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He demystifies the relationship between Alchemy and chemistry, and he provides evidence to detractors that Alchemy is much more than a medieval form of psychotherapy. (The guide includes practical laboratory experiments that safely, and intelligently, lead readers to an understanding of this ancient art and spiritual practice.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction: \u003cbr\u003eBrian describes this book as the one he wishes he had available when he began his lifelong study of Alchemy. I challenge any reader to find a more succinct and clear guide to this science and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy\u003c\/i\u003e is replete with actual exercises of the alchemical art such as: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edistillation and further processes to extract aqua vitae and the 'spirit of wine'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the purification of salts through calcination, crystallization, and sublimation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eadvanced processes for obtaining such alchemical precursors as Archaeus of Water, Oil of Tartar, and the Spirit of Wine of the Sages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eherbal work for obtaining spagyric tinctures, magistries, ens, and stones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e mineral work for obtaining the salts and oils of metals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy\u003c\/i\u003e makes Alchemy a viable and valuable modality that can be used for understanding and working in concert with the energies of Nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49635220160785,"sku":"GOR006959817","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50930065637649,"sku":"CIN1578633796G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53561133433105,"sku":"CIN1578633796A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1578633796.jpg?v=1750894681"},{"product_id":"practical-alchemy-book-brian-cotnoir-9781578637478","title":"Practical Alchemy","description":"A concise guide to the history, theory, and practice of alchemy (the “great work”)—the art of working with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation. Alchemy is a means of understanding and working in concert with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation. In this book, Brian Cotnoir offers a step-by-step introduction that explores alchemy’s mysteries while illustrating its use as a modern spiritual system of attainment.  He provides an overview of the history of alchemy, from the first meldings of Egyptian technology to the Middle Ages—the golden age of alchemy—to contemporary techniques. He demystifies the relationship between alchemy and chemistry, and provides evidence that alchemy is much more than a medieval form of psychotherapy. The guide also includes practical laboratory experiments that safely and intelligently lead readers to an understanding of this ancient art and spiritual practice.   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