#lambspring

[adocentyn]

Two fishes swimming in our sea

(Caption: The Sea is the Body, the two Fishes are Soul and Spirit.)

The Sages will tell you That two fishes are in our sea Without any flesh or bones. Let them be cooked in their own water; Then they also will become a vast sea, The vastness of which no man can describe. Moreover, the Sages say That the two fishes are only one, not two; They are two, and nevertheless they are one, Body, Spirit, and Soul. Now, I tell you most truly, Cook these three together, That there may be a very large sea. Cook the sulphur well with the sulphur, And hold your tongue about it: Conceal your knowledge to your own advantage, And you shall be free from poverty. Only let your discovery remain a close secret.

— the Book of Lambspring, 1599

[nyxshadowhawk]

Just some of the absolutely stunning alchemical art from the Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum, a seventeenth-century alchemical manuscript. Texts in this compendium include The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine and The Lambspring.

[arcane-offerings]

Johannes Lambspring, Alchemistiches Lehrgedicht, German, 1556, MS P 2177, Zürich Central Library, Switzerland.

[portalibis]

Figure VI

Alchemistisches Lehrgedicht / Lamspringkh, c. 1556 by Lambspring, Johannes

[chelouvellou]

Lambspring

[mirroribis]

Title: Doctor Solar Lambspring Artist: Mirroribis (Erin Meares) I’ll be at the Punk Rock Flea Market this weekend. Beer, food, music, vendor, art. It’ll be a blast! Event Here: https://fb.me/e/39Q62bbFC

[theartofdyingtogether]

Figure XIII

HERE THE FATHER DEVOURS THE SON; THE SOUL AND SPIRIT FLOW FORTH FROM THE BODY.

My Son, I was dead without thee. And lived in great danger of my life.

Here the Father sweats on account of the Son, And earnestly beseeches God,

Who has created everything in His hands.

Who creates, and has created all things.

To bring forth his Son from his body.

And to restore him to his former life.

God hearkens to his prayers.

And bids the Father lie down and sleep.

Then God sends down rain from heaven To the earth from the shining stars.

It was a fertilizing, silver rain.

Which bedewed and softened the Father's Body. Succour us. Lord, at the end.

That we may obtain Thy gracious Gift!

Saturnian insanity. Father Time’s presence, Kronos faith.

[spiritualpath2015]

Spiritual Alchemy : Polarity pt2

~~Edit 2021~~

The Knight and the Dark Dragon fight in the forest of the soul. the polarities of ego and will again manifest in this drawing.

This is again illustrating the alchemical process of breaking down the soul into its purest form.

~Excerpt from “The Book Of Lambspring”~

“ The Sage says That a wild beast is in the forest, Whose skin is of the blackest dye. If any man cut off his head, His blackness will disappear, And give place to a snowy white. Understand well the meaning of this head: The blackness is called the head of the Raven; As soon as it disappears, A white colour is straightway manifested; It is given this name, despoiled of its head. When the Beast's black hue has vanished in a black smoke, The Sages rejoice From the bottom of their hearts. “

Blackness: Head of a raven is the 1st process called Nigredo. This is the beginning of looking into ones soul. The blackness within. The Warrior that fights the Darkness of the Ego. For with all polarities of “good” and “evil” we must fight the darkness within, as the ego never will give up easily, “..any man cut off his head.” As you apply the fire of will and the higher being, focus your attention on the heart, this darkness gives way to “a place that is snowy white”.

White: white in color is the purification process that has broken down the darkness of the ego and let shine the light of the God spark within. This is Albedo. When Earth and Water become Air. Again the Holy Trinity of God head that was split into the male and female energy which makes up the fabric of this physical reality. The 3 are again becoming 1 through the final process.

Red: The Sages rejoice From the bottom of their hearts. This is  Rubedo. Now that the 3 have become one it is now the process of maintaining this divine light. The alchemist as tasted the inner God spark. This in no way means there is nothing to be done once this process is complete. Now comes the test of will. The divine spark will only shine when one applies constant awareness to ones thoughts. Once this effort is put forth then, one is now enlightened as this awareness becomes part of of the physical being.

