Softcover. 8vo. 128pp. Stiff card covers with printed inner flaps. In addition to the text, a glossary, and bibliography, it includes 2 pages of full color photographs of alchemical equipment and procedures, 4 plates pages (1 in color) of alchemical designs by Basil Valentine, as well as numerous illustrations in text. From the Publisher: The Great Alchemical Work is an important contribution to the study of alchemy. In the first English language edition of this 'little work,' Portuguese alchemist Rubellus Petrinus presents a sincere and invaluable guide to the operative laboratory tradition that gave birth to the Art of Hermes and its vast literature. Taking as his starting point the classic works of three well-known Adepts - Eirenaeus Philalethes, Nicholas Flamel and Basil Valentine - Rubellus offers aspirants a clear explanation of these highly cryptic, often deliberately misleading, texts. Rubellus Petrinus (b. 1931)is a renowned Portuguese-born alchemist 1931 has spent decades studying operative alchemy in France, Spain and his native country with the Master Solazaref, Simón H. and Roger Caro. He has explored a number of alchemical paths - including "the Dry Way," "the Wet Way" and the way of Kamala Jnana - and is said to continue in the practice of the Great Work.

The Great Alchemical Work of Eirenaeus Philalethes, Nicholas Flamel and Basil Valentine

Petrinus, Rubellus

Salamander and Sons

Softcover. 8vo. 165pp. Modern Magistery series. Stiff card covers with printed inner flaps. Colour and b&amp;w illustrations. Drawing upon many years of rigorous research conducted by dozens of trained individuals, Rubaphilos Salfluere offers a detailed consideration of the core concepts that afford a glimpse at the nature of the philosophy, and its first principles, which lie at the heart of Hermetic science - the source and backbone, yet least understood aspect, of the Western mystery tradition. Beginning with an examination of the history of Hermeticism over the past two millennia, a clear historical and conceptual distinction is made between the body of pure Hermetic knowledge - the secret tradition - and the popular outer tradition, the latter of which is so often mistaken for the former. The much-neglected and misunderstood heart of Hermetic philosophy and its practical expression - the science of Hermetic initiation - is the subject of detailed discussion, as is the central role that alchemy plays in the theory and practical dynamic of Hermeticism. The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus is dissected in order to provide the reader with an introduction to how natural law provides the blueprint for both the alchemical laboratory tradition and the inner alchemical journey of initiation. Originally trained as a neo-Jungian therapist, Rubaphilos Salfluere began his nine year alchemical apprenticeship in 1988, under the private instruction of the last active New Zealand graduate of Frater Albertus Spagyricus. During the past 20 years, Rubaphilos has been a member of a number of respected esoteric organisations including the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis, the Builders of the Adytum, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Philosophers of Nature, and the Freemasons.

The Hermes Paradigm, Book One: First Principles (Modern Magistery)

Rubaphilos Salfluere

Softcover. Large 8vo. xxvi + 330pp. Colour and b&amp;w illustrations. Appendixes, index. From the publisher: "Based upon 30 years of studying, reading and teaching tarot, more than 10,000 face-to-face readings and extensive research in the field, Marcus Katz successfully combines academic rigour with invaluable practical experience and breathtaking originality. Suitable for all tarot readers - from absolute beginners to experienced professionals - Tarosophy is written in three sections: •basic tarot in a new light for the beginning Tarosophist; •intermediate tarot in a magical light for the enquiring Tarosophist; and •advanced tarot in a spiritual light for the progressive Tarosophist. From terminology and technique, to reading and spreads, inner work and trees, Tarosophy encapsulates the wisdom of tarot as a living, divine art and science; a dynamic interface between awareness and appearance, and a system to observe, tie and untie the 'secret knots' that bind the world. With 50 unique exercises, in excess of 50 illustrations, extensive footnotes, and detailed reading lists, there are more new tarot ideas on any given page of Tarosophy than in some entire texts on the subject."

Tarosophy : Tarot to Engage Life, Not Escape it

Religion & Spirituality

Marcus Katz

New Age & Spirituality

Hardcover. 8vo. 211pp + 52pp colour plates. White cloth with gilt titling to spine and device to upper board. Colour and b&w illustrations. Writing under the nom de plume of Lapidus, David Curwen (1893-1984) was one of the most mysterious personalities of modern alchemysticism, and one of the very few practicing laboratory alchemists residing in the United Kingdom during the latter half of the 20th century. In the decades since the publication of the first edition of In Pursuit of Gold in 1976, many have speculated regarding the true identity of Lapidus, and a few individuals have even laid claim to be the enigmatic adept. Upon its publication in 1976, In Pursuit of Gold, written by the enigmatic Lapidus was hailed as a rare work by one of the few practicing laboratory alchemists writing in English during the mid-to-late 20th century. Primarily building upon three alchemical texts - The Sophic Fire by John Pontanus, The Secret Book of Artephius and Sir George Ripley's long poem, Twelve Gates - and more than 2 dozen of Theodor de Bry's masterful engraved emblems from Michael Maier's 1618 Atalanta Fugiens, Lapidus offers his own observations and conclusions drawn from decades of quiet alchemical work in his subterranean Melcombe Street laboratory. Contemporary alchemists with an interest in the confection of the star regulus of antimony will assuredly gain from reading and re-reading In Pursuit of Gold. Beyond simply confirming the true identity of Lapidus as David Curwen, this revised and expanded second edition includes a foreword from Stephen Skinner, along with an introductory biographical essay on Lapidus - his life, family, alchemical work, and writings - by Tony Matthews, grandson of Lapidus. This second edition of In Pursuit of Gold also features intimate personal and family photographs, facsimiles of correspondence between Lapidus and the alchemical historians F. Sherwood Taylor & E.J. Holmyard, and original oil paintings by Lapidus.

