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ALCHEMY REDISCOVERED AND RESTORED By Archibald Cockren
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Title Page
Contents
The Smaragdine Tables of Hermes Trismegistus
Foreword, By Sir Dudley Borron Myers
Part I: Historical
Chapter I. Beginnings of Alchemy
Chapter II. Early European Alchemists
Chapter III: The Story of Nicholas Flamel
Chapter IV: Basil Valentine
Chapter V: Paracelsus
Chapter IV: Alchemy in The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Chapter VII: English Alchemists
Chapter VIII: the Comte De St. Germain
Part II: Theoretical
Chapter I: The Seed of Metals
Chapter II: The Spirit of Mercury
Chapter III: The Quintessence (I)
The Quintessence. (II)
Chapter IV: The Quintessence in Daily Life
Part III
Chapter I: The Medicine From Metals
Chapter II: Practical
Conclusion
‘AUREUS,’ Or The Golden Tractate
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section VII
The Book of the Revelation of Hermes
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
June 7 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 June 7
NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara
Image Credit & Copyright: Shaun Robertson
Explanation: Do dragons fight on the altar of the sky? Although it might appear that way, these dragons are illusions made of thin gas and dust. The emission nebula NGC 6188, home to the glowing clouds, is found about 4,000 light years away near the edge of a large molecular cloud unseen at visible wavelengths, in the southern constellation Ara (the Altar). Massive, young stars of the embedded Ara OB1 association were formed in that region only a few million years ago, sculpting the dark shapes and powering the nebular glow with stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation. The recent star formation itself was likely triggered by winds and supernova explosions, from previous generations of massive stars, that swept up and compressed the molecular gas. Joining NGC 6188 on this cosmic canvas, visible toward the lower right, is rare emission nebula NGC 6164, also created by one of the region’s massive O-type stars. Similar in appearance to many planetary nebulae, NGC 6164’s striking, symmetric gaseous shroud and faint halo surround its bright central star near the bottom edge. This impressively wide field of view spans over 2 degrees (four full Moons), corresponding to over 150 light years at the estimated distance of NGC 6188.
June 7 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1494 Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa
1628 English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights
1654 Louis XIV crowned King of France
1753 British Museum founded by an Act of Parliament with royal assent from King George II (opens in 1759)
1929 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
1965 The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples
Today’s Historical Events
555 Vigilius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1099 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem
1195 Earliest report of ball lighting in London by Benedictine monk Gervase of Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury, [1]
1340 Rotterdam Netherlands founded
1413 King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome
1420 Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patriarchate of Aquileia
1494 Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa
1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold; meeting begins between English Henry VIII and King Francis I of France at Balinghem, France
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1909 Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16
1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV channel 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (CBS) begins
1955 “$64,000 Question” hosted by Hal March, premieres on CBS TV
1965 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
1969 “Johnny Cash Show” debuts on ABC-TV
1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young & Susan Hampshire win
1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public
1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley, premieres
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1952 “3 Wishes after Jamie” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 94 performances
1963 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) & release 1st single, “Come On”
1964 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam
1969 Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
1969 Tommy James and the Shondells release “Crystal Blue Persuasion”
1969 Supergroup Blind Faith’s debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech
1970 The Who’s “Tommy” is performed at NY’s Lincoln Center
1972 Musical “Grease” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 3,388 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1873 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75
1881 15th Belmont: T. Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47
1892 John J. Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game
1900 British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins title for 3rd time; beats runner-up Harry Vardon by 8 strokes
1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 runs in 1st inning of 19-0 drubbing of New York Giants off future Baseball Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity; worst beating in Giants franchise history
1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
1930 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6
1932 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Words are:
Akasha
Akashic Records
From moonlitpriestess.com
Spirit; the fifth element; omnipresent spiritual power permeating the universe; the energy out of which the elements are formed. Generally associated with the life force.
Location on the astral plane containing all souls’ knowledge past, present, and future. Some practitioners access to review past lives, heal ancestral curses/wounds, and other magickal purposes, generally of a fact-finding or healing nature.
A Laugh for Today
June 6 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 June 6
Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI); T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger
Explanation: Will our Milky Way Galaxy collide one day with its larger neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy? Most likely, yes. Careful plotting of slight displacements of M31’s stars relative to background galaxies on recent Hubble Space Telescope images indicate that the center of M31 could be on a direct collision course with the center of our home galaxy. Still, the errors in sideways velocity appear sufficiently large to admit a good chance that the central parts of the two galaxies will miss, slightly, but will become close enough for their outer halos to become gravitationally entangled. Once that happens, the two galaxies will become bound, dance around, and eventually merge to become one large elliptical galaxy — over the next few billion years. Pictured here is a combination of images depicting the sky of a world (Earth?) in the distant future when the outer parts of each galaxy begin to collide. The exact future of our Milky Way and the entire surrounding Local Group of Galaxies is likely to remain an active topic of research for years to come.