This path that we are all on is one of our souls purpose. Some choose to stay in the lower 3 chakra of the physical. It is not our job to shake others off their chosen path. They might have karma to deal with and through the ability of free choice have chosen this path. This is not to say that we cant bring ideas to others which at 1st seem shocking. We need  a good jolt to shake us from our comfort zone.

So I share this with all of you. Every race, creed, denomination of being or self orientation.

We are first spiritual beings having a physical experience. Its time to remember who and what we are and how to resolve our inner turmoil so that we can life in the light of the creator. 

~ God Speed ~

[didanawisgi]

A savage Dragon lives in the forest, Most venomous he is, yet lacking nothing: When he sees the rays of the Sun and its bright fire, He scatters abroad his poison, And flies upward so fiercely That no living creature can stand before him, Nor is even the Basilisk equal to him. He who hath skill to slay him, wisely Hath escaped from all dangers. Yet all venom, and colours, are multiplied In the hour of his death. His venom becomes the great Medicine. He quickly consumes his venom, For he devours his poisonous tail. All this is performed on his own body, From which flows forth glorious Balm, With all its miraculous virtues. Hereat all the Sages do loudly rejoice.

Abraham Lambspring, De Lapide Philosophico (1599)

[moonskek]

Stag And Unicorn; 18th Century

Historical artwork from The Book of Lambspring (1749 edition) of a meeting between a deer and a unicorn in a wood. In alchemy, the deer signified the Sun and the unicorn represented the Moon. Alchemy was the pseudoscientific predecessor of chemistry, which among other ideas is best known for its practitioner's trying to turn base metals into gold.

[arcane-offerings]

Johannes Lambspring, Alchemistiches Lehrgedicht, German, 1556, MS P 2177, Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Switzerland.

[noxshade]

Day 17 & 18: Argument & Giant

“Apparently the Kappa have made a lot of improvements to Hisoutensoku,” said Sanae Kochiya to her company.  She, the magician Marisa Kirisame and the puppeteer Alice Margatroid were enjoying tea and trading stories in the garden of the Scarlet Devil Manor.  They had relocated to a gazebo in the hedge maze after the librarian Patchouli had thrown a fit about them being too talkative, and had winded herself, requiring the attention of the maid.  So they had taken their tea and books outside to enjoy the springtime sun.  Minimal clouds and a slight breeze kept them all comfortable under the slated roof of the gazebo.

“What kind of improvements?” asked Alice, still thumbing through the book Thirty Methods for Telekinesis in Modern Magic.

“Well it can apparently do a lot more than just pose and hold a pen now,” Sanae said, setting her tea cup down. “Lady Suwako is apparently overseeing even more upgrades.”

“I wonder if it could fight something now,” Marisa said, quickly flipping through a copy of Lambspring’s Concerning the Philosopher's Stone, looking for hidden notations or loose spell cards stuck between the pages.  She finished, and set it aside to check the next book in the pile she had pilfered.

“Probably,” said Sanae “But what would it fight?  Not many opponents its size in Gensokyo.”

“My Goliath Doll would do,” said Alice “But I doubt a glorified promotional sculpture could put up a fight against her.”

“Didn’t that doll lose to the ice fairy?” Sanae asked.

“The last versions did, this is a new design!” Alice shot back, her face reddening.

“I think Suika could take both of them,” said Marisa, chewing on the edge of a biscuit.  “She can grow pretty big.  I think the Human Village still has fables from the last time she grew to full size.”  The oni’s density-manipulation powers let her grow quite large.

“I’m sure that Hisoutensoku has all sorts of Kappa gadgets to get the upper hand!”

“My Goliath Doll Mk. 3 has more weapons than any tin can!”

“If I may interrupt,” came a voice from behind Alice.  They all turned to see the Scarlet Devil Manor gatekeeper, Hong Meiling.  She was holding a teapot and plate of fresh biscuits.  “I believe you have all forgotten the most likely victor of the giant combatants.” She set the biscuits down in the middle of the table, and began to circle the table, refilling tea cups.

