Spagyric or plant alchemy is a less wellknown branch of alchemy and the name given to the production of herbal medicines using alchemical procedures. Thus, the aspiring alchemist seeks to separate these three parts and recombine then, giving rise to the phrase. Skimming the surface spagyric preparation of plants. I first became interested in spagyrics while investigating the history of alchemy and presenting at new york open center conferences on. If you are looking for more holistic ways to heal, this book will supply many thoughtprovoking guidelines. The plant kingdom is traditionally where the principles and.
Mark stavish, director of the institute of hermetic studies and author of the path of alchemy. Everyone who intends to study alchemy specifically spagyrics in a concret way not in that psychological way, following jung ideas needs to take a look at manfred junius work. In alchemy there are three things that make up everything. He provides instructions for 18 shamanic alchemical practices for inner transformation and explores the healing art of spagyrics as well as recipes for basic tinctures and plantstones. Here are some books that can aid you on the path of alchemy, its randomly ordered. Extensive instructions take you through the process of making tinctures.
Spagyrics volume one a practical course in plant alchemy by jean dubuis. To create the seven basics spagyric tinctures, i chose seven herbs that best correspond to each of the seven energy signatures. The path of alchemy energetic healing and the world of natural magic by mark stavish is simply the finest book on practical alchemy that i have ever read. In the plant kingdom, the physical body of the plant itself is the salt, its essential oil are the sulphur, and alcohol and occasionally water is the mercury. And not just patching up symptoms and definitely not suppressing them we all need deep healing within our bodies, minds, hearts and souls.
The word spagyrics was coined by paracelsus to describe the process for extracting the life force from plants. A comprehensive alchemical guide to plant extractions and their health benefits. These procedures involve fermentation, distillation, and extraction of mineral components from the ash of the plant. While focusing on introductory material and plant work, or spagyrics, it has enough meaty stuff for everyone. The path of alchemy introduces the history and basic laws of alchemy, including its relation to qabala, tarot, astrology, and the four elements. Paperback3rd edition, new edition of the practical handbook of plant alchemy. It the art of transforming plants into tinctures, elixirs, and potions.
To preserve the teachings of the prs as taught by frater albertus, albert reidel, and prove the effects of alchemical tinctures through research and testing through scientific means. So i was wondering if anyone could give me a good starting point for any of the subjects above. Spagyrics are often compared with homeopathic remedies, but their differences outweigh their similarities. It was required that the spagyrics plant alchemy course of 48 lessons be received before taking the alchemy course which expanded in time to have 84 lessons. Even a personal story or a hell yeah would be cool. The author discusses alchemy and its main ideas citing also some chemical concepts. Revealing the connections between shamanism and alchemy, endredy recasts the 7 stages of the alchemical great work as a transformative shamanic journey and initiatic experience. The alchemical preparation of medicinal essences, tinctures, and elixirs 3rd edition, new edition of the practical handbook of plant alchemy by manfred junius isbn.
An excerpt from the film solve et coagula, the creation of elixirs is a summary of plant alchemy or spagyrics, and goes into some practical methods for. Mark stavish, director of the institute of hermetic studies and author of the path of alchemy what makes juniuss book so special is that it is a practical primer on the subject. Simply put, this is a classic text on plant alchemy, or spagyrics, for the modern practitioner. He combined the two greek words spao tear apart and ageiro gather together. Alchemical medicine for the 21st century subtitled spagyrics for detox, healing and longevity is among the best first books for someone new to alchemy, providing the reader with a concise and very wellwritten compilation of alchemical history as well as practical facts and easilyimplemented suggestions on how to use the healing properties of plants and the ancient art and science of spagyrics for the treatment of contemporary health problems. As noted in part 1 of this series, the basic method of creating spagyric elixirs described in most popular alchemy books does not involve the separation of the sulphur and mercury of a substance. The idea of spagyrics is based on the alchemical theory that each plant. Nov 16, 2017 spagyrics volume one a practical course in plant alchemy by jean dubuis. Feb 16, 2007 a comprehensive alchemical guide to plant extractions and their health benefits shows how spagyric methods open medicinal plants completely to release powerful healing properties provides a history and philosophy of spagyrics that reveal why western medicine fails to recognize the full benefit to health offered by plants connects spagyrics to classical alchemical, hermetic. An herbalists guide to preparing medicinal essences, tinctures, and elixirs manfred m.
Alchemy recognizes three principle elements of a plant. These terms refer to the complementary processes of destruction and creation in the universe and reflect the alchemical formula of solve et coagula. Using the ancient art of spagyrics for treatment of todays health problems contains detailed indications for using alchemical preparations therapeutically shows how the essences work holistically to heal the mind, body, and spirit with the energetic qualities of the plant provides effective therapy for a wide range of physical and mental disorders spagyrics is a branch of. It is filled with information and experiments that will take years if not lifetimes to exhaust. It contains a series of lessons that present an thorough overview of the philosophy, theory and practice of alchemy. What makes juniuss book so special is that it is a practical primer on the subject. Distillation is one of the primary alchemical processes used in the production of true spagyric extracts. Pdf spagyric alchemy download full pdf book download. The alchemical preparation of medicinal essences, tinctures, and elixirs. A comprehensive alchemical guide to plant extractions and their health benefits shows how spagyric methods open medicinal plants completely to release.
