The Surreal Art of Alchemical Diagrams
The Surreal Art of Alchemical Diagrams
Derived from the Arabic root “kimia”, from the Coptic “khem” (referring to the fertile black soil of the Nile delta), the word “alchemy” alludes to the dark mystery of the primordial or First Matter (the Khem). The...
Derived from the Arabic root “kimia”, from the Coptic “khem” (referring to the fertile black soil of the Nile delta), the word “alchemy” alludes to...
Derived from the Arabic root...
Jun 9
The Alchemy and Artistry of Fayum Portrets
The Alchemy and Artistry of Fayum Portrets
Her rapt, black eyes gaze out, as though she is waiting for one to ask her a question. Her necklace --a braid twirled and tucked in the crown of her head--hints in a noble position, as does her purple tunic, dangling...
Her rapt, black eyes gaze out, as though she is waiting for one to ask her a question. Her necklace --a braid twirled and tucked in the crown of her...
Her rapt, black eyes gaze out, as...
May 31
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21st Century Alchemy: Learning from the Japanese art of ‘why?’
21st Century Alchemy: Learning from the Japanese art of ‘why?’
In 1867, the future inventor, industrialist and founder of the Toyota empire, Toyoda Sakichi, was born in a poor village in central Honshu, the...
In 1867, the future inventor, industrialist and founder of the Toyota empire, Toyoda Sakichi, was born in a poor village in central Honshu, the...
In 1867, the future inventor...
Mar 30
Oh! To Be Like Water: Fluid, Adaptive, Full of Kinetic Energy
Oh! To Be Like Water: Fluid, Adaptive, Full of Kinetic Energy
Be like water. Water’s adaptive fluidity is the need of the times. This post from The Mind Unleashed highlights how the water metaphor teaches us to...
Be like water. Water’s adaptive fluidity is the need of the times. This post from The Mind Unleashed highlights how the water metaphor teaches us to...
Be like water. Water’s adaptive...
Mar 29
The strange number 0.577 keeps showing up in everything
The strange number 0.577 keeps showing up in everything
If you had to pick the most famous number in the world, you would probably go for pi, right? But why? Despite being crucial to our understanding of circles, it's not a particularly easy number to work with, because it's...
If you had to pick the most famous number in the world, you would probably go for pi, right? But why? Despite being crucial to our understanding of...
If you had to pick the most famous...
Mar 29
WHAT IS CALLED 'HEAVENLY CIRCLE' IN CHINESE ALCHEMY?
WHAT IS CALLED 'HEAVENLY CIRCLE' IN CHINESE ALCHEMY?
A pupil asked: There are some practitioners who feel by themselves like qi moves in a circle through the Ren and Du Meridians, and therefore declare that the themselves have opened these channels. This method of...
A pupil asked: There are some practitioners who feel by themselves like qi moves in a circle through the Ren and Du Meridians, and therefore declare...
A pupil asked: There are some...
Mar 29
IMMORTALITY IN TAOIST ALCHEMY: LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
IMMORTALITY IN TAOIST ALCHEMY: LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
First of all it is necessary to try to understand that the Chinese culture has it’s own representations, sometimes radically opposed to the concepts of other cultures. Taoism, and especially alchemy of immortality in...
First of all it is necessary to try to understand that the Chinese culture has it’s own representations, sometimes radically opposed to the concepts...
First of all it is necessary to...
Mar 29
DAZUO MEDITATION
DAZUO MEDITATION
Most modern methods of practice rely on a meditation as a method of "enlightenment". The following text is an excerpt about meditation from the book of the Teacher of Single Yang."In the world there is a kind of method...
Most modern methods of practice rely on a meditation as a method of "enlightenment". The following text is an excerpt about meditation from the book...
Most modern methods of practice...
Mar 29
Rediscovering the Alchemy of Isaac Newton
Rediscovering the Alchemy of Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton, the English physicist and mathematician revered as the father of modern science, devoted a great deal of time to the study of alchemy. All told, he wrote more than 1 million words on chemistry’s medieval...
Isaac Newton, the English physicist and mathematician revered as the father of modern science, devoted a great deal of time to the study of alchemy...
Isaac Newton, the English...
Mar 29
Heart of Hinduism: Arts and Sciences
Heart of Hinduism: Arts and Sciences
India's arts and sciences are extensive and many may have predated their Western counterparts. These disciplines usually contained significant spiritual elements, and were not simply attempts to unethically exploit...
India's arts and sciences are extensive and many may have predated their Western counterparts. These disciplines usually contained significant...
India's arts and sciences are...
Mar 29
Sacred Geometry: Mathematical Patterns Behind Nature, Body, Mind, and Spirit
Sacred Geometry: Mathematical Patterns Behind Nature, Body, Mind, and Spirit
What patterns do you see in your own life, or in the world that have symmetry and balance? Which ones are asymmetrical and out of balance? Noticing...
What patterns do you see in your own life, or in the world that have symmetry and balance? Which ones are asymmetrical and out of balance? Noticing...
What patterns do you see in your...
Nov 8