Alchemy
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Wasserman, James, 1948-2020, editor,
Published
San Francisco, CA : Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC, 2006.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781578633791, 1578633796
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Mount Vernon Public Library - Nonfiction | 540.112 C | Recently Returned |
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Published
San Francisco, CA : Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC, 2006.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781578633791, 1578633796
Notes
General Note
Cover title: The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
Description
"In The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy, Brian Cotnoir offers a detailed, stepbystep introduction of Alchemy that explores its mysteries while illustrating its use as a modern spiritual system of attainment. He provides an overview of the history of Alchemy, from the first meldings of Egyptian technology, through the Middle Ages--the golden age of alchemyright up to contemporary techniques. He demystifies the relationship between Alchemy and chemistry, and he provides evidence to detractors that Alchemy is much more than a medieval form of psychotherapy. (The guide includes practical laboratory experiments that safely, and intelligently, lead readers to an understanding of this ancient art and spiritual practice.). From the introduction: Brian describes this book as the one he wishes he had available when he began his lifelong study of Alchemy. I challenge any reader to find a more succinct and clear guide to this science and art. The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy is replete with actual exercises of the alchemical art such as: -distillation and further processes to extract aqua vitae and the 'spirit of wine' -the purification of salts through calcination, crystallization, and sublimation -advanced processes for obtaining such alchemical precursors as Archaeus of Water, Oil of Tartar, and the Spirit of Wine of the Sages -herbal work for obtaining spagyric tinctures, magistries, ens, and stones -mineral work for obtaining the salts and oils of metals. The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy makes Alchemy a viable and valuable modality that can be used for understanding and working in concert with the energies of Nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation." --Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cotnoir, B., & Wasserman, J. (2006). Alchemy . Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cotnoir, Brian and James Wasserman. 2006. Alchemy. San Francisco, CA: Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cotnoir, Brian and James Wasserman. Alchemy San Francisco, CA: Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cotnoir, B. and Wasserman, J. (2006). Alchemy. San Francisco, CA: Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cotnoir, Brian,, and James Wasserman. Alchemy Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC, 2006.
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