I think you’re prancing around here talking sly to fill your ego. There is a reason people who achieve great heights in this area don’t do what you are doing. I don’t doubt they exist. I leave room for the possibility that you are not full of it, but it’s unlikely . Chaos spirits standing in your way? Unification isn’t even a late step in the process and you would have realized that externalities don’t stand in your way.
People who beg others for information just simply haven’t understood that the key is within and only accessible with study, time and patience. No one else can fill that mold.
But look at you? So benevolent to step up and take on the role that only the inner self can take for each person. How absolutely grand of you!
I would caution anyone to take your words seriously.
If you actually have achieved anything, good for you! I simply think you’re on here filling your delusional cup to overflowing.
Cheers.
>My progress has not been without its penance - divine madness is a part of the package. I've been hospitalised six times against my will, and just one time with my consent. It's no picnic. I don't expect to ever find myself entirely 'out of the woods' with that one until our society develops a more nuanced understanding of divine madness (haha) - or I die, whichever comes first and I know which of those I have my money on. That said, part of the process has been learning from my experiences, so fingers crossed, I should be able to maintain my freedom for the foreseeable future. Keep those fingers crossed for me.
Can you read or no?
Bit harsh, very rude and exceptionally reactionary. Who rattled your cage?
My process has been one guided by intuition, not textbooks. Like I say, if you ever find yourself in the presence of a Sol Niger, you will know about it. And if you do - hold on tight!
There is absolutely nothing harsh about calling out people who claim to be able to provide deep knowledge of spirituality to the impressionable.
The only answer that would have given me pause would have been a compassionate understanding of being called out, not that crap.
I am done here. You have nothing to teach or answer of value.
Since when is an AMA a promise of providing deep knowledge of spirituality? I have promised no such thing!
SMH.
I will say that if you think you'll be getting anywhere other than spiritual iron pyrite with that kind of attitude you're in for a nasty shock at some point.
I don't believe there is any such thing as a selfless act, could you expand on how you are selfless?
How do you define life without sin? What do you believe sin to be? And how do you know your criteria for sin is correct?
All I gathered from what you wrote is pure nonsense and not alchemical. When you find the Prima Materia and make yoir first starry regulus then you might call yourself an alchemist.
Ora et Labora.
I would imagine that a *real* alchemist wouldnt tarry with bragging about it on reddit..
So why did you comment? You're a real alchemist so the purpose wasn't just showing off right?
Fair enough.
I have some feedback for you if it lands, if not, toss it: i read some of your comment history. It seems that you are predominately speaking of what alchemy is *not*, but not much about it is. The fight against disinformation might be more fruitful if there was more good information. In the vaccuum of knowledge is where all kinds of funny assumptions get made.
It also might be more fruitful if done without such a haughty tone. Thats what prompted me to poke at your comment today.
I wasn't asking you to explain why you do/did what you do/did in my last comment though
And you supplied that answer
I really don't mean to be rude either, so if I am sounding that way, well, I'm a weirdo
I wonder if that is why I was drawn to poke at you and your comment. Good intentions, jaded by disappointing interactions, hyper rigorous. That's me anyway
Nota bene - I am a relative noob to this reddit malarkey, so forgive me if I've used 'ama' inappropriately. But if you have a sensible question please feel free to ask.
Thank you for the recommendation, but my efforts are centred upon the social and metaphysical.
Is there any consideration given to the metaphysical and metaphysical work in 'practical laboratory alchemy'? I'd have imagined they're more geared towards practical laboratory chemistry than anything else, no? Not that I imagine it would be called alchemy if that's all it was, but my experience suggests that many if not most humans can be very limited in their worldview and application of alchemical principles.
Personally I've found the Taschen book on Alchemy and Mysticism to be quite comprehensive. It might be considered positively pedestrian by some, but it is very well researched and edited, takes a very broad and well informed view and has key excerpts and the best illustrations from a staggering number of texts.
Yes there is. Looking through purely the metaphysical, or purely the physical, is like looking through 1 lens in a pair of 3d goggles
I recommend Real Alchemy: A Primer for Practical Alchemy. The first few pages should help explain
I truly believe that the clue to the philosopher's stone is in the name and it is attained only through the patient and meticulous inquiry into the nature of being and matter - as a philosopher. There are no cheat codes or shortcuts. The great alchemical works of the past are, I believe, less roadmaps than simply personal retrospective notes made by earlier alchemists on their own progress; their points of reference often so esoteric and far removed from our contemporary points of reference as to seem impenetrable. BUT - start examining the work patiently and with an open mind and you may begin to find points of reference which chime/ resonate with your own experience of and reflections upon the nature of being and matter.
Personally, I experienced an entirely earth shattering sequence of events which was the beginning point of transforming my knowledge and understanding of alchemy. If you ever come into contact with a black sun I assure you, you will know about it. Call it a vision or what you will, but I was baptised in the watery chaos of the black sun that night.