“And what would that be?” asked Marisa.

“Why, Namazu, of course.” They all looked at her in confusion. “The giant catfish that lives beneath the earth’s crust and causes earthquakes when upset.  None of these other giants could win a fight with the earth shifting beneath their massive feet.”  Meiling finished refilling the girls teacups, and set the teapot in the middle of the table.  “After all, I fought his emissary before and barely survived.”  They all looked at each other, unable to come up with a rebuttal.

And with this, Meiling took her leave before any of the others could argue any further.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29772798/chapters/74215479

[othmeralia]

Want to see all of the nooks and crannies of this wonderful alchemical plate?

Check it out in our digital collection and zoom in! While you’re at it, you should check out the entire book, Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum et Amplificatum (1678), on the digital collections site and view all of the plates and engravings this gem holds.

Citation: Philaletha, Basilius Valentinus, Thomas Norton, John Cremer, N. Flamel, Michael Maier, M. Sendivogius, Lambspring, de Meung, Jean, and Helvetius. Musaeum Hermeticum Reformatum Et Amplificatum. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Apud Hermannum a Sande, 1678.

[wheremytwinwatches]

[Where My Twin Watches]: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 7

So Sokka, where’s this episode taking place again?

Excellent! Let’s get started then!

Narrator recaps the encounter with Doc Marcoh, who revealed the existence of incomplete Philosopher’s Stones (which is a great writing move, now the Brothers can be going around hunting down Imperfect Stones rather than repeated episodes of “Damnit, another fake.”), and gave the location of his research. Now fixed up, Ed and Al are off to the First Branch of the National Central Library. Whoa, was expecting a title card and got Screaming Edward instead. What’s wrong? Ah. Seems that the library’s a bit… destroyed. When did this happen? Shot of Eastern Command, Lust is commenting that “burning the entire place down was easier.” Damnit, seems they got the location out of Marcoh and removed the lead while our characters were held up at the Rockbell’s. Now Lust and Gluttony are in East City, Lust checking in on Scar. Seems Gluttony has a very keen nose, he can smell the Ishvalan. Lust confirms that Gluttony can get his snack. Still confused about the animosity between the Goths and Scar. Whatever their plans, seems it would be easier for the Goths if there were fewer State Alchemists to get in their way. Or is it more that he’s a disruptive force, a distraction for their own plans? After all, if they do need Ed for some sort of sacrifice, Scar killing him would definitely mess things up. Episode 07: “Hidden Truths” Speaking of the Ishvalan, Scar’s still in the sewers, when he notices a bunch of rats fleeing past him. Looking back, there’s a pair of glowing red eyes in the darkness. Yup, that’s Gluttony with his creepy grin. Goth vs Vigilante fight? Wow, Gluttony’s pretty fast for a hefty guy. Scar prepares his Face Grab, but it’s not an instant kill as Gluttony grabs him. Scar ends that by straight-up slicing off the Goth’s arm. Wait, no blood? Suddenly Lust comes racing up, Scar barely has a moment to be surprised before an explosion sends our view back to the surface, big cloud of smoke pouring out over a river. Seems we’ll have to wait on that fight, we’re back to Riza reporting that Scar hasn’t been seen since his attack on the Elrics. Havoc suggests that he’s not in East City anymore, but Roy hopes