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with light of life and love of the Father; revealing to mortal minds some
faint conception of the awful resources and recesses within Nature's star…
making laboratory; are but the scintillating reflection of life; the reactions
of mental phenomena。 So; too; with the mental creative powers of the
mind of man; for; not a vibration that proceeds from his every thought but
what creates its correspondence in the creative realm of spirit。 Hence;
symbolism continues giving to the soul of man; throughout eternity; food
for thought and contemplation。
All symbols; then; are objectified ideas; whether human or Divine; and
as such possess a real meaning; and this meaning is altered; extended and
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rendered more complex with every additional thing or influence by which
we find it surrounded; or with which; we find it correlated。 For instance;
1。00 means one dollar; add six ciphers to the left 0000001。; and it is still
the same 1。00; and no more; because their position is previous; or before;
the 1。 But add the same number of ciphers to the right; 1;000000; and lo!
we find a wondrous change of force; power; and consequence。 We see all
the mighty power of our million of money; and the possibilities and
responsibilities with which; in these days; it becomes associated。
So it is with everything else in Nature。 Man pays the penalty by
increased responsibility; for every step in knowledge that be takes; as well
as every dollar in gold be procures。 Dollars; as well as talents; have to be
accounted for; and their usefulness increased tenfold。 The dollars must not
be buried nor hoarded any more than our talents; but each; unfolded and
doubled; so that we may be instrumental in helping our coworkers in their
upward path; in the Cycle of Necessity。 Knowledge is the basic foundation
in reading Nature's language。 Purity of thought; truth in motive; and
unselfish benevolence; will lift the veil that now lies between the two
trines; cause and effect; spirit and matter。
We have given the key and explained the alphabet of this wondrous
law; therefore we close。 Each must; by the same rules; work out the
special links in the chain for him or herself。 The angle from which each
take their view determines the reading and interpretation of the symbols
presented; whether that be from the apex; the sides or the base; for every
symbol has its trinity in principles and form。 Cause and effect are but the
action and reaction; the result is the symbol which reveals the
correspondence of both。
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CHAPTER VII。
ALCHEMYPART I
What a weird yet strangely pleasing name the term Alchemy is。 It is
simple; yet so infilled and intermixed with the possible verities of exact
science and the philosophical speculations on the infinite and the unknown;
as to elude our mental grasp; as it were; by its own subtle essence; and
defy the keenest analysis of our profoundest generalizers in science。 And
yet; in spite of this self…evident truth; how fascinating the sound of the
word becomes to the mystic student's ear; and bow pregnant with awful
and mysterious possibilities it becomes; to the immortal powers embodied
within the complex human organism termed man。
Words; if we but knew it; have the same innate; magnetic influence;
and possess the same power of affinity and antipathy; that the human
family possesses; as well as all organic and inorganic forms and
substances; and how sad; to a developed soul; to witness the inharmony
existing in our midst; caused by the misapplication of names。
Most human beings are very conscious of personal; or human
magnetism; and its effects。 But they stop right there; and do not dream of
the subtle; silent influences emanating from a name; a word; and the
power existing in words; when properly used。 The human mind is so
absorbed in Nature's manifestations; which are only the husks; that they
fail to see the true; hidden meaning and realities; concealed beneath the
material shell。
We will first notice the meaning of the words which constitute our
subject; viz。; Alchemy; then give a brief review of its physical
correspondence; chemistry; and its true relation to its spiritual counterpart;
Alchemy。
〃Al〃 and 〃Chemy〃 are Arabic…Egyptian words which have much more
in them than appears upon the surface; and possess a far different meaning
from the one which the terms usually convey to the average mind。 Terms;
and the ideas we associate with them; vary according to the age in which
we live。 So with those; from which the word Alchemy is derived。
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Let us penetrate beneath the mere verbal husk with which linguistic
usage and convenience have clothed them; and which; in the course of
ages; has become nothing but the dross of decomposed verbiage; and see if
we can excavate the living germ; that has become buried within。 If we can
do so; we shall; at the commencement of our study; have attained unto a
realization of the ancient meaning and real significance of the terms
employed。 And this will be no small gain; and will form no unimportant
part of the equipment in our present research。
The Arabians; who derived the whole of their Occult arcana from the
Egyptians; are the most likely to render us the most truthful and direct
significance of the word; and so we find them。 Thus; 〃Al;〃 meaning 〃the;〃
and Kimia;〃 which means the hidden; or secret; ergo THE OCCULT; from
which are derived our modern term Alchemy; more properly Al Kimia。
This is very different from the popular conception to…day; which supposes
that the word relates to the art of artificially making gold by some
chemical process; and viewing it only as some sort of magical chemistry;
forgetting that; the science of chemistry itself is also derived from the
Kimia of Arabian mystics; and was considered as one and the same thing
by every writer of the Middle Ages。
At this time; the physical man was not so dense and grasping for husks;
hence the soul and spiritual part had greater control; and could impart the
real; the alchemical side; of Nature to him; hence the Law of
Correspondences was understood; and guided the educated in their
considerations; researches; and conclusions。
Do you ask why; if they were so enlightened; they have veiled their
knowledge from the world at large?
The power of mind over matter was as potent in those days as now;
and the masses were as correspondingly corrupt as they are today。
Therefore; to put this knowledge into the hands of the multitude would
have been generally disastrous。 So they wrote it in mystical language;
knowing that all educated students in Nature's laws; at that time; would
understand; yet they little dreamed how much their language would be
misunderstood in the centuries to follow; by those who look to their
ancient ancestry for aid on subjects that have become at the present day so
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lost in mystery。
Having ascertained; beyond question; that Alchemy was; and
consequently is; the secret science of Occultismnot the philosophy; mind
you; but the science; let us proceed; for; we shall find that these two
aspects may often differ; or appear to differ; widely from each other;
though they can never do so in reality; for the latter produces and
establishes the facts; while the former occupies itself in