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The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
·
M. M. Pattison Muir
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"There
are
four
elements,
and
each
has
at
its
centre
another
element
which
makes
it
what
it
is.
These
are
the
four
pillars
of
the
world....
It
is
their
contrary
action
which
keeps
up
the
harmony
and
equilibrium
of
the
mundane
machinery."
(Michael
Sendivogius.)
"Nature
cannot
work
till
it
has
been
supplied
with
a
material:
the
first
matter
is
furnished
by
God,
the
second
matter
by
the
sage."
(Michael
Sendivogius.)
"When
corruptible
elements
are
united
in
a
certain
substance,
their
strife
must
sooner
or
later
bring
about
its
decomposition,
which
is,
of
course,
followed
by
putrefaction;
in
putrefaction,
the
impure
is
separated
from
the
pure;
and
if
the
pure
elements
are
then
once
more
joined
together
by
the
action
of
natural
heat,
a
much
nobler
and
higher
form
of
life
is
produced....
If
the
hidden
central
fire,
which
during
life
was
in
a
state
of
passivity,
obtain
the
mastery,
it
attracts
to
itself
all
the
pure
elements,
which
are
thus
separated
from
the
impure,
and
form
the
nucleus
of
a
far
purer
form
of
life."
(Michael
Sendivogius.)
"Cause
that
which
is
above
to
be
below;
that
which
is
visible
to
be
invisible;
that
which
is
palpable
to
become
impalpable.
Again
let
that
which
is
below
become
that
which
is
above;
let
the
invisible
become
visible,
and
the
impalpable
become
palpable.
Here
you
see
the
perfection
of
our
Art,
without
any
defect
or
diminution."
(Basil
Valentine,
15th
century.)
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