A Golden & Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels [Alchemy]

A Golden & Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels [Alchemy]

Benedictus Figulus

Vincent Stuart Ltd. 1963

Innbundet, 361 sider - Ltd.ed. 500 copies

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The first edition of this work appeared in Latin in Strasbourg in 1608. Containing the Revelation of the Most Illuminated Egyptian King and Philosopher, translated by German Hermes, the Noble Beloved Monarch and Philosopher Trismegistus, a. Ph. Theophrastus Paracelsus; Also Tinctura Physicorum Paracelsica, With an Excellent Explanation by the Noble and Learned Philosopher, Alexander Von Suchten, M.D. Along with theology and teaching in divine matters, the Chaldeans, Hebrews, Persians, and Egyptians have always held and developed this knowledge. Men get all Natural Art and Wisdom from the Stars, and we are the Stars' students. Our natural tutors are the constellations. We must learn from the light of nature as we would from our biological father, from whom we are created and derived. The Stars are our legitimate teachers since they are where all knowledge and creativity originate. This is undoubtedly the devil's ploy to prevent the exposure of his juggling and falsehoods, which he used to mislead the world for many years. Adam, who was endowed by God with wisdom and perfect knowledge of the natural world, undoubtedly was aware of the things that may extend human life and confer protection from sickness.

Benedictus Figulus was a 16th-century alchemist and physician who was believed to have been associated with the Rosicrucian movement. He wrote several alchemical treatises, and "A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature’s Marvels" is one of his notable works. The book explores various alchemical themes and mystical insights, with an emphasis on the spiritual and philosophical aspects of the alchemical process. It includes allegorical narratives, symbolic language, and instructions for laboratory work, focusing on the transmutation of base metals, the pursuit of the Philosopher's Stone, and spiritual transformation. As with many alchemical texts, "A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature’s Marvels" is written in a cryptic and veiled manner to conceal its secrets from the uninitiated. The use of symbolic language and allegory was common in alchemical literature to protect the profound wisdom from those who were not prepared to understand it fully.