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Secret Teachings of All Ages
The Theory and Practice of Alchemy: Part Two (52)
the lunar rays. The solar rays are also met by the emanations pouring upward from the earth's surface and are thus still further crystallized into a partly tangible substance, which is soluble in pure water. This substance is the "Magical Mountain of the Moon" referred to in the R. C. letter. The crystallization of the solar and lunar rays in water (dew) produces the virgin earth--a pure, invisible substance, uncontaminated by material matter. When the virgin earth crystals are wet, they appear green; when dry, white.
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 5: Of the Third Principle, or Creation of the material World, with the Stars and Elements; wherein the First and Second Principles are more clearly understood. (29)
For the Matrix is the Water-Spirit in the Original, in the first Form; and now when it became material in the Place of this World, then the Spirit mov...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 12: Of the Opening of the Holy Scripture, that the Circumstances may be highly considered. The golden Gate, which God affords to the last World, wherein the Lily shall flourish [and blossom.] (20)
And so it [the Sun] makes a Triumphing, or Rising [to be] in the Matrix of the Water, always like a Seething; for the Stars cast their Virtue [or Infl...
Chapter 25: Of the whole Body of the Stars and of their Birth or Geniture; that is, the whole Astrology, or the whole Body of this World. (20)
There seemeth to be a blue or azure sphere above the stars, whereby the place of this world is closed and shut out from the holy heaven, as men have...
Chapter 13: Of the terrible, doleful, and lamentable, miserable Fall of the Kingdom of Lucifer. (102)
The sweet spring or fountain-water is generated by the driving about or rising up of the spirits, for when the light is generated in the heat, then...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (76)
In the earth the heat of the sun kindleth the sweet quality of water, in all imaged or framed figures; and then through the heat the light cometh to...
The Secret of the Golden Flower
The Primordial Spirit and the Conscious Spirit (5)
The way to the Elixir of Life recognizes as supreme magic, seed-water, spirit-fire, and thought-earth: these three. What is seed-water? It is the...
Chapter 26: Of the Planet Saturnus (84)
Of or from the earth it taketh the birth of the earth, or the fruit, for it is much more noble than the earth. It is an extracted mass out of the...
Chapter 12: Of the Nativity and Proceeding forth or Descent of the Holy Angels, as also of their Government, Order, and Heavenly joyous Life. (14)
Some are of the quality of the water, and those are light, like the holy heaven; and when the light shineth on them, then they look like to a...
Chaldean Oracles
Matter. (103)
The Nymphs of the Fountains, and all the Water Spirits, and terrestrial, aërial and astral forms, are the Lunar Riders and Rulers of all Matter, the...
Chapter 25: Of the whole Body of the Stars and of their Birth or Geniture; that is, the whole Astrology, or the whole Body of this World. (36)
But the light made very great haste after it, and laid hold on the fire-crack; and there it remained as a captive, and became corporeal.
Chapter 10: Of the Sixth qualifying or fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (17)
When the flash riseth up in the heat, then first the sweet water catcheth or captivateth it, for therein it becometh shining. Now when the water...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 12: Of the Opening of the Holy Scripture, that the Circumstances may be highly considered. The golden Gate, which God affords to the last World, wherein the Lily shall flourish [and blossom.] (29)
Its Essence is the Flash in the Circle [or Circumference] of the Springing of the Life, which in the Water makes the Glance and Shining; and its Root...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 7: Of the Heaven and its eternal Birth and Essence, and how the four Elements are generated; wherein the eternal Band may be the more and the better understood, by meditating and considering the material World. The great Depth. (26)
Thus it is plain to our Sight, how the starry Heaven, (or as I may better render it to the enlightened Reader) the Quintessence, (or the fifth Form...
Chapter 22: Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars, and Creation of the Fourth Day. (78)
But now the Salitter of the earth and of the water is no more able to change or alter itself in its dead being, and shew forth itself infinitely, as i...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (75)
Understand this aright.
Chaldean Oracles
The World and Nature. (129)
And of the Solar Circles, and of the Lunar, clashings, and of the Aërial Recesses; the Melody of Ether, and of the Sun, and of the phases of the Moon,...
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (41)
First, because in the sweet water the spirit of light is generated, and saturateth or moisteneth the astringent, hard and cold qualities; also it...
Chapter 21: Of the Third Day. (133)
The hard firmament is the astringent quality, and the gentle, mild or meek firmament is the water, in which the light of life riseth up, which is the...
Chapter 4: Of the creation of the Holy Angels. An Instruction or open Gate of Heaven. (68)
Consider this similitude: Out of the sun and stars go forth the elements, and they make in the Salitter of the earth a living spirit, and the stars...
Chapter 20: Of the Second Day (30)
Behold the water in the deep above the earth, which qualifieth, mixeth or uniteth with the elementary air and fire, that is the water of the astral...
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