Jun 20, 2014 an important branch of medicinal alchemy is plant alchemy, known as spagyrics, which captures the full therapeutic spectrum of herbs to promote healing at all levels of the human being, body, soul, and spirit. Spagyric plant extracts originated in ancient alchemy, separating the three basic principles of a plant, then reuniting them and transmuting it to a more potent form than the original plant. Energetic healing and the world of natural magic ebook written by mark stavish. It influenced the origin of chemical science and had as main goals the search for the philosophers stone and the universal panacea.
Interestingly enough, full extracts of plants also tend to have more powerful effects. Aug 19, 2016 without it, the plant doesnt know what plant it is. Im also interested in broadening my knowledge on spagyrics plant alchemy and spiritual alchemy, or really just alchemy in itself. To preserve the teachings of the prs as taught by frater albertus, albert reidel, and prove the effects of alchemical tinctures. Appearances harry potter and the halfblood prince film first mentioned. Junius theres no need to pay inflated prices for this out of print version by manfred junius, it has been reprinted as spagyrics.
There are two types of alchemical plant magestries that produce two different stones. A comprehensive alchemical guide to plant extractions and their health benefits shows how spagyric methods open medicinal plants completely to release powerful healing properties provides a history and philosophy of spagyrics that reveal why western medicine fails to recognize the full benefit to health offered by plants. Click download or read online button to get spagyrics book now. The seven basics spagyric tinctures plant and ormus alchemy. Anyone serious about learning alchemy needs to have a copy. Microdosing with plant medicine spagyrics the alchemists. Illuminating a truly esoteric practice, mark stavish reveals how to create and apply medicines for the soul in this remarkable guide to plant and mineral alchemy. A brief breakdown of alchemy and the topics we will explore. The plant kingdom is traditionally where the principles and practices of alchemical work are learned. The other type of alchemical plant stone is inorganic and forms large hard translucent polygonal crystals.
Only the spagyric approach captures the totality of the plant. Taking the seven basics spagyric tinctures on their appropriate day addresses each of the seven energies, strengthening and balancing them within you for optimal spiritual and physical wellbeing. Oct 22, 2011 an excerpt from the film solve et coagula, the creation of elixirs is a summary of plant alchemy or spagyrics, and goes into some practical methods for getting started in the sacred art and science. A comprehensive alchemical guide to plant extractions and their health benefits shows how spagyric methods open medicinal plants completely to release powerful healing properties provides a history and philosophy of spagyrics that reveal why western medicine fails to recognize the full benefit to health offered by plants connects spagyrics to classical alchemical, hermetic.
The spagyrical process involves the separation, purification, and recombining of these key elements. It will be cherished by those already familiar with the subject matter, and represents a bold undertaking by its author. Originally both associations sent the lessons a few at a time to their subscribers. Spagyricus classes in practical laboratory alchemy and. Some people have coined the use of the word to mean an herbal medicine produced by alchemical procedures. Homeopathy, which was founded 200 years after spagyrics, only works with plants on the mercurial level. A comprehensive alchemical guide to plant extractions and their health ben. An important branch of medicinal alchemy is plant alchemy, known as spagyrics, which captures the full therapeutic spectrum of herbs to promote healing at all levels of the human being, body, soul, and spirit. Preface reason, this book does not deal with individual medicinal plants. Thus, the aspiring alchemist seeks to separate these three parts and recombine then, giving rise to the phrase used by paracelsus, spagyrics. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. As the spagyric method brings together and reunites the. Mark iwanicki, nd vis medicatrix naturae spagyric remedies spagyric remedies are a new class of medicine that is gaining popularity in the holistic and natural health communities in the united states.
Jean dubuis spagyrics a practical course in plant alchemy vol. Safe, modern techniquesbased on spagyrics, the greek term for plant alchemyare provided to create distillations, stones, tinctures, and elixirs for physical healing, spiritual growth, and more. You pour hot water over dried or fresh plant matter to create a tea, most usually as a health aid. Without it, the plant doesnt know what plant it is. One is organic and is hard like amber when cold and like wax when hot. Junius practical handbook of plant alchemy is one of the finest and most complete books on working with plants from an alchemical perspective or spagyrics available today. Within alchemy this was considered a more spiritual and holistic way of creating plant medicines. Alchemy offers tremendous insight into alternative therapies, new medicines, and the depths of the human mind. Microdosing with plant medicine spagyrics the alchemists kitchen. Spagyrics volume one is an indepth course on plant alchemy. Spagyric products are alchemical preparations of herbs into a more potent form. Spagyric production depended on the manipulation of the three mythologized substances that alchemists believed made up everything.
Also the plant sulfur is not the essential oil steam distilled from the plant. The spagyric blueprint resources guide i get a lot of questions about where to get supplies, glassware, herbs, and other equipment in order to prepare spagyrics, as well as good texts and other resources. Plant spagyrics when a stone appears alchemy forums. Although the modality was first coined by paracelsus, the famous swiss physician of the 16th century, it is still something with which relatively few. The 2 primary methods of distillation used are for essential oils, which extracts the sulfur soul of the plant, as well as for alcohol, which extracts the mercury spirit of the plant. Microdosing with plant medicine spagyrics the alchemist. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the path of alchemy. Alchemy is a set of speculations and experiences, generally esoteric in nature, relating to the transmutations of matter. Cohobation, plant alchemy, spagyric homeopathy, electro homeopathy 1.
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