alcined ed in Tripo Tripode de,, and this this is is done do ne three times. times. What do you think think of that? that? And even if if they had not not been be en medicina medicinated ted but had by themselves been be en calcined calcined and an d congealed, co ngealed, would it not not have have made a medicine all of itself? itself? Indeed, Indee d, yes. yes . If you have have intelli intelligenc gence, e, understand understa nd my words. word s. If I f you do not not understand, unde rstand, you are an oaf. I have here taught you how to make make the most precious of o f them most most unprecious. unprec ious. Thank God Almi Almigh ghtt y that you have got thi this instruction. instructio n. End of the Work of the Stone of Urine.
Here Begins the Other Way of Alchemy This Th is has be be e n me ntione ntione d before and a nd it is an: Elixir Elixir
Now we wil will deal wi with the the second way of alch alchym ymy, y, that that is, how to to make an Eli Elixir, xir, just just as our our ancestors ances tors have left left is and had had made themselves, as I have also a lso worked work ed it it with with my own hands. First it it is is necessar nece ssary y to convert all thin things gs into water before they can ca n be used or applied applied in our Art, as Aristotle Aristotle says in the the Book Boo k of Secre Se crets. ts. I do not not believe believe that one thing thing can ca n be changed into into its nature unless it be first first brought bro ught bac b ack k into into the nature in which which it had been origi origina nall ly made. And when it has has been brought back ba ck into its first first nature, then I bel be lieve, says Aristotle, that the thing thing can be changed into any a ny nature one o ne wishes. wishes. As all things things origina origina lly arose aro se from one water, one o ne cannot do otherwise than turn turn them back ba ck into water wa ter before be fore allowin allowing g them to play their part pa rt in the Art. Therefore, you must must first first change c hange all Spi Sp irits into water before sublimat sublimating ing them, or else you will will never reach reac h perfection. pe rfection.
Like Likewi wise, se, anything by which which you sublimate sublimate the Spirits Spirits must also a lso first first be converted co nverted into into water. wa ter. If not, the the work is totall tota lly y lost. Therefore, first first turn Mercury into into water with Aquafort. Then it it wil will discard its faec faeces, es, its coldness will will be changed into heat, hea t, and its moisture moisture into d ryness. Its I ts col co lor will will also be increa increased sed,, since since it is is the nature nature of Mercury to absorb absorb the QE, and at the same time, time, it will will al a lso beco b ecome me a QE because bec ause mercury is QE Q E and you you can ca n perfectly pe rfectly extract extrac t four elements from mercury. Consequently, Co nsequently, one has to first first dissol disso lve Mercury Merc ury in in AF before be fore sublima sublima t ing it, and such a sublimat sublimatio ion n makes ak es Mercury and all all other spirits spirits dry, hot hot and subtle subtle beca b ecause use its its power powe r is augmented augmented tenfold tenfold with with every sublimat sublimatiio n. N ote: ote : this this is to be understood understo od by sublimat sublimatio ion: n: Sublimate Sublimate Mercury Merc ury only once, onc e, and mak makee an elixi elixirr of it. it. Then it will will not do more more than 1 opn op n 10. 10 . But if if you sublimate sublimate it 10 times, times, and then mak makee an a n elixir elixir of it, itit will will do 1 on 100. 100 . After itit has has been be en sublimated sublimated,, it must first first cal ca lcined because because Mercury contain co ntainss volatile volatile Spiri Sp irits ts which which could never be fixed. fixed. Those Spiri Sp irits ts disappea disapp earr with a cal ca lcinations cinatio ns in Tripo Tripode de.. If they were not driven away, a way, you coul co uld d never neve r achieve achieve a fixat fixation ion with with Merc M ercury. ury. Furthermore, when Mercury Merc ury has has been be en calcined calcined,, it must must then be dissolved in aquafort aq uafort and poured po ured off from from its faeces faece s because bec ause it it accum acc umulate ulatess dust and impurities impurities during during cal ca lcinations. cinatio ns. If you now now wish wish to mak makee itit subtle, purify purify it in the the Balneum and a nd congeal co ngeal it. After that, subl sub limate it again, and in the sublimatio sublimatio n, you will will find find 20 20 while while at first first you only only found 10. 