that isn’t the case. If it’s gotten to be too much for Central, and he closes it quickly? Then he’ll “be golden.” Huh, didn’t think you were that much of a careerist, especially after you objected to Bradley giving you the credit in the first episode. Wow, Roy doesn’t dream small, does he. Aiming right for the office of Fuhrer. Further talk’s derailed by [Soldier 1] rushing in to report an explosion on the Marl River. Nearby Military Police speculate on what caused all the rubble, as the State Alchemists examine the bloody remains of Scar’s jacket. No body though, so I’m gonna assume he’s still alive. No way he’d be axed off this soon. And may I say how happy I am that it’s “by the book” for the State Alchemists to find hard proof someone’s dead before writing them off? No “Never Found The Body” for these guys! Hey! In the crowd, it’s the Goths! Pretty brazen, sticking around with the bystanders. Lust complains that Scar got away, while Gluttony’s more concerned he didn’t get his snack. Regardless, they assume that Scar will be out of the picture for now. Lust will head back to Central to report to Father. Meanwhile, the Elrics and Armstrong are looking through the destroyed library, when they’re approached by a Second Lieutenant Ross and Sergeant Brosh. Hey, it’s two more people from the intro? Also, Ross and Brosh? Calling it now, they’re either siblings or LI’s. Ross is here to pass on an order: Armstrong is to report back to Command Center, they’ll take over supervision of the Elrics. Nooo, don’t take away The Mighty Armstrong! Ed just complains that he keeps getting saddled with bodyguards. Driving away, Ross comments that there was a woman who was well acquainted with the materials of the ex-library. Although she wasn’t working there anymore. Well, it’s more than you had a minute ago Ed, don’t diss it. Brosh seems nervous, which Al picks up on. Scared of the Giant Fanged Suit of Armor sitting across from you? Or… is it the person sitting next to you, hmmm? Nah, it’s the armor, which he asks about. The Elrics claim it’s a hobby. Really guys? That’s a lame excuse, go back to the “It’s for training” you used in the first episode. Awkwardness all around. They arrive at what looks like an apartment building, and… oh. Oh my. Look at them. Look at all those books! Did this woman make her own library or something? I want them! The Alchemists sidle through the bookshelves, Brosh wondering if there’s actually someone living in the place. Ross calls out for Miss Sheska, Al catches on to a muffled “Please help me” down an aisle to a bunch of collapsed books. Well, at least the lady saved her glasses. A moment of frantic digging later, they uncover a lady who profusely thanks them and apologizes for getting trapped under the books. Yeah, might wanna work on your shelving technique, miss. Confirming that this is the Miss Sheska they came to meet, Ed asks about her working at the library, and she flinches at that? But then she springs into a Glittering Gushing Moment ala Armstrong and Winry, about how beautiful the word “library” is and how she’s loved books her whole entire life, how working in a library was heaven! Buuuuut she kinda forgot about the “work” part, spent all her time reading and got fired. And now she needs another job to move her poor, elderly mother to a better hospital. But all she can do is read! Woe, sadness, despair! ...ok, which one of you guys stuck a gender-bent me into this show? Ed snaps Sheska out of her despair by asking about Tim Marcoh, she recalls the name from some handwritten notes stuck in a bookshelf. Nice memory! And my growing suspicion is confirmed when she just asks if they