#atomistic

According to Paracelsus, the three primes or tria prima – of which material substances are immediately composed – are :

Salt or body, the principle of non-combustibility and non-volatility

Sulfur or soul, the principle of combustibility

Mercury or spirit, the principle of fusibility and volatility

𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐲

is the magical branch specializing in transmutation, or the tranformation of matter. For the alchemists, all matter is composed of indivisible elements in various states and assembled through various operations. These elements can be represented in these circles, which help explain their interactions. They can be in a solid (🜃), liquid (🜄), gaseous (🜁), or plasma (🜂) state, although other special states may exist.

Once these simple theoretical rules are established, using this form of magic is complex and not for everyone. There are many fields of research, even more grimoires, and these are codified in obscure terms that sometimes only the author can comprehend. Symbols are abundant and repeated, a common word can have several hidden meanings, metaphors hide the true meaning of formulas, and at the end no one really knows how alchemists operate. Some techniques are instantaneous and involve drawn circles covered with symbols; others are slow, requiring preparation of formulas and extensive use of equipment, tools, and glassware. Transmutation is always accompanied by lightning, smoke, sounds, smells, or sometimes all at once.

Down to My Bones #wwwblogs

Perhaps there shall be another wisdom

Superior to that which prevails

In a world that partitions us wholly

From groups down to life systems

When I see beyond corrected vision

when I finally see true

The answers are holistic

yet trapped behind an atomistic lens

Intuition whispers throughout me

Down to my bones

Demanding acknowledgement and adherence

The action…