1 0. Dissolve this sublimated Mercury Merc ury again in AD, as much much as a s you you wish. wish. But now itit must must not again again be calcined calcined in Tripo Tripode de as it no no longer longer contain co ntainss any volatile volatile Spiri Sp irits. ts. You could sublimate sublimate and dissolve Merc M ercury ury so often and render rende r itit so subtle that it it is is absolu abso lutely tely marvelous since since it is sublimate sublimated d through Roman Vitriol, Vitriol, from which which it takes tak es all the tinctures tinctures which which the AF contains. Now we wil will furth urther er speak of what what is to be done done with with gold gold and and sil silver before before they they are added to to their Spirits and a nd Bodies. Gold or silver silver must must be b e purified purified on the test or through cementation. cementatio n. Now No w dissolve it in in AF and decant de cant it from from its faeces. faece s. Distill the AF off from from it in in a lukewa lukewarm rm BM. Pour Po ur on fresh fresh AF, close close the glass glass tightly, tightly, seal sea l it and put itit back ba ck in in the BM. In the meantime, meantime, the Soul So ul of the gold will will beco b ecom me so subtle subtle that it it will will thereafter ther eafter never again beco be com me a body. bo dy. Now No w the AF has to again again be b e drawn off o ff in a luke lukewarm warm BM and the the mater materiia l has to be set in in Tripo Tripode de in a closed vessel for 6 weeks. week s. The The fire fire must must be half stronger than itit was when when the Spiri Sp irits ts were calcined calcined.. The gold or sil silver is mad madee so subtle that it is is unbelie unbelie vable, vab le, and the projection pro jection will will be b e infinite nfinite.. In additi ad dition, on, we will will show show what has to be done do ne with the Bodies, that is, with our o ur Stone. Sto ne. After we have made it clear and subtle, it is required that it be dissolved in AF, and set in in the BM, well sealed, sea led, to putrefy for as long long as a s we wish, wish, but the longer longer the better. bette r. The The stronger stro nger and more more powerf powerful it becomes, becomes, the the hig higher wil will be the the projecti projection. Further, we will will show, show, how are we to collect collect the Spiri Sp irit, t, Soul So ul and Body, conjoin c onjoin them, with the help of God Almight Almighty, y, marry, fix fix and perfect them; like likewi wise se how this this proje p rojection ction is to be made, etc. Fi F irst, it is is necessar nece ssary y to disso dissollve the Body or Stone Sto ne in AF. Then it has to putrefy for at lea least st 7 days da ys in BM, unless unless you wish wish to prepare prepa re itit differe differentl ntly y from what I have taugh ta ughtt above. ab ove. You should should at leas leastt purify purify your gold gold or silver silver on the test or o r in cement. Thereafter dissolve it in in aquafort, whereby whereb y gold gold is separa sep arated ted from silv silver. er. That is is comm co mmon on separa sep aration tion water. wate r. Proce Pro ceed ed likewise with with your sil silver and set it in BM to putrefy. Always Always close you vessel vesse ls well before settin se tting g them in in BM. Your sublimate sublimated d Mercury Merc ury must must like likewise wise be dissolved in aquafort, aq uafort, kep k eptt in BM for 7 days da ys and
nights. nights. Each (gold, (gold, silver, silver, mercury) erc ury) must be treated trea ted separa sep arately. tely. When they are thus putrefied putrefied and dissolved, let all three three substances substa nces cool. co ol. Take a big glass glass pot po t and put them them into it. If now you have gold, which is your Soul, S oul, the waters waters will will not beco be come me impure impure,, b ut if it is silver, silver, they will will beco be come me troubled on account acc ount of the Body, as a s it contain co ntainss some saltiness, saltiness, and itit wil will precipitate pre cipitate as if it were milk milk curd. curd . Now N ow put an alembic on it and distill the moisture moisture from it in the BM with a gentle fire. fire. But if if the congealed co ngealed mass does d oes not disso dissolv lvee after you have poured fresh good aquafort aq uafort on o n it, do it once more more,, as I taught you yo u before, and, a nd, if if necessary, necess ary, a third third time. time. Then it will will without without doubt, do ubt, dissolve into into clear water. wate r. When it is is dissolved, let itit stand in BM BM for for 7 days. da ys. Now take cupel sil silver that that has been cement cemented ed or calci calcin ned once once or twi twice in prepared salt, salt, then then changed back bac k into into a Body. Lami Laminate na te that sil silver and cut it into into pieces, p ieces, as a s small small as possible. po ssible. Keep Ke ep throwing one of these littl littlee pieces into the mater material ial,, till till the latter no longer longer dissolves the silv silver er but leav leaves es it whol whole. e. Then Then it is enough enough.. Now cong congeal your your materi aterial. And And as I wrote wrote about about sil silver, do like likewise wise with with the gold, but the latte latterr will will not become beco me turbid turbid at the the bottom. botto m. When you now bring bring these these three three waters waters togethe together, r, you mus mustt once once or twice twice draw the the water water over from the the gold gold in the BM. Again, Again, pour po ur AF on itit and proce pro ceed ed further further as with with the silver. silver. If you do not not find find it fusible fusible enough, cal ca lcine it once more more in in AF and simulta simulta neously neo usly dissolve sulfu sulfurr that has