The document discusses the key concepts and goals of spiritual alchemy, including transmutation, obtaining the philosopher's stone, finding the elixir of life, and accomplishing the great work. It describes seven forms of consciousness - from vegetative to divine - that the alchemist seeks to attain by raising the vibratory rate through their work. Major topics covered include the symbolic meanings of metals like gold and their connection to planets, as well as the use of the reverbatory furnace to transform materials on an energetic level for spiritual development.
2. First Task of the Alchemist
The first task of spiritual alchemy
would be to define all of life's
experience in terms of cosmic
relation and spiritual cultivation,
every circumstance of life carefully
analysed as it presents itself.
4. Transmutation
The primary archetype the alchemist would
utilize towards transmutation would be
transmuted gold. Because gold is practically
indestructible it is utilized as a metaphor of
the spirit. Far finer than the gold unearthed
transmuted gold represents the treasure of
self conscious immortality. Spiritual Gold in
alchemical terms is the most perfect part of
the constitution of the human spirit.
5. Philosopher's Stone
Within the popular mythology of the
alchemist the philosopher's stone
would be a stone which has the power
of changing all that it touches into
gold, representing the partaking of the
spirits all enduring qualities,
symbolizing transformation into a
permanent spiritual treasure
6. Elixir Vitae
For the alchemist the elixir vitae is a
means to the constructive and
worthwhile prolonging of life, a fluid
with which to indefinitely prolong
youth and existence. Endowed with the
elixir vitae a spirit is born a youthful
spirit and dies a youthful spirit
thriving from life to life
7. The Great Work
The great work would be the
highest result of spiritual
evolution and manifestation
potenies moving from the
highes spiritual plane to
boundless angelic vistas
8. Real from Dross
Dross
Merely the apparent
condition or
material effect, the
cloak of seeming
within which
everything is
clothed, garment of
manifestation which
covers the character.
Real
Real metal is defined
as the underlying
reality of each
experience and its'
effect upon the spirit
9. Reverbatory Furnace
The alchemist collects all of his or her
materials from what could appropriately be
termed a metaphysical or psychic labratoty
which bridges physical existence with
spiritual. with reference to a workshop
whereby proper materials may be molded and
for the alchemist this would be the the whole
domain of nature, the laboratory of ones own
soul.
10. Alchemists Definition
of Thouhgt
A thought is made up of the various experiences
which come upon the consciousness of the
individual. Accumulated experiences impress
themselves upon the underlying consciousness
manifesting as a mental force or set of motions
within the ethereal brain. Encompassing
vibrations and frequencies the well defined
motions of previous experience persist in
ethereal form. An asset to the harmonious
vibration of the finer form.
11. The Seven Forms
of Conscious
Chemical Cosciusness
Vegetative Consciousness
Psychic Conciousness
Simple Consciousness
Rational Consciousness
Cosmic Consciousness
Divine Consciousness
12. Vegetative Consciousness
Vegetative consciousness is highly
sympathetic to auric emanations
while responsive to those in
vibratory sympathy, thriving in
association with energy fields of
harmonious temperament with
profound sensitivity to
environmental conditions.
13. Chemical Consciousness
Chemical consciousness is rooted within the
activities of minerals which comprise the planet,
based upon an impersonal soul which graduates from
stages of atomic expression. With a body of singular
brilliancy wih considerable scope on the part of
subjective intelligence and alive to personal
magnetism embracing an impersonal soul of
extensive consciousness and responsive to astral
curents from the planets, the general manifesting
blueprint within the ethereal plane, selectivity raising
frequencies from lower to higher while entering into
rappport with other entities.
15. Simple Consciousness
Simple consciousness is manifested as
instincts in relation to the external
environment, a critical nerve center for
objective stimuli and utilizing
symbolism as a simple tool enabling
the perceptive powers of the ethereal
form to assess the ongoing mental
process, enabling intorospection of
collective symbolism.
16. Rational Consciounes
Rational consciousness would be the very
nerve center of the power to reason, synthesi
of the five senses and sympathetic to the
external environment, the alchemical liaiison
between ethereal consciousness and physical
consciousness, enabling a broad field of
perception in proportion to external and
internal conditions, striving to report
accurately upon the truth of things
wholisitically.
