

Grand Elixir - Sacred Fire and Royal Blood
Q: How many Orders of Masons are there? A: Seven Orders. Q: What is the highest Order that our present Masons can attain to? A: Few...


Alchemical Artwork by Lauren Khu
Lauren Khu is the talented young artist who attempted to capture the historic corresponences and practical nature of the primary...


Of the Great Stone of the Ancient Philosophers (The XII Keys)
The images below are facsimiles of the woodblock images engraved by Matthaeus Merian (1593–1650). From Tripus aureus as published in the...
Inspired by Alchemy, Transpired by Chemistry
Alchemy Isn't Dead, It Has Just Changed Name and Form During the 16th and 17th centuries, alchemical research into the relationship...
Other Branches of Alchemy's Family Tree
Asian Elixir Alchemy The earliest known Elixir Alchemy originated in India during great antiquity based on ancient Vedic texts. The early...
Alchemical Gold and the Elixir of Life
Gold-Making (Chrysopœia) During the early-Alexandrian period, the primary application of the Philosophers’ Stone was gold making....
Alexandrian Archetypal Recipes for the Philosophers' Stone
An archetypal recipe can be thought of as a template or blueprint upon which subsequent recipes are based. The beating heart of alchemy...