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
June 6 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union
1716 French transport the 1st African slaves to Louisiana
1916 The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes the central government to virtually collapse in the face of warlords, including Sun Yat-sen
1944 Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 156,000-strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II
1982 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out the PLO
Today’s Historical Events
640 Arab Muslim army sent by Caliph Omar begins siege of Heliopolis, city succumbs mid to late July, paving way for Muslim conquest of Byzantine Egypt
1002 German King Henry II the Saint crowned
1242 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris
1328 Franciscan theologian William of Ockham [Occam] excommunicated by Pope John XXII
1391 Inhabitants of Seville, Spain, massacre 5,000 Jews
1513 Battle of Novara, the War of the League of Cambrai: the Swiss Confederacy defeat the French
1520 France and England sign treaty of Scotland
1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1931 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin‘s musical “Girl Crazy” starring Ginger Rogers and featuring debut of Ethel Merman, closes at the Alvin Theater, NYC, after 272 performances, and making stars of Rogers and Merman
1949 “It Pays To Be Ignorant” game show debut on CBS-TV
1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast
1951 1st Berlin International Film Festival opens
1960 “Steve Allen Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1968 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting
1971 Final broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” (a repeat from 7 February) on CBS-TV
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1931 “There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time” by Guy Lombardo hits #1
1962 The Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time and record “Besame Mucho” with Pete Best on drums
1964 The Beatles arrive in Netherlands
1965 Rolling Stones release single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in NYC
1972 David Bowie releases his breakthrough album “The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”
1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way
1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins & Roy Acuff win
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1848 New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia
1885 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43
1896 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51
1901 British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid wins first of 5 Open titles by 3 strokes from Harry Vardon of Jersey
1923 Edgar Wallace becomes the first British radio sports reporter reporting on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company
1924 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones
1925 French Championships Men’s Tennis: René Lacoste wins 1st of 3 French titles, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1925 French Women’s Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Kitty McKane 6-1, 6-2
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Book of Shadows (BoS)
From moonlitpriestess.com
The spellbook, journal, diary, grimoire, and/or ritual guide used by an individual witch or coven. “Shadows” is used to mean past as in past experience and knowledge, like a permanent reminder of where you’ve been and can always return to. Generally includes spells, rituals, correspondences, etc. and may also include poems and other useful information.
From Spells8.com
Personal notebook kept by a practitioner of magick to record their work. This would include spellwork, rituals, personal wisdom, dreams, and observations. Start your own Book of Shadows with these printable dividers for a Book of Shadows binder.
A Laugh for Today
Wishing you a happy, magickal week!
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Sunday
Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money
Incense: Lemon, Frankincense
Planet: Sun
Sign: Leo
Angel: Michael
Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White
Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak
Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate
Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary
The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too
June 5 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 June 5
Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75
Image Credit: X-Ray: NASA/CXC/D. Hudson, T. Reiprich et al. (AIfA); Radio: NRAO/VLA/ NRL
Explanation: What’s happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75. Surrounded by multimillion degree x-ray emitting gas, and blasting out jets of relativistic particles the supermassive black holes are separated by 25,000 light-years. At the cores of two merging galaxies in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster they are some 300 million light-years away. Astronomers conclude that these two supermassive black holes are bound together by gravity in a binary system in part because the jets’ consistent swept back appearance is most likely due to their common motion as they speed through the hot cluster gas at about 1200 kilometers per second. Such spectacular cosmic mergers are thought to be common in crowded galaxy cluster environments in the distant universe. In their final stages, the mergers are expected to be intense sources of gravitational waves.
June 5 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1873 Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania
1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe
1963 State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested
1967 Six-Day War begins between Israel and the neighboring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria
1968 Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy three times, who dies the next day. and wounds 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
1981 AIDS Epidemic officially begins when US Centers for Disease Control reports on pneumonia affecting five homosexual men in Los Angeles
1981 World’s first today in history program with editable data “TODAY”, invented by Michael Butler runs for the first time on a mainframe computer
1984 Indira Gandhi orders an attack on Sikh’s holiest site, the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Today’s Historical Events
70 Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem
754 Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum
1257 Kraków, Poland, receives city rights.
1284 Charles of Salerno is captured by Roger of Lauria during a naval battle in the Gulf of Naples, part of the Sicilian Vespers uprising
1288 Battle of Worringen: Jan I, Duke of Brabant defeats army of Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne, one of the largest and fiercest battles of the Middle Ages
1305 Archbishop Bertrand the Got of Bordeaux elected Pope Clement V
1507 England and Netherlands sign trade agreement
1625 Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard & 200-yard free-style swim record
1952 1st sporting event televised nationally – Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1954 “Your Show Of Shows” last airs on NBC-TV
1956 “Milton Berle Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1960 “George Gobel Show” last airs on CBS-TV
1967 WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting
1987 “Nightline” presents its 1st “Town Meeting” the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1945 Benjamin Britten‘s opera “Peter Grimes” premieres in London
1948 “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend” single released by Stan Jones
1964 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) debuts in San Bernadino, California
1964 Davie Jones & King Bees release debut single “I Can’t Help Thinking About Me”; group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie
1965 “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2
1976 “Bigfoot” by Bro Smith hits #57
1981 George Harrison releases “Somewhere in England”, his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute “All Those Years Ago” (Featuring Paul and Ringo)
1982 “Murphy’s Law” by Cheri hits #39
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)
1869 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25
1879 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75
1886 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41
1902 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Scotsman Sandy Herd wins by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon
1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win
1915 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6
1920 Philadelphia Athletics’s VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Astral Plane
From moonlitpriestess.com
Realm believed to be beyond space and time; considered by some as an alternative dimension running alongside the physical realm we currently inhabit where beings (including ourselves) can travel and interact in spirit or astrally; sometimes visited to perform magick that can affect change on the physical plane.
From Spells8.com
The multi dimensional plane within the astral realm where one can travel using their astral body.
Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Adult Coloring Page
A Laugh for Today
Relax and enjoy some coloring time.
The new relaxation technique that came out a few years ago for adult themed coloring really can help everyone to locate their inner child and let it come out to play! Look for the coloring pages throughout WOTC and those posted today. Some are so small that printing them out at the size given almost everyone would need a magnifying glass to see the details so by making the coloring page bigger they sometimes get fuzzy.
A Thought for Today
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