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The Golden Chain of Homer
A New Translation from the German Edition of 1723
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II.5 · The Anatomy and Regeneration of Chaotic Water
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1723 pp 241–242Das V. Capitel. De anatomia seu separatione & coniunctione & regeneratione chaoticae aquae in quintam essentiam.
The Golden Chain of Homer: II.5 · The Anatomy and Regeneration of Chaotic Water
1723 pp 241–2425 the Anatomy, or Separation, Conjunction, and Regeneration of Chaotic Water Into a Quintessence
Chapter outline
The separation of regenerated Chaos into volatile middle and fixed parts
Rectification of the four elements into twelve degrees
Recombination imbibition and philosophical calcination
The circulation of the spirit through its own earth
The meaning of quintessence and the powers ascribed to the regenerated medicine
Practical qualifications and the relation between universal and particular operations
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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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