17. Cosmic Consciousness
Cosmic consciousness adhering to the
principle that the univere and
macrocosm are manifested of a life
force of their own with the souls
existing within that realm represented
as cells within that greater life form,
exchange of information between the
spirit and the infinitely encompassing
consciousness
18. Divine Consciousness
Divine consciouness ia attained as the
thought process of the etheral brain are
raised to a vibratory rate sufficient to
transmit such energies to into spiritual
substance, enabling far vaster fields of
information as well as far greater resources
of energy, manifestation of a perfect spiritual
body.
19. Raising the Vibratory Rate
The psychic laboratory or reverbatory furnace is
a progression from lower base form to the
boundless vistas of the angelic state, a medium
which enables the constructive transmutation of
the spirit. The reverbatory furnace gathers its
materials from the source of all light and love.,
from the most interior plane by which vital rays
reach out to energize all spirits manifested by
their travels, from the most interior plane within
which memory resides.
20. Celestial Correspondence
Material parameters merely the sensory medium
materials are gathered from a celestial working
environment which operates along principle of
celestial correspondence. Such material strives to
foster conditions conducive to material happiness.
The reverbatory furnace controls for results ,
attitudes or vibrations intensified in a marked
manner by which the spirit is enable to build upon
the ethereal plane, enabling the vibratory rate of
thoughts and emotions by which motion is
imparted to the next interior plane
21. Alchemical Synonyms
Alchemicalsynonyms are founded upon
principle of correspondence between Earth
and the sky. as well as correspondence
between the etherereal plane and physical
plane. Alchemical synonyms are founded
upon a process of one plane giving the same
result to another plane. Anything manifested
in any form or existence vibrates its' inner
alchemical nature to some astrological rone.
23. Lead
corresponding with Saturn attributes of lead
tend to be plodding labor, melancholy
disposition, malleability, and diplomacy.
Gains would be intellectual supremacy, ample
reflection, and careful thought, highly
instrumental in labor for the welfare of the
entire cosmic structure as well as efficiency of
unselfish work. Lead enables spirits to add
value to the permanent part of themselves
while building upon eternal qualities
24. Tin
Tin corresponds with the planet
Jupiter with attributes of resistance to
corrosive action. Tin pertains to the
pure and noble qualities of human life,
fostering conditions to live and let live
while acting with pure equanimity,
instrumental in the spiritual
discernment to predictict the
imlication of actions on the character
of the individual
25. Iron
Corresponding with the planet Mars
iron is capale of great resistance with
a very high melting point while being
highly self willed. Iron can never be
forced to deviate permanentlyfrm the
course it has chosen, furnishing man
with energy, courage, and resistance.
Highly instrumental with magnetic
potential, iron enables entusiasm and
elastic rebound.
26. Copper
Corresponding with Venus copper is a
highly valuable conductor of heat and
electricity while able to retain force and
beocome energetic, extending to man
refinement and love for the artistic and
beautiful, lending a pleasing aspect to
every metal with which it associates
fostering friendship, mirthfulness,
amiability, and conjugality while brazing
and retaining magical force.
27. Mercury
Mercury corresponds with a planet which
happens to have the same name which is
referred to as the planet of the mind, the
force by which the perceptions of man are
unitied into a single shining concept, highly
adaptable both to conditions which life
engenders as well as transitional variables,
immersed within the law of association while
enabling the mind to keep in contact with the
external environment.
28. Silver
Silver corresonds a actually not
with a planet but with our moon.
Silver is a far reaching asset in that
it is instrumental in durability and
adaptability, symbolic of vibrations
in unison with pulsations
emanating from the spiritual plane
29. Gold
Corresponding not with a planet
instead with our sun, gold is deeply
symbolic of imperishability as well as
what all spirits strive to become,
representing the eternal spiritual body
of man as well as the vital principle of
all life, foundation upon which the
infrastructure of society is built, by
alchemical priciples representing the
perfect spiritual form
30. Structur of Infinite
Man Unfolding
The reverbatory furnace views events in
terms of their relation to spiritual
development. The reverbatory furnace delves
deep below the surface to an immense
organic structure which is also referred to as
cosmic man within which individual souls
evolve from lower states to higher states
while fostering rapport with the cosmic
scheme, every living consciousnes a cell
within the structure of infinite man unfolding
into infinite possibilities of expression.
31. Gold Transmuted
Tranmuted god further define asa
complete spiritual body built by
proper states of consciousness,
manifestation of all the experiences
of life comprised of all seven
metals, spiritual body and eternal
spirit retaining the underlying
effect upon character.