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I.16 · Putrefaction as Gate and Key
German & Latin
1723 pp 76–77Das XVI. Capitel. Von dem Haupt-Punct, Pforten und Schlüssel der Natur, als ein Urheber aller Gebärung und Zerstörung derer natürlichen Dingen, Putrefactio.
The Golden Chain of Homer: I.16 · Putrefaction as Gate and Key
1723 pp 76–7716 Putrefaction: Nature’s Principal Point, Gate and Key, the Author of the Generation and Destruction of Natural Things
Chapter outline
Putrefaction is necessary for natural generation, destruction and true analysis.
The kingdoms differ in the speed and odour of their decay.
Their vapours return to a universal nature beyond particular kingdoms.
Putrefaction continually turns the elemental ladder upward and downward.
Socrates
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The two-book alchemical work of 1723 in German with a new English translation, 399 notes, eight historical diagrams, chapter outlines, keyword essays, a glossary, bibliography, subject index, and 400 discussion questions.
Historical Text and Translation
Anonymous, Aurea Catena Homeri. Frankfurt and Leipzig: Johann Georg Böhme, 1723. Traditionally attributed to Anton Joseph Kirchweger; the attribution remains uncertain. Historical diagrams from the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung copy digitized by e-rara.
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