has been be en sublimated 4 or 5 times. times. Keep Ke ep itit in the the BM until until your Stone Sto ne and Sulhpur Sulhpur are dissolved dissolved into into a water. water . Then congeal co ngeal this this wit wit a gentle gentle fire, fire, and your Stone will will be fusibl fusiblee enough and is now ready rea dy to be used used for projection. I did this this work once onc e myself myself and found found it to be good. goo d. The same work can ca n be done do ne in in differe different nt ways. All these these works wo rks ended well we ll but there was a great difference difference in the projec pro jecti tion on which varied accord acc ordiing to the manner in which which the works work s had been be en undertaken undertak en and the the Soul So ul,, Spi Sp irit and Body had been prepared. prepar ed. It was always always good gold gold or sil silver in all assays but not in in the works, because be cause the gold and silver silver therin are a re too even, al a lthough they both b oth passed passe d all all tests. But the gold gold which which is so wonderfully prepared prep ared for for tinctu tinctures res and made made subtle, subtle, must be of a high higher er and better quali quality -- which is self-evident. Like Likewi wise se for silver silver made of tin. tin. It is much much more beautif b eautiful ul in color than that mad madee of copp co pper, er, because because copper is is closer closer to gold gold than than to sil silver. But But whoev whoever er wants wants to make make a projection projection with with Ixi Ixirs falls falls on no other metals metals than copp co pper er only. only. The reason is is the foll follow owing ing:: Venus is easier eas ier to transmute transmute from one nature nature to another than any of the other metals. There are no metals metals in nature that are so closely closely perfected toward gold gold or sil silver than copper. cop per. Therefore, Therefore, if you you wish wish to make a projecti projection on with with the the Ixi Ixir, whereby whereby our stone stone is not prepared ---- - itit is is necessar necessary y first to dissol dissolve ve copp co pper er in in AF, then then to reduce red uce it again into into a Body. Bod y. If you wish wish to mak makee a projection proje ction on o n it, then melt the coppe co pperr and add to every pound p ound of copper copp er one quarter pound o off fi fine sil silver. After After that, throw the Ixir Ixir on o n it, and the silv silver er will will beco b ecom me all the the more more beautiful b eautiful and white. white. The copper cop per made with the Ixi Ixir from copp co pper er is harder harde r to work with, with, forge, and a nd melt than the sil silver prepa pre pared red with with a perfected pe rfected elixir. elixir. Then, when thrown on tin, tin, it is so mall malleab eab le and easy to work work with that all who handle handle it are amazed at a t it. There Therefore, fore, you must must know k now how to distin distingu guis ish h silver silver transmuted transmuted by an Ixi Ixir from that that trans transm muted uted by an Eli Elixir. xir. End of the Second Way of Alchemy.
The Third Third Way of Alchemy Called Calle d : Ixir.
Now I wi will conti continu nuee with with a few few words on the the Ixi Ixir, whi which is the the thi third piece piece of work on whi which Alchymy Alchymy is based, bas ed, as I mentio mentio ned in the beginning of this this book bo ok.. You must must know k now that one can well make an Ixir Ixir with our o ur Stone, Sto ne, for where the Soul So ul,, Spiri S piritt and Body are not not dul d uly y joi jo ined together, nor are a re congealed congealed together, they are called called Ixirs Ixirs that are not not perfected perfected.. But where where the Soul So ul,, Body Bod y and Spi Sp irit are a re duly joined and congealed together, and have have also a lso been be en mad madee fusi fusib b le, they are Eli Elixirs and goo good d throughout throughout all eterni eter nity. ty. The Elixir Elixir transmutes transmutes all impure impure metals into fine fine gold and silver, silver, without any help from other things. things. I advi ad vise se you, however, not to undertake undertak e any projection proje ction on Venus with with an Eli Elixir, but only on the best bes t and most most yellow yellow brass, bra ss, as the Eli Elixir will will then achieve a much much higher higher projectio pro jection n than on either Jupiter or red coppe cop per. r. Furthermore, they will will be all the the more beautiful be autiful and striking striking because because you wil will then then have have the the advantag advantagee of the the colors. colors. But with with the Ixir, Ixir, no projection pro jection can be mad madee except excep t on the the metal of o f Venus al a lone. And, if you had a white white Ixir, Ixir, it would would be necessary nece ssary first first to make ake the Venus white white with soft waters, after a fter calci c alcining ning it. In any event, you must must take ta ke calcinated calcinated brass bra ss before throwing throwing your Ixir on it, otherwise otherwise you will will be in in error error and go wrong wrong. Take good heed of thi this. End of the Third Third Way of Alchem Alche my.