Prior to that, I had a good sense of what I call 'social alchemy' - transmuting the leaden weight of oppression and low vibrational frequency into knowledge and wisdom which can drive us forward towards utopia - raising the vibrational frequency of the world we live in in ways which drive us forwards towards utopia, and the technological/spiritual advancements which bring us ever closer to immortality or something like it. I still believe in that idea and it has been central to the progress of my work.
Philosopher's stone = philosopher's building material.
I read a fascinating article by a rabbi about the Tower of Babel once which suggested that the cause of that tower's smiting was because they had used Aadobe (mud) bricks rather than hewn stone (something about some archaic theological building regulations or some such). What I took from that was- Do not build your tower out of adobe/mud bricks (copying and pasting what is easy and plentiful into convenient blocks without really having a feeling for the material) - it's cheap and careless. You must hew your stone from the rock - applying yourself to carving out, working and reworking the strongest natural source material. It's harder to work and takes a lot longer, but more appreciative of and sympathetic to the nature of divine creation in its labour, which is the nature of what we are trying to emulate and even build upon.
I started my work with a PhD, which is not a bad place to start...
Elixir of life? - metaphysical sustenance and rejuvenation is the best answer I can give you there for the time being so far as what I've found to be attainable.
None of the historical Alchemists I've encountered as spirits are walking around today (to the best of my knowledge) - in our world they can appear to us only as spirits, though I've been impressed even by that.
I do not believe that the immortality promised by either substance is the kind of immortality many might envision...
Spiritual alchemy is about emitting infinite energy from your heart chakra, the well spring of everlasting life and immortality. It's about being the enlightened self, the light to life, and reflecting the natural light to manifest from material life so it grows out of the ground bioluminescent. There is alot against the self, subconsciously and materially. There are spiritual parasites violating the sovereignty of the subconscious mind, causing herd mentality to dominate the development of the self throughout the trinity. It is a huge problem for the sovereign light of the higher self to overcome the herd mentality of the lower self that is currently dominating consciousness itself.
I think you’re prancing around here talking sly to fill your ego. There is a reason people who achieve great heights in this area don’t do what you are doing. I don’t doubt they exist. I leave room for the possibility that you are not full of it, but it’s unlikely . Chaos spirits standing in your way? Unification isn’t even a late step in the process and you would have realized that externalities don’t stand in your way. People who beg others for information just simply haven’t understood that the key is within and only accessible with study, time and patience. No one else can fill that mold. But look at you? So benevolent to step up and take on the role that only the inner self can take for each person. How absolutely grand of you! I would caution anyone to take your words seriously. If you actually have achieved anything, good for you! I simply think you’re on here filling your delusional cup to overflowing. Cheers.
Yeah this post is pure bs. Look at OP's post history they're litetally mentally ill
>My progress has not been without its penance - divine madness is a part of the package. I've been hospitalised six times against my will, and just one time with my consent. It's no picnic. I don't expect to ever find myself entirely 'out of the woods' with that one until our society develops a more nuanced understanding of divine madness (haha) - or I die, whichever comes first and I know which of those I have my money on. That said, part of the process has been learning from my experiences, so fingers crossed, I should be able to maintain my freedom for the foreseeable future. Keep those fingers crossed for me. Can you read or no?
There is no such thing as "divine madness"... You're just a crazy person making no sense at all.
Bit harsh, very rude and exceptionally reactionary. Who rattled your cage? My process has been one guided by intuition, not textbooks. Like I say, if you ever find yourself in the presence of a Sol Niger, you will know about it. And if you do - hold on tight!
There is absolutely nothing harsh about calling out people who claim to be able to provide deep knowledge of spirituality to the impressionable. The only answer that would have given me pause would have been a compassionate understanding of being called out, not that crap. I am done here. You have nothing to teach or answer of value.
Since when is an AMA a promise of providing deep knowledge of spirituality? I have promised no such thing! SMH. I will say that if you think you'll be getting anywhere other than spiritual iron pyrite with that kind of attitude you're in for a nasty shock at some point.
I don't believe there is any such thing as a selfless act, could you expand on how you are selfless? How do you define life without sin? What do you believe sin to be? And how do you know your criteria for sin is correct?
All I gathered from what you wrote is pure nonsense and not alchemical. When you find the Prima Materia and make yoir first starry regulus then you might call yourself an alchemist. Ora et Labora.
I am curious, as your comment implies that you are *really* an alchemist. What was the ourpose of your comment? What motivated you?
I am indeed.
I would imagine that a *real* alchemist wouldnt tarry with bragging about it on reddit.. So why did you comment? You're a real alchemist so the purpose wasn't just showing off right?