want to read them. Where do you think all these books came from, Ed? Or rather, Sheska’s got a photographic memory, she remembers the content of any book she’s ever read. So she can write the notes out for them! “Thank you bookworm” indeed! And now, a table full of notes! Lady, why are you apologizing for taking five days? I’m surprised that table’s holding up under those stacks of paper, and all that was written from memory? Alchemists, if you don’t hire this girl for your own paperwork you’re idiots. But here they are, Tim Marcoh’s notes! Or rather… recipes? Oh. Ooooooh. I get it! But our characters don’t, they just complain about coming all that way for a cook book. Come on guys, it’s chemistry! Well, maybe Ed and Al get it, because after confirming the notes are completely accurate he thanks her, gathers the notes to take back to the library, and writes out a check for Sheska from his grant funds. Which going by Ross and Sheska’s reactions (“Did he miss a decimal point somewhere?!”) is not insubstantial. Guess being a skilled State Alchemist pays well. At another building (guess by library they meant one other than the destroyed one) Brosh is asking how the cookbooks can possibly be related to Alchemy. Ed explains that due to the danger of Alchemy being misused, the research is always encrypted. Come on Brosh, aren’t you a State Alchemist too? Shouldn’t you know this? Ed and Al get cracking on the decryption, such as comparing a “green tea” recipe to the “Green Lion” of metallurgic alchemy. Other names get thrown around, like Flamel (I recognize that one!) and Lambspring. Brosh clearly is out of his league. But it seems the Elrics may be as well, collapsed on the table with glazed expressions. Al’s even faceplanted so hard his helmet horn’s gone straight through the papers into the table. The suggestion of asking Marcoh about it comes up (yyyeah, don’t think that’s gonna work out), but Ed refuses to admit defeat. Hey, Sheska! She’s stopped by to thank the Elrics for the money. Although they haven’t had any luck deciphering the notes, and she hasn’t found another job yet, she’s happy to have helped out. And Al gives her an inspiring pep talk, nice to see her smiling. Sudden Hughes bursting in to visit the Elrics, admonishes Ed for not saying “Hey” when he came back to Central. Ross and Brosh mutter in shock about how the Elrics chat with Colonel (hey, did he get a promotion?) Hughes like an old friend. Just how high up are these boys? No, seriously, how high up are they? Do they have an official rank, or what? Asking for clarification. Hughes takes a seat, complaining about their case load, and the library burning down as well. Seems all their case reports were… stored in the stacks… Miss Sheska! You’re hired! The Elrics get back to work, delving through notes (Suddenly noticed that Ed’s writing with his left hand. Hadn’t caught that before). Meanwhile, Brosh keeps up on guard duty (“I’m awake!”) and comments that they’ve been at it for ten days now. Man, Doc was pretty thorough in his coding, wasn’t he? But at least they’re dedicated- “To hell with it!” Aw, no! Don’t give up! Ross and Brosh enter to a wrecked room, books and papers scattered everywhere as the Elrics sit on the floor. Come on, you guys can’t give up now. Wait, you did crack it? You cracked the code? That’s awesome! But why the frustration, then? Why does Al sound like he’s crying? Jeez, now Ed’s going on about how it’s the devil’s research, that it should have been destroyed. What on earth was in those notes? “The main ingredient for a Philosopher’s Stone… is human life.” No. NO. You have GOT to be kidding me! Not again. Not again!

