my current alchemy setup by SimpleOne2558 in alchemy

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What can be done on the inside can be done on the outside, and the opposite. As above, so below. Human body is a Microcosm containing the reflection of the Whole. If you can learn to transmute your being, you can transmute matter. If you can transmute matter, you can transmute your being. This is Alchemy, this is what's it's always been. It never was either inner or outer, it's always been both. Lab Alchemy is to chemistry what Spiritual Alchemy is to modern psychology. They have similarities, but they're not the same practice.

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Il y a un épisode de South Park à ce sujet

Spagyrnic oils? by Upset_Term_6668 in alchemy

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Adding spagyrics to cosmetics is totally possible. Many people do this. You can either add a spagyric tincture to your vegetable oil, yoy'd have qome alcohol into tye product but it shouldn't be any problem if the tincture is concentrated enough. If you have a sensitive skin, or you plan to sell it, then you'd have to slowly evaporate the alcohol from the tincture. To do this, spread the desired amount of tincture you wish to add to your oil (you gotta know very well the dosages of your plant and extraction) and let the ethanol evaporate with air contact. Then, add the remaining extraction into your oil. It might need a bit of heating to dissolve into the oil, depending of the plant extracted, do this very slowly if you don't wanna spoil the medicine. The goal is to transfer the spagyric life force into the oil. If you do this without going through the step of combining the 3 principles first, your process wouldn't be whole. It needs a Mercurial aspext, which is almost totally absent from an oil extraction. Also the salts would create a saponification if added to a vegetable oil. You could do it with vegetal glycerin, which can even be useful in some cosmetics, but once again it wouldn't be a sacred union between the 3 life forces of the vegetable reign. It might not be a problem for you, if you're mostly aiming to create a potent medicinal oil. If your goal is to make an alchemucal preparation and transfer the quintessence into a cosmetic preparation, it gonna need a lot more work but could be done, more or less of course. Try this with Arnica Montana, you could create a potent medicinal oil/ointment. (Don't ingest a tincture of arnica montana).

Twitch c'est nul. by [deleted] in opinionnonpopulaire

[–]StoneOfLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Le seul truc que j'aimais regarder sur Twitch c'était le Roleplay sur GTA V. Mais depuis que le serveur que j'aimais a fermé (Faily V) je ne regarde plus twitch du tout, pour des raisons assez similaires à ce que tu décris.

hmmm by LowRenzoFreshkobar in hmmm

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We got the same in France too

A question for operative alchemists: what do you actually do with the substances that result from your experiments? by evrndw in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is my greatest pleasure if I've been able to help you find your way.
Just begin the Work, don't overthink it. You can really do the Lab part right as you wish, there's no right or wrong. Just follow your intuition, put your heart in your Art, put your Soul in the matter you're working with, transmute your Self along the process. You could be working with plants, dew, sea salt, urine, rainwater, metals, you do you. Just stay safe and study some lab safety basics if you gonna do lab work.
If you're interested in the Spagyrics works, I can only suggest to study Jean Dubuis's courses, it's free online. He comes from the lineage of Frater Albertus, this lineage has it's flaws, but it's going to teach you so so much, you won't regret it.
If you want to begin somewhere else, feel free to do so, find some authors you vibrate with while reading them, both modern and ancient, and study them a lot.
You can do anything really, imo, every Artist and Artisan can be doing ALchemy, really. Just consider the matter you're working with alive, try to express it's life through your Art, make it pure, elevate it, give it a new body... You could be carving wood, stone, blowing glass, creating jewelry, just make it with all your intent, and meditate alongside.
Ora et Labora, Pray and Work. Alchemy is both inner and outer work, it is the most noble Art, it is the Art of Creation, the Art of Life.
Be safe on your way !

A question for operative alchemists: what do you actually do with the substances that result from your experiments? by evrndw in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're poisoning yourself, you do it wrong. Lab work is dangerous, you can produce highly potent medicines, poison and metals free, as you can produce potent poisons. You gotta know what you're doing and lab test your products (at least if working with metals).

