The year is 1610. You are an aspirant occultist. John Dee is dead. Shakespeare is soon for the grave. Europe has spent the last century and a half embroiled in bloody religious wars at the behest of kings and priests. Faith in the old institutions is strong, but there are whispers. Dangerous idea...
2023-08-23 16:58:57 +0000 UTC View PostSHIT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MORE
Al-Ghazali
Ramon Lull
Ficino
Pico
Reuchlin
Agrippa...
2023-08-22 15:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostA DISCUSSION OF TERMS
Magic: Magic is inf
2023-08-05 17:51:38 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
WHAT EVEN IS ALCHEMY?
Tat: “O pop-history esoterica blogger, what is Alchem...
2023-07-31 16:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
WHAT EVEN IS ALCHEMY?
Tat: “O pop-history esoterica blogger, what is Alchem...
2023-07-27 16:40:07 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
WHAT EVEN IS ALCHEMY?
Tat: “O pop-history esoterica blogger, what is Alchem...
2023-07-23 17:30:45 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
WHAT EVEN IS ALCHEMY?
Tat: “O pop-history esoterica blogger, what is Alchem...
2023-07-17 17:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
WHAT EVEN IS ALCHEMY?
Tat: “O pop-history esoterica blogger, what is Alchem...
2023-07-12 15:52:59 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
WHAT EVEN IS ALCHEMY?
Tat: “O great pop-history esoterica blogger, what is ...
2023-07-08 17:24:16 +0000 UTC View PostSOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
MARIA HEBREA, THE FIRST ALCHEMIST - 1 page
SOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
PART 1: THE FORERUNNERS OF ALCHEMY
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS
SOURCES
[1]: The Alchemical Choir: A History of Alchemy by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
[2]: The Cambridge Core Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden
C.T. KELLY’S SPEEDRUN GUIDE TO ALCHEMY V1.0 BETA
PART 1: THE FORERUNNERS OF ALCHEMY
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS
PARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Doctor, lay-theologian, grandfather of toxicology, and quite possibly the most important alchemist in history, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe t...
2023-06-18 16:42:36 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-06-14 18:26:50 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-06-13 17:46:15 +0000 UTC View PostA DISCUSSION OF TERMS
Magic: Magic is infamously difficult to define. Ask a Roman centurion, a Zhao dynasty scholar, an American revival preacher, for their definition of magic, and they will give you wonderfully varied answers. Magic changes depending on time period, culture, location, and...
2023-06-06 16:56:42 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-06-06 16:56:12 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-06-05 15:48:51 +0000 UTC View PostA DISCUSSION OF TERMS
Magic: Magic is infamously difficult to define. Ask a Roman centurion, a Zhao dynasty scholar, an American revival preacher, for their definition of magic, and they will give you wonderfully varied answers. Magic changes depending on time period, culture, location, and...
2023-06-03 18:16:50 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-06-03 18:16:07 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed what it meant t
2023-06-03 18:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-05-25 16:27:14 +0000 UTC View PostPARACELSUS
Sometimes, good ideas need a bastard. Alchemist, doctor, lay-theologian, and grandfather of toxicology, Phillipus Aruelious Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoenhiem –better known as Paracelsus– was a preeminent shit-talker in a Europe that already contained Martin Luther. He was t...
2023-05-17 16:19:20 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed what it meant t
2023-05-16 16:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed what it meant to practice magic. Occultist, Alchemist, Astronomer, Mathematician, Wife-swapper, Court Magician to Queen Elizabeth I, and quite possibly the most educated person alive at the time, John Dee represents the pinnacle of Renaissance magic and learning. H...
2023-05-11 17:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed what it meant to practice magic. Occultist, Alchemist, Astronomer, Mathematician, Wife-swapper, Court Magician to Queen Elizabeth I, and quite possibly the most educated person alive at the time, John Dee represents the pinnacle of Renaissance magic and learning. H...
2023-05-10 16:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed what it meant to practice magic. Occultist, Alchemist, Astronomer, Mathematician, Wife-swapper, Court Magician to Queen Elizabeth I, and quite possibly the most educated person alive at the time, John Dee represents the pinnacle of Renaissance magic and learning. H...
2023-05-09 16:52:36 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed the game. Occultist, Alchemist, Astronomer, Mathematician, Wife-swapper, Court Magician to Queen Elizabeth I, and quite possibly the most educated person alive at the time, John Dee represents the pinnacle of Renaissance magic and learning. He is a figure so influe...
2023-05-05 17:47:39 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
John Dee changed the game. Occultist, Alchemist, Astronomer, Mathematician, Wife-swapper, Court Magician to Queen Elizabeth I, and quite possibly the most educated person alive at the time, John Dee represents the pinnacle of Renaissance magic and learning. He is a figure so influe...
2023-05-02 17:42:17 +0000 UTC View PostJOHN DEE
(We gotta talk about Paracelcus before this)
Occultist, Alchemist, Mathematician, Antiquarian, Humanist, Wife-swapper, Court Magician to Queen Elizabeth I, and quite possibly the most educated person alive at the time, John Dee represents the pinnacle of Renaissance magic and...
2023-04-28 16:49:42 +0000 UTC View Post