Section 1: The apprenticeship -- ch. 1. Awakening to alchemy -- ch. 2. What is alchemy? -- ch. 3. Inner vs. outer alchemy -- ch. 4. Why has alchemy been distorted? -- ch. 5. The fundamental laws -- Section 2: The core -- ch. 6. The first matter -- ch. 7. Alchemical trinity -- ch. 8. The philosopher's stone -- ch. 9. The three marriages ; alchemical symbology ; alchemical laboratorium -- ch. 10. Black, white and red -- Section 3: The training -- ch. 11. Initial alchemical practice ; physical alchemy ; energetic alchemy ; mental alchemy ; alchemical bonfire -- ch. 12. Deep alchemical practice ; alchemy of the psyche ; the conjunction of sulfur & mercury ; the inner furnace -- Section 4: The alchemist -- ch. 13. Alchemical distillation ; distillation of liquid light ; world laboratorium -- ch. 14. Becoming the philosopher's stone ; alchemical dragon -- ch. 15. Magnum opus.
Summary:
"From the dawn of humanity to the modern age, alchemy has always been a subject of great curiosity. Its mere mention brings old tales of wiseman working in smoke-filled alchemical laboratories trying to transform metals into gold whilst creating elixirs that immortalized the body. While this mythical picture is still prevalent today, the alchemical teachings and practices found in this volume are not about creating medicines or heating toxic materials in brick furnaces to create bizarre compounds but about using our body and mind as the alchemical laboratory. This book is centered on practices and procedures of Inner Alchemy, and it aims to shed new light on this ancient tradition, revealing its power to deeply transmute our body, energy, mind, and soul. Although it may appear to be an arcane discipline filled with cryptic and often unintelligible language, alchemy holds a powerful treasure once its lexicon and teachings are decoded. The secret to creating the real Philosopher's Stone and achieving true immortality is now at your disposal."-- Provided by publisher.
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