The Golden Egg: Alchemy in Art and LiteratureAlexandra Lembert, Elmar Schenkel Galda + Wilch Verlag, 2002 - 231 pages |
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... perfection ; instead , by studying alchemy in different cultural contexts , we hoped to show the continual lure of a different kind of perfection for societies defined by material success and efficiency . Like all cultural phenomena ...
... perfection ; instead , by studying alchemy in different cultural contexts , we hoped to show the continual lure of a different kind of perfection for societies defined by material success and efficiency . Like all cultural phenomena ...
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... perfection and the alchemist is merely speeding up a natural process . However , the alchemical process has also been characterised as an attempt to recuperate an original state of perfection , i.e. in a Judeo- Christian context , the ...
... perfection and the alchemist is merely speeding up a natural process . However , the alchemical process has also been characterised as an attempt to recuperate an original state of perfection , i.e. in a Judeo- Christian context , the ...
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... perfection in the earth . So too , the alchemist must learn how to duplicate these natural processes in the laboratory and through the careful control of the furnace's heat , in effect , simulate a pregnancy . A number of male furnaces ...
... perfection in the earth . So too , the alchemist must learn how to duplicate these natural processes in the laboratory and through the careful control of the furnace's heat , in effect , simulate a pregnancy . A number of male furnaces ...
Contents
The Golden Egg | 3 |
Elmar Schenkel | 6 |
Lecture with experiments | 9 |
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