Alchemy Rediscovered and Restored (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Study on the Ancient Science of AlchemyBy Archibald Cockren
Length1h 47m
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Alchemy Rediscovered and Restored is a concise yet ambitious defence of alchemy as both a spiritual discipline and an experimental art. Cockren surveys the Hermetic tradition from Egyptian and medieval sources to early modern adepts, reading its symbols not as mere superstition but as veiled descriptions of laboratory processes and inner transformation. Written in lucid, earnest prose rather than academic detachment, the book belongs to the twentieth-century revival of esoteric studies, where occult philosophy, chemistry, and mysticism were reconsidered against modern materialism. Archibald Cockren was not simply a compiler of antiquarian curiosities; he presented himself as a practitioner concerned with recovering the operative meaning of alchemical texts. His interest appears rooted in dissatisfaction with purely mechanistic science and in a conviction that ancient natural philosophy preserved truths about matter, life, and consciousness. This practical orientation gives the work its distinctive confidence and urgency. Readers interested in Hermeticism, the history of science, or Western esotericism will find this book a valuable period document and an engaging introduction. It is especially recommended to those willing to read alchemy sympathetically, as a symbolic, philosophical, and experimental tradition.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 47 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 12, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Diary of a Drug Fiend
2Chapter I: Beginnings of Alchemy
3Chapter II: Early European Alchemists
4Chapter III: The Story of Nicholas Flamel
5Chapter IV: Basil Valentine
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6Chapter V: Paracelus
7Chapter VI: Alchemy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
8Chapter VII: English Alchemists
9Chapter VIII: The Comte de St. Germain
10Memorable Quotes
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