Oh, but it gets worse. Ed’s saying that to make a single Stone takes multiple human sacrifices. Wow. Just, wow. So there we go. Philosopher’s Stones are made with human sacrifice. “For what could equal the value of a human soul” indeed. Stones aren’t about amplifying the power of the Alchemist after all, they’re about drawing on the power of others. Just… using others’ life as a freaking battery! And the Military authorized research into this? They signed off on research into human sacrifice as a power source? First genocide, now this? What the Leto is wrong with these people?! *Sigh* Ok, ok. Calming down, calming down… Ed asks Ross and Brosh to not say anything. Later that night, the two Alchemists appear to meet Armstrong in a hotel, informing him that the Brothers are “holed up” in their room again, and they haven’t been eating either. Well, yeah? I mean, they just discovered that the one hope they had for restoring their bodies could only come at an inhumane cost to others. How do you think you would have reacted in their place? Well, at least Ross and Brosh seem to be keeping their promise to not reveal the secret. Unfortunately, Armstrong catches on and is not pleased with their suspicious behavior. To say the least. Sorry. Trying to be funny, but still reeling from that reveal. Inside a dark room, Al says that Ed really should get something to eat, but Ed just says no. Ed goes on to talk about how they try so hard to grasp the truth, but it always slips away. Or rather, in their search for answers they got the worst possible one. Now Ed’s saying that there’s something he’s wanted to tell Al for a while, but he’s always been too afraid to say it. “I-” *SMASH* “Elric Brothers, I know you’re in there!” Ed decides to ignore him, followed immediately by The Mighty Armstrong completely smashing his way in. Yup, Ross and Brosh couldn’t hold out against the Major, he knows what the notes said. And he’s now Crying Majestically about how the Philosopher’s Stone is built on such a terrible secret. “Imagine the military being behind something like that! Often the truth is more cruel than we bargained for!” But Ed seizes on one word out of that: “Truth.” Is he thinking about the Demon and the Door? No, he seems to be banking on Marcoh’s mention of “truth within the truth”. Ed’s convinced that there has to be more to this. Ed, please. Please don’t take up false hope now. Armstrong’s going over a map, saying there are four Alchemy Labs in Central with ties to the government, and Marcoh worked in the third. So they have a place to look for more information. Wait, hold on. You knew there was a lab in this very city that Marcoh worked at? Why didn’t you go there to look for any of his notes earlier, see if they would help with deciphering the others? Talking about how he’s visited all the laboratories before, Ed points out a crossed-out building. Seems it was designed for a fifth lab, but it currently isn’t in use since the building isn’t structurally sound. Gee, an “empty” lab, classified off-limits? That’s not suspicious at all. As for more evidence towards it, right next door is a prison. Oh, I get it! If Philosopher Stones need multiple human sacrifices to make, you’d need a source of death, which would indicate either a death-sentence prison or… a hospital… Show. Show, listen to me. With all these mentions of Sheska’s mother going to a nicer hospital? Don’t you DARE follow that thread. Ahem. Ed clues them in on the use of “executed” prisoners to make the Stone. Yeesh, “potential to become a political nightmare” is an understatement, Armstrong. He’ll look into it tonight, in the meantime the other officers are to say nothing. And the Elrics are to behave themselves! Armstrong’s in full Scary Superior Mode, knowing full well that they were planning to sneak into the building and look around. The Elrics claim innocence- -before a smash-cut to them doing that exact thing. Yep, a guard posted at an “unused” building? That’s as obvious a sign as any. Since they can’t risk the light from Transmuting a hole in the wall, they have to settle for Ed getting tossed up to the top, and making a barbed-wire rope for Ed. Thank goodness for those metal arms! Door’s blocked, how are they going to get past that. Ed sees… no. Ed, NO. Do NOT go off on your own! Aaaargh! Edward Elric, you listen to me! You suspect that this building is a base for creating Philosopher Stones? Aka that thing that people are KILLED for? You are walking right into a horror movie, DO NOT split up! But of course he does. And he leaves a [DEJECTED] Alphonse behind, crying that he didn’t ask to get too big to fit through the vents. Shame on you, Ed. Shame on you. Inside, among shadows and fog, two voices speak, identified as [66] and [48]. Prisoners? Rather mutated ones, if that’s the case based on their shadowed forms. Ed’s still skulking through the vent, commenting on how small it is… “Oh no! I just called myself a tiny little pipsqueak!” While funny, this is not the time! Be quiet! Breaking out into a hallway, he notes that there are lights on. Yep, definitely “not currently in use”. Outside Al’s worried that Ed’s taking a while. Uh oh, looks like one of the Mutants on the roof, with a big knife. I mean, that won’t hurt Al, right? Right?! Aaaand end credits. Damn it! Ok, well this was one heck of an episode. Learning the secret of Philosopher Stones? The return of “souls as batteries”? That was not a pleasant surprise. If one good thing has come out of this, it’s that I am increasingly convinced this is the prelude to a State Alchemist Revolt. First being used by your government to commit genocide, now learning that the authorities are committing human sacrifice to increase their power? I look forward to Roy, Riza, Armstrong and the others standing up against this injustice. A pity that this is the final nail in the “Fuhrer Bradley is a Bad Guy” coffin, I liked his personality. But I don’t care what kind of excuse he’s gonna use for all of this, this government needs to go down. Should make for an enjoyable fight at least, Bradley’s super-speed against our guys. Post-Credits “There were once two men who knew more of bloody blades than human sympathy. They snuffed out life, laughing as their weapons flew. Now, they guard the darkness, hollow shells of the villains they once were. Next time, on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood-” Episode 08: “The Fifth Laboratory” “There are those who find pleasure only in battle, who feel alive only during a fight. They are coming soon… with blood on their hands.”