In Pursuit of Gold: Alchemy Today in Theory and Practice

David Curwen Lapidus

Softcover. 8vo. 164pp. Modern Magistery series. Stiff card covers with printed inner flaps. Glossary, appendix, bibliography, b&amp;w illustrations. This second volume in Rubaphilos Salfluere's groundbreaking The Hermes Paradigm series builds upon the foundation laid in Book One: First Principles. Motives for entering into the alchemical work are proffered as a starting point for consideration: if it is quality knowledge regarding the truth about the nature of reality that one genuinely seeks, and if one is prepared to relentlessly pursue such knowledge over days, months or more likely years towards its eventual attainment, then the Royal Road of alchemy - the Hermetic science - may indeed lead one to the desired destination, the illumination that is wisdom. The importance of a disciplined experimental methodology is emphasised, as is the guidance of a reliable and generous tutor; the creation of matter and its nature as per Hermetic philosophy - including the three Principals of Salt-structure, Sulphur-energy and Mercury-intelligence, which form the foundation of matter - is elaborated, as is the relationship between these Principals and the essential binary system inherent in all departments of Nature (that is, the Universal Spirit and the Watery Chaos), and the Elements. The mechanism by which matter evolves - known as spagyria - is then discussed, and the application of spagyric method to the First Work or Plant Prima detailed. Venturing further than to merely iterate recommended alchemical laboratory equipment and simple and practical astrological considerations, The Hermes Paradigm, Book Two: The First Work describes at length the processes of separation and putrefaction (by maceration, fermentation and pelicanisation), purification and cohobation, along with specific confections ranging from the herbal simple to the Plant Stone, the Circulatum Minor and even rejuvenatives such as the Primum Ens Melissæ.

The Hermes Paradigm, Book Two: The First Work (Modern Magistery)

Hardcover. 8vo. 110pp. Red cloth with gilt titling to spine and device to upper board. b&w illustrations, index, gold end pages. David Curwen [Lapidus] (1893-1984) was one of the most mysterious personalities of modern alchemysticism, and one of the very few practicing laboratory alchemists residing in the United Kingdom during the latter half of the 20th century. Of this volume the publisher says: "For decades students of alchemy have believed that "In Pursuit of Gold" - which was written by Curwen under the nom de plume Lapidus - constituted the sole alchemical text penned by the enigmatic alchemist Lapidus. The truth is that Curwen wrote a second text which, unknown to most, he secreted away with at least one trusted Brother in the Art. Throughout the intervening years this remarkable book, The Pass-Keys to Alchemy, has passed through just a few select and trusted hands. Each of the chapters of The Pass-Keys to Alchemy details one pass-key to the successful confection of the Philosophers' Stone, as identified by Lapidus. Drawing upon the writings of Eirenæus Philalethes and Ali Puli, The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus the Great, Bendictus Figulus' A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels, Sir Edward Kelly's Book of St. Dunstan, and Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens among other canonical texts, this lost alchemical masterpiece includes the kind of profound insights into alchemical theory, laboratory processes and practical methods that only derive from a lifetime of quiet alchemical work. A rare alchemical gem in print for the first time, The Pass-Keys to Alchemy also includes an introductory essay by Tony Matthews, grandson of Lapidus, and 16 of Theodor de Bry's masterful engraved emblems from Atalanta Fugiens with accompanying commentary by Lapidus. Import.

The Pass-Keys to Alchemy. The Lost Book of Lapidus (Modern Magistery series)

Gail W. Lapidus

In the early 18th century the Masonic fraternity emerged to change the shape of the Western esoteric tradition forever. Within a few decades the fraternity had spawned numerous esoteric societies that claimed to communicate with spirits, teach the secrets of alchemy, and to perform rituals of healing. During the next century the still-surviving Masonic Rosicrucian society was established, attracting the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - William Wynn Westcott and S.L. MacGregor Mathers - and Theodor Reuss, co-founder of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), among others. Freemasonry: Foundation of the Western Esoteric Tradition explores the history of Western esotericism, beginning with the early Masonic Ritual, and its symbolism of natural law and death, essential to understanding the Craft, high-Degree Freemasonry, and the contemporary Western esoteric tradition. Other subjects explored include: - Mystical Masonic societies, practicing séances, alchemy, healing, etc.; - The Masonic influence on the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the O.T.O.; - Masonic Lodges practicing Roman Catholic mysticism; - The contemporary Masonic-Rosicrucian society; - Aleister Crowley's adventures in Freemasonry; - The Rose Croix Degree; - Freemasonry and alchemy; - Wicca and Masonic symbolism. Freemasonry: Foundation of the Western Esoteric Tradition includes a series of 12 rare etchings by Hejonagogerus Nugir, originally published in Freymäurerische Versammlungsreden der Gold- und Rosenkreutzer des alten Systems (Amsterdam, 1779), presented here as plates. Fifteen chapters. Illustrated, with two appendices, plus bibliography. Indexed.

Freemasonry: Foundation of the Western Esoteric Tradition

Angel Millar

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