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Quintessence

           

 
The Alchemist, by Hendrick Heerschop . . . A startled alchemist recoils from a sudden burst of smoke in this 17th century Dutch painting from the Fisher Collection, Fisher Scientific, Pittsburg. Fire and explosion were ever-present perils of the laboratory because alchemists frequently dealt with chemicals whose properties were not yet fully understood.
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In occultism, this is the luminous fifth element (invisible to ordinary sight) or essence, which was seen as binding together in union or pact the other four elements (earth, air, fire, water).


The fifth essence is the ultimate substance, without a formal name, but intrinsically related to the other four essences, air, fire, water and earth.


The ancient Greeks said that the four elements or forms was the only places where matter could exist. The Pythagoreans added then a fifth, the fifth essence, ether, more subtle and pure than fire and possessed of an orbicular motion, which flew upwards at creation and formed the basis of the stars. Hence the word stands for the essential principle or the most subtle extract of a body that can be procured.

   
            

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In alchemy the term was usually synonymous with 'elixir'.


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Sources: (1) Powell, Neil, Alchemy, the Ancient Science, Doubleday; (2) Alchemy: The Art of Knowing (Medieval Wisdom), Harper Collins Publishers; (3) Fernando, Diana, Alchemy: An Illustrated A to Z, Sterling Publications; (4) Walker, Charles, The Encyclopedia of the Occult, Random House Value; (5) Spence, Lewis, An Encyclopedia of Occultism, Carol Publishing Group.
 

 
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Hermes Trismegistus, Perceived by Neoplatonists as the Presiding Deity of Alchemy
Hermes Trismegistus, Perceived by Neoplatonists as the Presiding Deity of Alchemy Giclee Print
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Alchemist at Work in His Laboratory
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-- A Commentary on the Mutus Liber.

-- A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels: Concerning the Blessed Mystery of the Philosopher's Stone.

-- A Monument to the End of Time: Alchemy, Fulcanelli and the Great Cross.

-- A Treatise Concerning the Medicinal Philosophic Stone.

-- Alchemical Medicine.

-- Alchemical Studies.

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-- Alchemy.

-- Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology.

-- Alchemy: An Illustrated A to Z.

-- Alchemy and Mysticism: Hermetic Museum (Klotz Series).

-- Alchemy, the Ancient Science.

-- Alchemy: The Art of Knowing (Medieval Wisdom).

-- Alchemy: The Art of Transformation.

-- Alchemy, the Golden Art: The Secrets of the Oldest Engima.

-- Alchemy: The Philosopher's Stone.

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-- Archidoxes of Magic: Of the Supreme Mysteries of Nature, of the Spirits of Planets, Secrets of Alchemy, Occult Philosophy, Zodiac Sign.

-- Collectanea Hermetica.

-- Concerning the Alchemical Degrees, Grades & Compositions.

-- Concerning the Spirits of the Planets.

-- Creations of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age.

-- Elements Of Alchemy.

-- Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus.

-- False Roses: Structures of Duality and Deceit in Jean De Meun's Roman De LA Rose (Stanford French and Italian Studies, Vol 69).

-- Five Preparations of the Philosopher's Mercury.

-- Four Treatises of Theophrastus Von Hohenheim Called Paracelsus.

-- From Alchemy to Chemistry (Dover Science Books).

-- Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions.

-- Gnosis and Hermeticism from Antiquity to Modern Times (Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions).

-- Herbs in Magic and Alchemy: Techniques from Ancient Herbal Lore.

-- Hermetic Astronomy.

-- Hermetic Fundamentals Revealed.

-- Hermetic Magic: The Postmodern Magical Papyrus of Abaris.

-- Hermetica: The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius in a New English Translation, With Notes and Introduction.

-- Hermetica Volume 1 Introduction, Texts, and Translation.

-- Hermetica Volume 2 Notes on the Corpus Hermeticum.

-- Hermetica Volume 3 Notes on the Latin Asclepius and the Hermetic Excerpts of Stobaeus.

-- Hermetica Volume 4 Testimonia, Addenda, and Indices.

-- Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts.

 -- Intermediate Studies in Alchemy.

 -- L'Amour Et LA Rose: Le Grand Dessein De Jean De Meun (Harvard Studies in Romance Languages, No 41).

 -- Martianus Capella & the Seven Liberal Arts: The Marriage of Philology & Mercury.

 -- Martianus Capella & the Seven Liberal Arts: The Quadrivium of Martianus Capella.

-- Paracelsus, His Mystical and Medical Philosophy.

-- Paracelsus: Selected Writings (Bollingen, No 28).

-- Paracelsus: Speculative Theory and the Crisis of the Early Reformation (Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions).

-- Philosophia Mystica: The Prophecies of the Prophet Daniel (Paracelsus).

-- Quicksilver Heritage: The Mystic Leys - Their Legacy of Ancient Wisdom.

-- Quintessence of the Animate and Inanimate: A Discourse on the Holy Dharma.

-- Robert Fludd: Hermetic Philosopher and Surveyor of Two Worlds.

-- Roman de la Rose.

-- Saint Germain on Alchemy: For the Adept in Aquarian Age.

-- Scientifica Hermetica: An Introduction to the Science of Alchemy.

-- Secrets of the Alchemists.

-- Seven Defenses of Paracelsus.

-- Sorcerer's Stone: A Beginner's Guide to Alchemy.

-- Splendor Solis.

-- Studies in Alchemy: The Science of Self-Transformation.

-- Studies in Medieval Science: Alchemy, Astrology, Mathematics and Medicine.

-- Tales from the Time Loop: The Most Comprehensive Expos of the Global Conspiracy Ever Written and All You Need to Know to Be Truly Free.

-- The Alchemical Mandala: A Survey of the Mandala in the Western Esoteric Traditions.

-- The Alchemical Works of Geber.

-- The Egyptian Hermes: A Historical Approach to the Late Pagan Mind.

-- The God Code: The Secret of Our Past, the Promise of Our Future.

-- The Golden Fleece and Alchemy.

-- The Golden Game: Alchemical Engravings of the Seventeenth Century.

-- The Jewish Alchemists: A History and Source Book.

-- The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical Occultism.

-- The Hermetic Tradition: Symbols and Teachings of the Royal Art.

-- The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharohs.

-- The Hymns of Hermes.

-- The Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye: Alchemy and the End of Time.

-- The Modern Alchemist: A Guide to Personal Transformation.

-- The Philosopher's Stone: A Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy.

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-- The Philosophy of Natural Magic.

-- The Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy: An Herbalist's Guide to Preparing Medicinal Essences, Tinctures, and Elixirs.

-- The Prophecies of Paracelsus.

-- The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine.

-- The Romance of the Rose.

-- The Secret Teachings of All Ages: An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy.

-- The Tincture of the Philosophers.

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