J. ERIK LAPORT
QUINTESSENCE TITLES
The following titles by Quintessence address various subjects related to the history of alchemy in the western tradition. Check back periodically for new title offerings. Authors interested in collaboration, new projects or publishing with Quintessence contact Victor Hornfeldt for more information.
Cracking the Philosophers' Stone
ISBN-13: 978-0-9906198-3-3
Cracking the Philosophers’ Stone is an in-depth study of the most influential substance in the history of alchemy. Through detailed analysis of numerous alchemical texts, as well as secondary literature in Assyrian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Arabic, LaPort discovers numerous and incredible findings, and reveals them here. This major study by LaPort and Gabrielsson is the first ever attempt to reconstruct the Philosophers Stone and its three main purposes as: a crucial element to crafting alchemical gold; model and monument of initiation into Neoplatonic, Hermetic and Gnostic mysteries; and the Elixir of Life.
Keys to the Kingdom of Alchemy
ISBN-13: 978-0-9906198-5-7
Keys to the Kingdom of Alchemy is a decoding of the chemical reaction encrypted in Basil Valentine's 'The Stone of the Great Philosophers - The XII Keys'. This new interpretation by LaPort and Gabrielsson primarily addresses operative alchemy. Apart from operative aspects however, a tremendous amount of rich allegorical storytelling and masterful conceptual blending reveals the author of The XII Keys to have been a highly educated polymath fluent in not only alchemical symbolism but also Christian mysticism, Greco-Roman mythology and Perennial Philosophy.
Transmission of Alchemy
ISBN-13: 978-0-9906198-6-4
Transmission of Alchemy is a new literal Arabic to English translation from two versions of an ancient source-work known as The Epistle of Morienus, the Wise Monk, to Prince Khālid bin Yazīd. The expression of alchemy preserved in these wonderful manuscripts was foundational to both Islamic and European alchemical traditions. The Epistle of Morienus is considered a primary historical eyewitness account of the momentous occasion when the torch of Byzantine alchemy was transmitted to the Islamic Empire. From there, it would evolve into its dynamic new, experimental and medicinal form as Islamic al-Kīmyāʼ.
Bonus: Cabala Mineralis new translation by Aaron Butler MA, MAR included!