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The Golden Chain of Homer
A New Translation from the German Edition of 1723
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17 What Putrefaction Properly Is
German & Latin
1723 pp 78–79Das XVII. Capitel. Was die Putrefaction eigentlich sey.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 17 What Putrefaction Properly Is
1723 pp 78–7917 What Putrefaction Properly Is
Chapter outline
God implants an unceasing active spirit within primordial vapour.
This spirit generates, preserves, dissolves and re-forms every individual body.
Its fiery and restraining aspects are represented through conflict, marriage and Venus.
Movement opens pores and lets the spirit penetrate and alter matter.
One water contains the four elements, three principles and two generative roles.
Names distinguish states and actions of the one underlying spirit.
Socrates
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Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.About This Reading Edition
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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