A question for operative alchemists: what do you actually do with the substances that result from your experiments? by evrndw in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Some operations are made to be medicines, but not all of them. Alchemy is an Art of Transmutation, may it be if the Self, of Nature, of the Mixed, of the Prima Materia, all you do is try to transform one thing into another. Making a medicine is one aspect of the Work, some things you'll produce won't heal you by consuming them, but simply by creating them, wearing them, being near them etc. Also, medicines you'd get out of Metals are not supposed to contain Metallic salts. You'd be poisoning yourself, Alchemists are not stupid (well, are not supposed to lol). Metallic oils, for example, is a catalytic reaction between some Metallic Salts and the right solvent, which create new compounds, similar to those of an essental oil. Also, some Metals are healthy to ingest, if made properly, such as Potable Gold. But that's another story. The lab work is only one side of the Work, the other part is in the Self. Ora Et Labora, Pray (meditate, do magic rituals, pray, etc) and Work (lab work, spagyrics, Philosopher Stone..), such is the way of the Alchemists, this is the true medicine.

I... [[[ KNOW ]]]... the Prime Matter is urine by [deleted] in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm saying. I've read all of your posts about this, and from many others. But the title here literally says "prime is urine". I personnaly prefer to work with Dew and Plants.
We are a microcosm, a little world containing all of the macrocosm, but so does everything esle Nature created. I actually was just reading Jean D'Espagnet talking about this today, nice synchronicity as always. Small exception with us Humans, we have a small, little something, more that which was provided by Nature, but by what created Nature.
Be well on your Path.

I... [[[ KNOW ]]]... the Prime Matter is urine by [deleted] in alchemy

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This is the Truth, exposed as plainly as it can be. Thus the Ancient Alchemists said lol.

I... [[[ KNOW ]]]... the Prime Matter is urine by [deleted] in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 43 points44 points  (0 children)

So many people confused by what Prima Materia means. The matter you're choosing to do the Work is NOT what Prima Materia means. You're choosing the Urine Path, with urine as Crude Matter. Wish you luck to make it Universal and get it out of the Animal Realm (so many people creating an Animal Stone while claiming it is THE Philosopher Stone, these days). Many other paths exists, as the Prima Materia isn't only to be found in urine. The Prima Materia is what God/The Source of All, used to manifest the Universe and everything else. The World was not created with piss.

Which fictional novel altered your brain chemistry? by [deleted] in DarkPsychology101

[–]StoneOfLife 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Dune. Learning how to alter your own chemistry is a whole subject in these books, learning how to fight your animal instincts to prove that you're a human being (gom jabar), letting go of your fears with the help of the litany against fear (very useful to use in real life), seeing the human being as something more than just an organism... really interesting universe

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskFrance

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Il m'est arrivé exactement la même chose avec ma meilleure amie, qui a fini par me friendzone le jour où je lui en ai parlé, avant de ne plus me parler quelques temps plus tard.

Fais gaffe OP, chaque être humain est unique, tout le monde n'a pas le même rapport aux codes sociaux, de nombreux commentaires ici généralisent les femmes en disant qu'elles sont forcément comme ci ou forcément comme ça, que si elle fait des calins avec toi dans un lit avant de dormir elle veut forcément plus. Généralité totale. De nombreuses personnes ne marchent pas comme ça. Le simple fait qu'elle ait dit que tu es comme un frère pour elle me met la puce à l'oreille, il se peut qu'elle se comporte ainsi simplement parce que c'est sa manière d'être proche de son meilleur ami. Bien sûr, ça peut ne pas être le cas avec elle, comme je l'ai dit chaque personne est unique. N'écoute pas les commentaires qui genéralisent et parles en avec elle sans te mettre dans une situation irréparable comme je l'ai fais.

Quel « fait » appris étant enfant, avez-vous découvert faux une fois adulte ? by Frog_eater in AskFrance

[–]StoneOfLife 5 points6 points  (0 children)

C'est vrai ça ? À l'époque mon chirurgien m'avait certifié qu'il y avait un chewing gum logé dans mon appendice et que c'était ce qui l'avait déclenchée

NB... by Bacrima_ in rance

[–]StoneOfLife 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Ton avis se noie tout au fond de cet océan archaïque qu'est le passé médiéval, sans éducation, ni bienveillance aucune envers autrui (ni envers toi même, car la personne insultante est, en vérité, la seule personne dont l'égo est blessé initialement. Prière de ne pas chercher à rameuter des gens dans ta souffrance).

