Alchemy Journal Vol. 14 No.1 2018
Modern Alchemy Book Reviews
I review The Other Mind’s Eye: Gateway to the Hidden Treasures of Your Mind by Allen Sargent and The Marriage of Sense and Soul by Ken Wilbur.
Alchemy Journal Vol.13 No.1 2017
Modern Alchemy Book Reviews
I review Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformation by Jamie Sams and Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csiksszentmihalyi.
Alchemy Journal Vol. 11 No. 1 2010
Vale Hans Schimmer
Memorial to gentleman alchemist Hans Schimmer.
Alchemy Journal Vol. 10 No. 2 2009
Alchemy Journal Vol. 10 No. 1 2009
Twenty-First Century Turba Philosophorum: The 2008 International Alchemy Conference
Rosicrucian Digest "Rosicrucian Alchemy" Volume 96 Number 1 2018
True Imagination in Alchemy
The True Imagination is one of the most powerful tools of the alchemist in both the practical and spiritual aspects of the Great Work.
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The Alchemist’s Laboratory
This article is a tour in a Medieval alchemist’s laboratory with particular attention to the operations being performed in each area.
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An Alchemical Journey to the Black Forest
This is the story of my relationship with Italian alchemist Merus Favilla as we attempt to collect First Matter from the Black Forest and process it back in his laboratory in Prague.
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Rosicrucian Digest “The Chymical Wedding” Volume 94 Number 1 2016
The Alchemy Exhibit at Rosicrucian Park
This is a tour of the new Alchemy Exhibit I curated in the Egyptian Museum at Rosicrucian Park in San Jose, California.
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Rosicrucian Digest "Alchemy" Volume 91 Number 1 2013
The Philosopher’s Stone
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This is the thirteenth in a series of thematic issues of the highly respected Rosicrucian Digest exploring sources that have contributed to the Rosicrucian tradition. This issue is dedicated to Alchemy. My article reviews the history of the Philosopher's Stone as a key to both physical and spiritual perfection. The article includes images of what the Stone looked like and a discussion of the symbolism of the ciphers representing it.
Rose+Croix Journal Vol. 11 2016
The Roots of Consciousness Studies in Hermetic Alchemy
Alchemy is not only the origin of systematic experimentation and chemistry but also the first attempt to create a cohesive science of consciousness. This article explores the development of this new science in the work of the leading alchemists and Hermetic philosophers of the Renaissance. The article focuses on the original work of Paracelsus, Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, John Locke, Goethe, and others.
Rose+Croix Journal Vol. 10 2014
Searching for the Cosmic Quintessence: How Alchemists Meditated in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The meditative techniques practiced by alchemists in the Middle Ages were different from what we think of as meditation today. Alchemical meditation was an active instead of a passive activity, and it focused on harnessing spiritual forces for positive transformation and specific manifestations. The alchemists sought to actually work with the transcendental powers during meditation to achieve union with the divine mind or somehow bring the transformative powers from Above directly into their practical work in the lab or their personal work in the inner laboratory of their souls. This paper reviews actual meditations practiced by alchemists.
Rose+Croix Journal Vol. 8 2011
Materia Prima: The Nature of the First Matter in the Esoteric and Scientific Traditions
The alchemists believed that no transformation— whether in the laboratory, in the body, or in the soul—could succeed without the presence of a mysterious ingredient known as the Materia Prima (First Matter). Nothing was more important to alchemist’s work than this energetic essence, which they believed could be extracted from any substance and actually rendered tangible and visible.