[argentvive]

Games of Thrones, Episode 8.03 - Daenerys and Jon, Jorah, and the Dothraki

As lovers conjoined in the final, permanent Chemical Wedding, Daenerys and Jon function as a unit in this episode.  They are together, set apart from everyone else at the outset and throughout most of the battle.  

The plan seems to be for the two of them to watch for the NK and cover Bran from the air.  But Heart characters are sometimes rash--they have a “saving people thing,” as was said of Harry Potter many times.  So when Dany sees her Dothraki and Unsullied being cut through, she doesn’t wait but enters the fray.  Jon immediately follows her, and we get some breathtaking scenes, like this.

What can we say about Jon’s sudden and quite  unbelievable prowess as a dragon rider?  Yes, he’s a Targaryen and somehow that means that Rhaegal not only accepts him but allows him to pilot him into battle.  The alchemy explanation is that now that Jon and Daenerys are joined, they take on each other’s characteristics, so Jon has absorbed Dany’s dragon fighting expertise.  It’s magic!  I didn’t hear Jon say “Dracarys” at any point, so maybe he still needs to learn to do that.  

Jon and Rhaegal do engage in a spectacular fight with the NK and wight-Viserion however.

Fighting birds of prey is a well known image in the Book of Lambspring.

 I’m not sure that this image was an inspiration for this scene or not.  However, GRRM did use it once before, way back in AGOT, in the chapter where Aemon has Jon feed the ravens.  See this post:

https://argentvive.tumblr.com/post/166699164485/jon-snow-learns-love-and-duty-from-aemon-targaryen

Eventually, both dragons are grounded and Jon and Daenerys are separated.  Forced to fight apart from each other, they do not succeed.  Instead, Arya saves the day.  

In the meantime, we see Dany wielding a sword for the first time.  She manages to stab several wights but her life has to be saved by Jorah, who then dies.   I think Daenerys fighting on the ground, with a sword, may be evidence for her taking on some of Jon’s characteristics.  There’s scarcely anyone in Westeros more renowned for sword-fighting than Jon.  Jon has learned to fight in the air from Dany; Dany has (somehow!) learned to fight on the ground from Jon.  She has a way to go before becoming a Master of Earth, I will concede.  

Dany suffers tremendous losses in the battle--seemingly ALL the Dothraki,  and Jorah.  I doubt it’s a coincidence that these are people connected with the earliest stage of Dany’s journey, her time with Drogo.  GRRM marks the Dothraki as Dany’s nigredo (Black Stage)by giving them arakhs, a scythe-like weapon,  as their principal weapon.  The scythe is standard iconography for Saturn, whose metal is lead, the basest of all seven alchemy metals.  

Philosophia reformata.  (Saturn, on the left, with his distinctive peg leg.  The lovers, Luna and Sol, in a coffin. Death, on the right, holding a scythe.)

Daenerys is finished with the nigredo.  She no longer needs the undisciplined, primitive Dothraki horde.  And she no longer needs Jorah.  Jorah was her protector and closest adviser for many years, before Tyrion became her Hand.  Now she has joined with Jon, and Jon’s counsel is what she relies on.  As she told Sansa, Jon is only the second man she has completely trusted.

The White Death marks the completion of the White Stage, the albedo, for Dany and Jon.  Their partnership was evident in the battle, as the dragons engaged for all to see.  Let us now see how their partnership holds and strengthens after peace is won.  My one worry is that they are both Heart characters; they need a Mind character to help them.  Davos maybe?  

P.S.  At the conclusion of the albedo, the alchemist has created the White Stone, which enables you to transmute base metal into SILVER.  At the conclusion of the rubedo, you can make GOLD.  

[theartofdyingtogether]

Figure IX

THE LORD OF THE FORESTS HAS RECOVERED HIS KINGDOM, AND MOUNTED FROM THE LOWEST TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE. IF FORTUNE SMILE, YOU MAY FROM A RHETOR BECOME A CONSUL; IF FORTUNE FROWN, THE CONSUL MAY BECOME A RHETOR.

THE BOOK OF LAMBSPRING, A Noble Ancient Philosopher, CONCERNING THE PHILOSOPHICAL STONE; RENDERED INTO LATIN VERSE BY NICHOLAS BARNAUD DELPHINAS, Doctor of Medicine, a zealous Student of this Art.