Alchemist Doctrine and Count de Saint-Germain

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Subject: Alchemist Doctrine and Count de Saint-Germain Wed May 31 2006, 15:13

It's all my fault...you can blame me Roman lol. But here is essay 16 for you to read. I've got the site all on essay posting spree because they saw my essays. I know I know MY fault lol. Enjoy!

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The most important idea of alchemy is that everything is evolving. Everything will slowly become something more advanced given time. A child will grow up to become an adult. Stones will evolve into ore, which will evolve into metals or gems. Lead will evolve into gold given enough time. This evolution can be speeded up by the mage. This is the essential idea of the Great Work, the alchemists Ascension: that the mage, by his art, can encourage the evolution of everything into even higher forms.

There are three kingdoms: mineral, plant and animal. These correspond with the three alchemical elements (do not confuse with the classical four elements) Salt, Sulphur and Mercury. Each kingdom will slowly evolve into the next. A stone will become ore, which become metal, which become a simple plant, which will become more advanced plants, which will become a simple animal, which evolves into higher animals, which will become a man, who will evolve into higher, unknown levels. So far, the universe has not evolved very far, and the process takes a very long time, especially at the lower levels. Almost no plants derived from metals have appeared yet, and very few animals derived from plants.

The alchemists try to understand the evolution of matter and life, by taking substances apart into their components, refining these and then merging them together again. This process will not only influence the substance, but also the mage. The whole process of transmutation lead into gold represent the transformation of a sleeper into a mage, or a mage into an ascendee. By mixing the proper substances, the mage will change himself. By changing himself, matter will change.

The mineral kingdom is ruled by the seven kings: lead, tin, iron, copper, mercury, silver and gold. Since the mineral kingdom is the lowest and most fundamental kingdom, these metals are very important. The other mineral substances, like salt, sulphur, saltpetre, earth, gems and water are used in the alchemical processes ruled by the metals. The alchemist slowly learns to transmute base matter into finer matter, lead into tin, tin into iron, iron into copper and so on. This is a preparation of the Great Work.

The Great Work consists of finding the Red Stone, also known as the Philosophers Stone or the Elixir. This (not only a physical substance but also a spiritual one) will transmute everything. Lead into Gold. Man into Superman. It is the alchemical Ascension, when everything will evolve into the highest possible state and the universe becomes truly complete. The alchemists want to hasten this evolution, by finding the Red Stone.
Like the rest of Order of Hermes, symbolism is everywhere and everything is connected to everything else. Each organ of a patient’s body is ruled by a planet and a zodiacal sign, which in turn correspond to an element and a metal. To cure a heart disease, the alchemist would use elixirs containing gold and fire. Every plant and animal have subtle signs telling the experienced alchemists their uses and symbolism.

Count de Saint-Germain, alias count Surmont, count Welldone, count Soltikoff, count Tzarogy, marquise di Aymar, prince Rakoczi or Ahasverus, is one of the most powerful alchemists around. Known as an adventurer, gentleman and scholar. Exactly how old he is unknown, as is his nationality. According to rumors he learned alchemy in Egypt, and is more than 2000 years old.

What is known is that he was in France 1748, where he moved in the highest aristocracy. He was favored by Ludvig XV, and became envoy to Netherlands. Something went wrong, and he fled to London 1760. 1762 he was in Russia, and then in Belgium, where he met Casanova. 1776 he is at the court of Frederick II of Prussia, where he entertained the King with chemical experiments. 1784 he officially dies in Schleswig, where he was building a paint-factory for the count of Hessen. But count de Saint-Germain continues to appear and disappear around the World, a bit more discrete after the technological age. For example, in 1930 he was seen on the deck of an Atlantic liner.

The witty count never said anything direct about his true age, or whether he really could create gold. He was a fantastic storyteller, always telling stories about historical events almost like he had been there. Sometimes he made a mistake, like when he told his friends about the life of Henry IV "...and then the king turned around and smiled at me...I mean, he smiled at duke X...". The count never said that he was really immortal, just avoided the question. Sometimes he said "I just look younger than I am."
Count de Saint-Germain is probably master of Matter and Life, and has a high arcane. He is regarded by mages as one of the greatest alchemists, and also as a true gentleman. The count seemed to spread the belief in alchemy during the period before the French revolution, but afterwards he has gone underground, only appearing from time to time to keep the public interested and irritate the technomancers. If rumors are true, he is the leader of an alchemic society in Paris for the moment, or he is traveling the world spreading the art.

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That's it for THAT essay - now I get to make a 17th one lol. Maybe I can do 20..::thinks::...we shall have to see

Sources - wonderful knowledge, my own books and a site for you lol: http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa010603a.htm

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