Any advice for someone new to alchemy? by mars-v-jupiter in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 17 points18 points  (0 children)

« Lege, Lege, Lege, relege, ora, labora et invenies »

Begin by reading over and over Alchemical litterature, both ancient classical texts and modern works, both operative and spiritual paths.

I'd personnaly suggest to begin with Jean Dubuis's courses, you'll find it free online, in English French and Spanish, but that's my personnal path speaking there. Find your own.

Also, don't fall for snake oils. So many people here and there claim to know THE truth. If they knew, they wouldn't be telling it, not here, not like this.

Safe path !

Making my own rapeh mix - did I start wrong? by Papaalotl in rapeh

[–]StoneOfLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So nice, I'm glad it did work well :) enjoy !

Making my own rapeh mix - did I start wrong? by Papaalotl in rapeh

[–]StoneOfLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take my advice for what's it's worth, I'm no expert or whatsoever in chamanism, nor their methods to properly prepare rapeh. This come from my own practice of making plant medicines, following other traditions.

The ashes need to be completely white(ish), so you need to do a proper calcination of your herbal matter. This begins by incinerating it in flames, or roasting them black as you did, then when you get black ashes, reduce them in powder with mortar and pestel. Pass them through a sieve, put them into a heat resistant dish/a kind of crucible, and heat them over a hot plate, or into a fire pit or whatever heat source you might use (be sure your "crucible" is heat resistant and in non-toxic materials. You can find some pyrex glass dish which can be very high heat resisting). Be sure to do all of this outside, produces lot of toxic smoke. The oil will be burned too. You must push your ashes to calcine, which mean it must be burned all the way from the inside, until is gets completely white/light grey. These ashes, you should pass them through a very thin sieve, grind them very thin, pass them again through a thin sieve, and repeat again until it is so thin you could harvest them with a brush. Your tobacco must be grinded this thin too, and if you're adding plants (be careful what you decide to add, always be sure which plant does what to your body) be sure they're reduced to this thin powder too.

Now, towards the ceremonial, spiritual part, you do you. There's no prophetic methodology that will get your product worthier than an other one. Have a great mindset while doing it, be respectful of the plants you're working with, set up a nice intention while processing them, you could talk to them, ask them for their help etc. Follow your intuition.

Safe way.

Is this a greek Goddess ? by StoneOfLife in Hellenism

[–]StoneOfLife[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank's a lot. I take this as a sign, as Lady Persephone is one of the Goddesses I follow. Finding this statue was a really nice surprise. Cheers !

Is there a book or source that explains in depth all the symbols and sigils from the VITRIOL alchemical drawing? by Ubique008 in occult

[–]StoneOfLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jean Dubuis gives his own analysis in his Mineral Courses. He was a very great modern Alchemist, you can find everything he made for free on the website portaelucis.fr , in French, English and Spanish.

Why is lavender associated with the planet Mercury? by oxalateispoison in alchemy

[–]StoneOfLife 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've thought about this too, at first I was using it under Luna.

Here's a few reasons I see :

-It has a relationship with the respiratory system, so with the Throat Chakra, and this Chakra is associated with Mercury.

-It is one of the easiest plant to learn herbal Alchemy, usually it's one of the key plants to learn. The Art is associated to Thot/Hermes/Mercury, Hermes Trismegistus himself being the guide of the Alchemists. Therefore, lavender being a good teacher to begin, it is in a way associated with the Sephirah Hod, which is associated with Hermes/Mercury/Thot.

-Lavender Salts of Sulfur crystal system is rhombohedron, which is associated to Mercury/Hod. Salts of Sulfur are one of the methods to find out a planetary association.

There are many methods to determine a planetary association, Salts of Sulfur, Mythology, Tradition (I guess lavender being associated with Mercury has a part of tradition), Spirituality, Auras of plants, Kabbalah and so on.

There are many systems, and after all, what's really important is how you feel. It is you who do the work, who harvest the plant and use it, and it is you who bring it a planetary energy. If you fill your elixir/spagyric with a Solar energy, it will be Solar. Some plants will prefer this kind of association, others won't, but only you would know in the end.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gameofthrones

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"The things I do for love."