Forum: Spagyrics

-- Prepared from Balm -- First of all, we will separate the text into logical parts for more clarity and in order to analyse it together. 1. In...

Forgive me if this is a little esoteric. I've given the instructions for these processes plainly already, many times. As I feel myself nearing...

Hi there! So, little side project I've been tinkering with. I made a tincture of rosemary herb a while back (delicious, btw, and seems to increase...

One of the most frustrating aspects of elixir production can sometimes be (at least for me) the calcining of plant ashes. Obviously an electric...

Here is a good question. I bought some dirty ethanol from my local store (bioflame ethanol). It says: contains 99% pure ethanol. So I am guessing...

I finally got the condenser so now i have a basic distillation kit set up and i attempted to distill the essential oils of rosemary via throwing some...

Hi everyone, I'm still lurking about, just been super busy. My little cottage is constructed enough that I've been spending many nights out here in...

I am really struggling to wrap my head around two aspects of alchemy (which may or may not be related) and I would like some assistance. A)...

I happen to be using blue lotus when the instructions told me to use a 'herb of my choice' in the real alchemy book. I've always removed as much of...

I suppose it's about time I posted this. The work is not yet done, but I've got confirmation of the first step in the process, and if you haven't...

What do mineral and metallic spagyrics involve doing? As well as the 'mercury' type/base used for the operations? Mineral mainly involves rocks I'm...

I made a Vinegar Mother like described in the plant section of the first book of the Golden Chain of Homer. This mother was praised a lot in several...

I'm planning on making an ens tincture for Lemon Balm but can a fridge substitute humid air for turning it into oil of tartar which is its liquid...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartshorn#/media/File:Silz_cerf22.jpg Various substances were made from hartshorn shavings : Oil of...

Hello everyone, It's been a bit dead around here for a bit, and I myself have been scattered so thin that I haven't had time to start setting up...

For the origins of our art, let us diversify our focus not just to China and the Middle-East, but look for similar clues in Ancient American...

Edit: Wait does this belong here or on the alchemical texts forum? I found an article on animal spagyrics or also known as 'animal alchemy'...

I’m new to Alchemy. I’m currently reading Philosopal Furnaces by Glauber and started making the Oil of Tartar yesterday with disappointing results....

Stumbled across this. The pictures alone explain much of the processes. This is a documentation of MANY of the procedures and experiments that we...