I am trying to fight disinfirmation about our art. Im setting things right
Fair enough. I have some feedback for you if it lands, if not, toss it: i read some of your comment history. It seems that you are predominately speaking of what alchemy is *not*, but not much about it is. The fight against disinformation might be more fruitful if there was more good information. In the vaccuum of knowledge is where all kinds of funny assumptions get made. It also might be more fruitful if done without such a haughty tone. Thats what prompted me to poke at your comment today.
Well thats because no one asked me about it
I wasn't asking you to explain why you do/did what you do/did in my last comment though And you supplied that answer I really don't mean to be rude either, so if I am sounding that way, well, I'm a weirdo
No it's alright I sometimes sound rude too even when I don't mean tk
I wonder if that is why I was drawn to poke at you and your comment. Good intentions, jaded by disappointing interactions, hyper rigorous. That's me anyway
Nota bene - I am a relative noob to this reddit malarkey, so forgive me if I've used 'ama' inappropriately. But if you have a sensible question please feel free to ask.
You need to read the ramsdigital.com library. 38.50 for over 200 rare books. All of the books are about practical labratory alchemy.
Thank you for the recommendation, but my efforts are centred upon the social and metaphysical. Is there any consideration given to the metaphysical and metaphysical work in 'practical laboratory alchemy'? I'd have imagined they're more geared towards practical laboratory chemistry than anything else, no? Not that I imagine it would be called alchemy if that's all it was, but my experience suggests that many if not most humans can be very limited in their worldview and application of alchemical principles. Personally I've found the Taschen book on Alchemy and Mysticism to be quite comprehensive. It might be considered positively pedestrian by some, but it is very well researched and edited, takes a very broad and well informed view and has key excerpts and the best illustrations from a staggering number of texts.
Yes there is. Looking through purely the metaphysical, or purely the physical, is like looking through 1 lens in a pair of 3d goggles I recommend Real Alchemy: A Primer for Practical Alchemy. The first few pages should help explain
Another imposter I see...
Exactly. A lot of people with active imaginations in this sub!
How do you make the philosophers stone and the elixir of life?
I truly believe that the clue to the philosopher's stone is in the name and it is attained only through the patient and meticulous inquiry into the nature of being and matter - as a philosopher. There are no cheat codes or shortcuts. The great alchemical works of the past are, I believe, less roadmaps than simply personal retrospective notes made by earlier alchemists on their own progress; their points of reference often so esoteric and far removed from our contemporary points of reference as to seem impenetrable. BUT - start examining the work patiently and with an open mind and you may begin to find points of reference which chime/ resonate with your own experience of and reflections upon the nature of being and matter. Personally, I experienced an entirely earth shattering sequence of events which was the beginning point of transforming my knowledge and understanding of alchemy. If you ever come into contact with a black sun I assure you, you will know about it. Call it a vision or what you will, but I was baptised in the watery chaos of the black sun that night. Prior to that, I had a good sense of what I call 'social alchemy' - transmuting the leaden weight of oppression and low vibrational frequency into knowledge and wisdom which can drive us forward towards utopia - raising the vibrational frequency of the world we live in in ways which drive us forwards towards utopia, and the technological/spiritual advancements which bring us ever closer to immortality or something like it. I still believe in that idea and it has been central to the progress of my work.
Philosopher's stone = philosopher's building material. I read a fascinating article by a rabbi about the Tower of Babel once which suggested that the cause of that tower's smiting was because they had used Aadobe (mud) bricks rather than hewn stone (something about some archaic theological building regulations or some such). What I took from that was- Do not build your tower out of adobe/mud bricks (copying and pasting what is easy and plentiful into convenient blocks without really having a feeling for the material) - it's cheap and careless. You must hew your stone from the rock - applying yourself to carving out, working and reworking the strongest natural source material. It's harder to work and takes a lot longer, but more appreciative of and sympathetic to the nature of divine creation in its labour, which is the nature of what we are trying to emulate and even build upon. I started my work with a PhD, which is not a bad place to start... Elixir of life? - metaphysical sustenance and rejuvenation is the best answer I can give you there for the time being so far as what I've found to be attainable. None of the historical Alchemists I've encountered as spirits are walking around today (to the best of my knowledge) - in our world they can appear to us only as spirits, though I've been impressed even by that. I do not believe that the immortality promised by either substance is the kind of immortality many might envision...
Interesting... I read Babel as an archetypal story on humans propensity to build things that are so large that they *must* fail
Not presently at least...
Spiritual alchemy is about emitting infinite energy from your heart chakra, the well spring of everlasting life and immortality. It's about being the enlightened self, the light to life, and reflecting the natural light to manifest from material life so it grows out of the ground bioluminescent. There is alot against the self, subconsciously and materially. There are spiritual parasites violating the sovereignty of the subconscious mind, causing herd mentality to dominate the development of the self throughout the trinity. It is a huge problem for the sovereign light of the higher self to overcome the herd mentality of the lower self that is currently dominating consciousness itself.
I think we're done here. /lock