Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines.

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If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of...

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of...

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig...

Nature also forges man, now a gold man, now a silver man, now a fig...

This is alchemy, and this is the office of Vulcan; he is the apothecary and...

This is alchemy, and this is the office of Vulcan; he is the apothecary and...

The dose makes the poison.

The dose makes the poison.

What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy;...

What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy;...

But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more...

But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more...

Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or...

Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or...

What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered...

What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered...

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the...

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the...

We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and...

We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and...

Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.

Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.

The interpretation of dreams is a great art.

The interpretation of dreams is a great art.

However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak...

However, anyone to whom this happens should not leave his room upon awakening, should speak...

The dreams which reveal the supernatural are promises and messages that God sends us directly:...

The dreams which reveal the supernatural are promises and messages that God sends us directly:...

Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it:...

Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it:...

Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.

Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either...

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either...

Often the remedy is deemed the highest good because it helps so many.

Often the remedy is deemed the highest good because it helps so many.

This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.

This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.

For one country is different from another; its earth is different, as are its stones,...

For one country is different from another; its earth is different, as are its stones,...