Hermetic Philosophy and Alchemy

by M.A. Atwood

Overview

This is a reprint of the 1920 edition of an important but almost unknown work. When Atwood made her suggestive inquiry into what was termed "The Hermetic Mystery," she supposed that the adept Hieophants put the candidate into a deep trance and his soul was led into something that was for her the Supreme Oneness of everything.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138871359
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/04/2015
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART I. AN EXOTERIC VIEW OF THE PROGRESS AND THEORY OF ALCHEMY. CHAPTER I.-A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF THE HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY, WITH THE MORE SALIENT POINTS OF ITS PUBLIC HISTORY CHAPTER II.-OF THE THEORY OF TRANSMUTATION IN GENERAL, AND OF THE FIRST MATTER CHAPTER III-THE GOLDEN TREATISE OF HERMES TRISMEGISTUS CONCERNING THE PHYSICAL SECRET OF THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, IN SEVEN SECTIONS Philosophy extant; comprising in epitome, PART II. A MORE ESOTERIC CONSIDERATION OF THE HERMETIC ART AND ITS MYSTERIES. CHAPTER I.-OF THE TRUE SUBJECT OF THE HERMETIC ART AND ITS CONCEALED ROOT CHAPTER II.-OF THE MYSTERIES CHAPTER III.-THE MYSTERIES CONTINUED CHAPTER IV.-THE MYSTERIES CONCLUDED PART III. CONCERNING THE LAWS AND VITAL CONDITIONS OF THE HERMETIC EXPERIMENT. CHAPTER I.-OF THE EXPERIMENTAL METHOD AND FERMENTATION OF THE PHILOSOPHIC SUBJECT ACCORDING TO THE PARACELSIAN ALCHEMISTS AND SOME OTHERS CHAPTER II.-A FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE INITIAL PRINCIPLE AND ITS EDUCATION INTO LIGHT CHAPTER III-OF THE MANIFESTATION OF THE PHILOSOPHIC MATTER CHAPTER IV.-OF THE MENTAL REQUISITES AND IMPEDIMENTS INCIDENTAL TO INDIVIDUALS, EITHER AS MASTERS OR STUDENTS, IN THE HERMETIC ART PART IV. THE HERMETIC PRACTICE. CHAPTER I.-OF THE VITAL PURIFICATION, COMMONLY CALLED THE GROSS WORK CHAPTER II.-OF THE PHILOSOPHIC OR SUBTLE WORK- CHAPTER III -THE SIX KEYS OF EUDOXUS CHAPTER IV.-THE CONCLUSION