#ALCHEMY

[cosmicportal]

A wooden statue of the priest Baozhi, transforming into the Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva upon reaching nirvana. 11th century, Heian Period. Currently on display at the Kyoto National Museum. The Eleven-Headed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is a form of the Bodhisattva who represents compassion. This figure has one main head and ten smaller heads, which symbolize the ability to see and understand the suffering of all beings. Each head represents a different way the Bodhisattva perceives the world, showing compassion in various forms.

[389]

The Alchemical Tree. Engraving depicting a tree surrounded by figures used in allegory by alchemists. The tree itself carries symbols representing the Moon, Sun and five planets. Around it are discs carrying symbols such as various birds, a unicorn and a body rising from a grave, showing the stages of life. This engraving comes from Philosophia reformata by Johann Daniel Mylius, printed at Frankfurt in 1622, but is a reworking of emblems created by Valentine for his series called 'Azoth'.

[prokopetz]

r/selfhelp: Got the divine alchemy of the self confused with actual alchemy, accidentally turned my dick to gold. What do I do?

[samarajethwa]

[recursive360]

Source: @alexiadraws

[myshunosun]

Herbalist Clutter

Boo! Yes, the spooky season is back. Baldur's Gate has indirectly inspired me to create some cute alchemist/herbalist clutter.

You can read more about the items and check out the in-game preview below.

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Here's what you get:

Cauldron pot, 5 swatches, 50§

Cutting board, 4 swatches, 40§

Glass dome, 4 swatches, 150§

Open tome, 3 swatches, 50§

More info and credits:

Base game compatible

New meshes, all LODs

Custom specular and normal maps

Custom catalog thumbnails, tagged swatches

Have fun! You can search for “herbalist" or “myshunosun” in the buy catalog to quickly find these items.

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[occultesotericart]

[cy-lindric]

An angel. Alchemy treaty Aurora Consurgens, 1420-1450

[trans-jon-rights]

Okay so some of you may be familiar with the fact that alchemy heavily relates to The Magnus Protocol, especially with the latest episode.

It's already admitted that Sam Khalid's name is at least inspired by Prince Khalid Ibn Yazid, a famous alchemist from the 7th century. Well I'd like to go a bit deeper, and point out more connections :

Alice Dyer -> Edward Dyer

Teddy Vaughn -> Thomas Vaughan

Colin Becher -> Johann Joachim Becher

Lena Kelley -> Edward Kelley

Celia Ripley -> George Ripley

Chester -> Robert de Chester

I've yet to find anything about Norris or Augustus but this is what I've got. But there's more ! There are connections !

Edward Dyer and Thomas Vaughan were both Rosicruscians (and friends, too), a subcategory of alchemists

Robert De Chester was the one who translated Khalid Ibn Yazid's works from Arabic to Latin

Johann Joachim Becher was German, then travelled to England and resided in Scotland

Edward Kelley worked with Robert Boyle (mentionned in MAGP 19)

I'm not sure exactly what to do with it, but that's what I've got. I'm going insane over that so expect some more over the next few days.

[cosmicportal]

Definitely.

[illustratus]

[zlinkiez]

Hhhhhh, I am not immune to sexy tatted nonbinaries. I am only a simple creature.

[noughtlux]

Messages from the Absolute Drawings 14.5 x 21 cm 2024

[maeviuslynn]

[haematinon]

Illustration created for my upcoming new book, Ergo Cosmos!

"The first of the alchemists was he who set fire to the pyre upon which the Veiled Lady burned. To atone for such a sin, all those who are privy to the Highest Secrets swear to use the hand of will exclusively to restrain evil, and the hand of intuition only to perform good deeds. From this sorrowful figure derives the name of this sacred commitment, which is commonly known as the Oath of Minos."