It began in a kitchen, the kitchen of my childhood home, the place where the first sensations of warmth and light once entered the world. Yet in the dream it was completely dark. I tried to strike a match to make fire, but each match failed to ignite. The air was thick with waiting, as … Continue reading The Descent of Lucea
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The Aurora Consurgens and the Inner Light: A Journey Through Alchemical Illumination
Rising Dawn in ourselves with eyes closed! One of the most intriguing Alchemistic texts, with many pictures we understand better if we have seen these pictures ourselves with closed eyes. The Aurora Consurgens, "Rising Dawn", is one of the most enigmatic and symbolically rich texts of medieval alchemy. Attributed to the great mystic and doctor … Continue reading The Aurora Consurgens and the Inner Light: A Journey Through Alchemical Illumination
Alchemy is more than we think! It is the phenomenology of altered consciousness
I came to the conclusion that alchemical texts can be reinterpreted through the lens of phosphene experiences we have elaborated upon, especially if you consider the inner light phenomena in alchemy not merely symbolic, but phenomenological. Here are a few ideas and sources why I think that reinterpretation is possible: 1. The Aurora Consurgens (13th … Continue reading Alchemy is more than we think! It is the phenomenology of altered consciousness
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