“The lips of Wisdom are closed except for the ears of knowledge. "
- The Kybalion.
MENTAL TRANSMUTATION
“The mind (as well as metals and elements) can be transmuted, from state to state; from grade to grade; from condition to condition; from pole to pole; from vibration to vibration. True Hermetic transmutation is a mental art. "
The Kybalion
Alchemy is the art of transmutation, or the process of mutating something into something better.
Mainly reference was made to Chemistry, as a close relative of this ancient art.
In reality, Alchemy is not the mere use of chemical materials and formulas, but allegorically, it represents the internal transformation of an individual during his journey.
Alchemical Art was born in Egypt as a Philosophy of Knowledge and as an application of this knowledge.
The word Alchemy derives from the term AL-KHEMIA: which literally means 'the'Black Art'.
If you are puzzled by the term, don't worry.
You must know, that the word Egypt is actually called AL - KHEM, (LA-TERRANERA).
Khem means Egypt on the one hand and Egypt on the other Black Earth (due to the Nile, which, overflowing at least once a year, left the black and fertile earth around.)
The cosmos, the stars, the firmament, the mansion of God, the immortal aspects, the cause below.
Earth, the mortal plane, the realm of materiality and manifestation, physical matter, the realm of creation. There reality 'that we can see, hear, breathe. There reality to which we react and interact with every day.
Over and under, Sky and earth , correspond and together create a unity: our experience as humans .
Hermes trismegistus is also a symbol of the inner Trinity of every living being, embodying all stages of existence:
In the emerald tables he leaves us written: < The Microcosm is thus created by the Macrocosm. >
(Meaning that the below is an 'effect' of the above.)
< When man smoothes his Soul and unites it to his Spirit, he realizes his original naturalness, his likeness to God. (...)work of the Sun. >
L'opera del Sole, or as the ancient Neapolitan songs say theArte do Sole, is the manufacture ofPhilosopher's Gold (or Philosopher's Stone), which is none other than man by smoothing his strengths and weaknesses, to reach the best version of himself and express and make good use of the Gold that is in his interior. Nietzsche called these types of men 'supermen', being misunderstood as much as the alchemists.
At the base of the Life of every single living being, (including animal, vegetable and mineral realms), the 'divine essence' is encoded in three parts identified with the hieroglyphic symbols that you can appreciate in the image.
The Body it is the physical manifestation of reality.
(Atoms, matter, forms that come together and build the 'structure' of our reality.)
The Body is the reflection of the above is an idea that gives structure to something abstract.
The Body is one reflection of the Mind.
Mind is a faculty of Consciousness.
Consciousness illuminates the Mind, which gives power to the structure (Body).
The Mind then colleague the top to the bottom, connects the Conscious to the Body.
The first step is to read the Read Hermetica, with calm and open-mindedness.
Your exchange can begin right from the first contact.
All Laws have more than one key of understanding, pieces of meaning will be added to each reading. Bring them into your daily life to begin to see their effects.
Controlling and using the Laws is something you will learn to manage over time, don't be discouraged. Just look around to find new confirmations of the Truth and of Power of the Laws.
If you can bring the Laws into your daily life, you are one step away from being a Creator and a Wizard of Life!
P. you can use a Law to win another Law, you can elevate yourself from the plane of existence in which you are used to being.