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Background imageAlchemical Collection: Alchemical tree, Philosophia reformata

Alchemical tree, Philosophia reformata
The Alchemical Tree. Engraving depicting a tree surrounded by figures used in allegory by alchemists. The tree itself carries symbols representing the Moon, Sun and five planets

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Alchemical symbolism: toad and serpent represent two basic types of element

Alchemical symbolism: toad and serpent represent two basic types of element, fixed and earthy (toad) and the volatile (serpent). Flying eagle represents Sublimation

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Ouroboros Uroboros Serpent Snake Vintage Woodcut

Ouroboros Uroboros Serpent Snake Vintage Woodcut An ouroboros or uroboros serpent snake consuming its own tail circle in a vintage woodcut style

Background imageAlchemical Collection: f.16v: Full-page drawing of a spirit

f.16v: Full-page drawing of a spirit
BL5848837 f.16v: Full-page drawing of a spirit, sun, man, woman, and frog

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553869 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553864 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553863 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553857 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553846 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553843 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553842 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553836 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Personification of the Sun (ink & colour on paper)

Personification of the Sun (ink & colour on paper)
BL3115000 Personification of the Sun (ink & colour on paper) by English School, (16th century); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: Illustration relating to the Philosopher's Stone)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553867 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553862 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553852 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553851 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)

Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper)
BL3553847 Add MS 5025 Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (ink & colour on paper) by English School; British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Illustration from Alchemical Rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (vellum)

Illustration from Alchemical Rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (vellum)
BL3114994 Illustration from Alchemical Rolls (The Ripley Scrolls) (vellum) by Bacon, Roger (16th Century); British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: A yellow sun)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Add MS 10302 f. 37v Two men tending furnaces and a robed scholar

Add MS 10302 f. 37v Two men tending furnaces and a robed scholar
BL3264032 Add MS 10302 f

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z?n

Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z?n
2625126 Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z?n; (add.info.: The illuminated colophon to the first volume of a seven-volume copy of the alchemical treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z?n

Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z?n
2625124 Treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z?n; (add.info.: The illuminated opening of a copy of the alchemical treatise Kit?b al-Burh?n f? asr?r ilm al-m?z)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Great alchemists inspire work in the laboratory from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum

Great alchemists inspire work in the laboratory from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
2906506 Great alchemists inspire work in the laboratory from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum, 1652 (engraving) by Vaughan, Robert (fl.1622-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geberus)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Burning a salamander from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

Burning a salamander from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906475 Burning a salamander from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musaeum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum (Frankfurt)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Philosopher herald from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

Philosopher herald from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906471 Philosopher herald from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musaeum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum (Frankfurt)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: King watches the rain through his window from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

King watches the rain through his window from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906478 King watches the rain through his window from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Spirit and soul guide the prince from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

Spirit and soul guide the prince from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906476 Spirit and soul guide the prince from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Crowned King on throne from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

Crowned King on throne from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906474 Crowned King on throne from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musaeum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum (Frankfurt)

Background imageAlchemical Collection: King and healthy spirit guide the prince from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

King and healthy spirit guide the prince from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906473 King and healthy spirit guide the prince from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Illustration from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole

Illustration from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole
486490 Illustration from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole, first published in 1652 (engraving) by English School

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Illustration taken from 'Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum'by Elias Ashmole

Illustration taken from "Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum"by Elias Ashmole
862569 Illustration taken from " Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum" by Elias Ashmole, 1652 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Thomas Norton presenting his Ordinall to Edward IV from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum

Thomas Norton presenting his Ordinall to Edward IV from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum
2906507 Thomas Norton presenting his Ordinall to Edward IV from Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum, 1652 (engraving) by Vaughan

Background imageAlchemical Collection: Taoism. Last phase of alchemical meditation. Chinese

Taoism. Last phase of alchemical meditation. Chinese art. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library



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"Unlocking the Mysteries of Alchemical Wisdom: From the Alchemical Tree to Taoism" Step into a world where ancient wisdom intertwines with mystical practices, as we delve into the realm of alchemy. The enigmatic art of transmutation has captivated minds for centuries, and its secrets are unveiled through intriguing symbols and captivating illustrations. Behold "Philosophia reformata, " an intricate masterpiece that unveils the true principles of all things. Fig. 1 from Jacob Behmen's works serves as a gateway to understanding the profound depths of alchemy's teachings. In Taoism, we witness the last phase meditation, where practitioners seek harmony between body and spirit. This Chinese tradition embraces nature's transformative power in pursuit of enlightenment. The Crowned Hermaphrodite on vellum embodies both masculine and feminine energies, symbolizing unity and balance—an essential concept within alchemy's esoteric philosophy. Great alchemists inspire diligent work in laboratories worldwide; their legacy lives on through "Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum. " These pioneers paved the way for modern chemistry by unraveling nature's hidden secrets. Witness a salamander burn in "Musaeum Hermeticum, " an engraving that represents purification by fire—a crucial step towards achieving spiritual transformation in alchemy. A Philosopher heralds new beginnings in another engraving from "Musaeum Hermeticum. " As he holds his staff high, he beckons us to embark on our own inner journey towards self-discovery and enlightenment. Furnaces, retorts, stills—these apparatuses used by chemists embody dedication to uncovering life's mysteries. They serve as tangible tools bridging science with spirituality within the realm of alchemy. "The Alchemist, " portrayed in oil on panel, captures one immersed in his workshop—a sanctuary where dreams merge with reality. Here lies a sacred space where matter is transformed into gold, both literally and metaphorically.

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