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with light of life and love of the Father�察�revealing to mortal minds some
faint conception of the awful resources and recesses within Nature's star´
making laboratory�察�are but the scintillating reflection of life�察�the reactions
of mental phenomena。 So�察 �too�察 �with the mental creative powers of the
mind of man�察�for�察�not a vibration that proceeds from his every thought but
what creates its correspondence in the creative realm of spirit。 Hence�察�
symbolism continues giving to the soul of man�察�throughout eternity�察�food
for thought and contemplation。
All symbols�察�then�察�are objectified ideas�察�whether human or Divine�察�and
as such possess a real meaning�察�and this meaning is altered�察�extended and
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rendered more complex with every additional thing or influence by which
we find it surrounded�察�or with which�察�we find it correlated。 For instance�察�
1。00 means one dollar�察�add six ciphers to the left 0000001。�察�and it is still
the same 1。00�察�and no more�察�because their position is previous�察�or before�察�
the 1。 But add the same number of ciphers to the right�察�1��000000�察�and lo� �
we find a wondrous change of force�察�power�察�and consequence。 We see all
the mighty power of our million of money�察 �and the possibilities and
responsibilities with which�察�in these days�察�it becomes associated。
So it is with everything else in Nature。 Man pays the penalty by
increased responsibility�察�for every step in knowledge that be takes�察�as well
as every dollar in gold be procures。 Dollars�察�as well as talents�察�have to be
accounted for�察�and their usefulness increased tenfold。 The dollars must not
be buried nor hoarded any more than our talents�察�but each�察�unfolded and
doubled�察�so that we may be instrumental in helping our coworkers in their
upward path�察�in the Cycle of Necessity。 Knowledge is the basic foundation
in reading Nature's language。 Purity of thought�察 �truth in motive�察 �and
unselfish benevolence�察 �will lift the veil that now lies between the two
trines�察�cause and effect�察�spirit and matter。
We have given the key and explained the alphabet of this wondrous
law�察 �therefore we close。 Each must�察 �by the same rules�察 �work out the
special links in the chain for him or herself。 The angle from which each
take their view determines the reading and interpretation of the symbols
presented�察�whether that be from the apex�察�the sides or the base�察�for every
symbol has its trinity in principles and form。 Cause and effect are but the
action and reaction�察 �the result is the symbol which reveals the
correspondence of both。
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CHAPTER VII。
ALCHEMYPART I
What a weird yet strangely pleasing name the term Alchemy is。 It is
simple�察�yet so infilled and intermixed with the possible verities of exact
science and the philosophical speculations on the infinite and the unknown�察�
as to elude our mental grasp�察 �as it were�察�by its own subtle essence�察 �and
defy the keenest analysis of our profoundest generalizers in science。 And
yet�察 �in spite of this self´evident truth�察 �how fascinating the sound of the
word becomes to the mystic student's ear�察 �and bow pregnant with awful
and mysterious possibilities it becomes�察�to the immortal powers embodied
within the complex human organism termed man。
Words�察�if we but knew it�察�have the same innate�察�magnetic influence�察�
and possess the same power of affinity and antipathy�察 �that the human
family possesses�察 �as well as all organic and inorganic forms and
substances�察�and how sad�察 �to a developed soul�察 �to witness the inharmony
existing in our midst�察�caused by the misapplication of names。
Most human beings are very conscious of personal�察 �or human
magnetism�察�and its effects。 But they stop right there�察�and do not dream of
the subtle�察 �silent influences emanating from a name�察 �a word�察 �and the
power existing in words�察 �when properly used。 The human mind is so
absorbed in Nature's manifestations�察 �which are only the husks�察 �that they
fail to see the true�察 �hidden meaning and realities�察 �concealed beneath the
material shell。
We will first notice the meaning of the words which constitute our
subject�察 �viz。�察 �Alchemy�察 �then give a brief review of its physical
correspondence�察�chemistry�察�and its true relation to its spiritual counterpart�察�
Alchemy。
;Al; and ;Chemy; are Arabic´Egyptian words which have much more
in them than appears upon the surface�察�and possess a far different meaning
from the one which the terms usually convey to the average mind。 Terms�察�
and the ideas we associate with them�察�vary according to the age in which
we live。 So with those�察�from which the word Alchemy is derived。
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Let us penetrate beneath the mere verbal husk with which linguistic
usage and convenience have clothed them�察 �and which�察 �in the course of
ages�察�has become nothing but the dross of decomposed verbiage�察�and see if
we can excavate the living germ�察�that has become buried within。 If we can
do so�察�we shall�察�at the commencement of our study�察�have attained unto a
realization of the ancient meaning and real significance of the terms
employed。 And this will be no small gain�察�and will form no unimportant
part of the equipment in our present research。
The Arabians�察�who derived the whole of their Occult arcana from the
Egyptians�察 �are the most likely to render us the most truthful and direct
significance of the word�察�and so we find them。 Thus�察 �Al�察─�meaning ;the�察─�
and Kimia�察─�which means the hidden�察�or secret�察�ergo THE OCCULT�察�from
which are derived our modern term Alchemy�察 �more properly Al Kimia。
This is very different from the popular conception to´day�察�which supposes
that the word relates to the art of artificially making gold by some
chemical process�察�and viewing it only as some sort of magical chemistry�察�
forgetting that�察 �the science of chemistry itself is also derived from the
Kimia of Arabian mystics�察�and was considered as one and the same thing
by every writer of the Middle Ages。
At this time�察�the physical man was not so dense and grasping for husks�察�
hence the soul and spiritual part had greater control�察�and could impart the
real�察 �the alchemical side�察 �of Nature to him�察 �hence the Law of
Correspondences was understood�察 �and guided the educated in their
considerations�察�researches�察�and conclusions。
Do you ask why�察 �if they were so enlightened�察 �they have veiled their
knowledge from the world at large�拭�
The power of mind over matter was as potent in those days as now�察�
and the masses were as correspondingly corrupt as they are today。
Therefore�察 �to put this knowledge into the hands of the multitude would
have been generally disastrous。 So they wrote it in mystical language�察�
knowing that all educated students in Nature's laws�察 �at that time�察 �would
understand�察 �yet they little dreamed how much their language would be
misunderstood in the centuries to follow�察 �by those who look to their
ancient ancestry for aid on subjects that have become at the present day so
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lost in mystery。
Having ascertained�察 �beyond question�察 �that Alchemy was�察 �and
consequently is�察�the secret science of Occultismnot the philosophy�察�mind
you�察 �but the science�察 �let us proceed�察 �for�察 �we shall find that these two
aspects may often differ�察 �or appear to differ�察 �widely from each other�察�
though they can never do so in reality�察 �for the latter produces and
establishes the facts�察 �while the former occupies itself in