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23 Jul

Posted at 08:03h in Alchemy, Backstory Maier Files, Culture, info, jung, Maier Files, Otto Maier, paradox, philosophy
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When following Maier's path one will meet somewhere on his/her road, Böhme. Like the contemporary student of the inner world, alchemists were concerned about differentiating imagination from fantasy. They were aware that true imagination possesses a power and depth that fantasy does not possess. Jakob Boehme was one of those who warned against the delusions of fantasy. [vc_row][vc_column width='3/4']Although not a...

13 Dec

Posted at 08:24h in Alchemy, Books, Culture, Grail, info, Mythology, nature, philosophy, symbolism, the occult
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That Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Germany's greatest poet, had an interest in the occult and alchemy is clear from Faust. Based on an historical character, the original Faust legend goes back to medieval times and prior to Goethe's there were earlier dramatic renditions of the tale, notably Christopher Marlowe's. Yet it is to Goethe's Faust (Part I 1808; Part...

14 Sep

Posted at 09:06h in Alchemy, Culture, nature, philosophy, the occult
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At the present time, our materialistic science derides alchemists as misplaced mystics who pursued a dream of finding a chemical compound that might transform base metals into gold. Indeed, they recognize that much scientific breakthrough was achieved through these pursuits, but they throw out out the goal of the alchemists as simply a fanciful or impossible plan and fantasy. However,...