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Anonymous (traditionally attributed to Anton Joseph Kirchweger)

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

German & Latin

1723 pp 241–242

Das V. Capitel. De anatomia seu separatione & coniunctione & regeneratione chaoticae aquae in quintam essentiam.

1723 pp 241–242

The Golden Chain of Homer: II.5 · The Anatomy and Regeneration of Chaotic Water

1723 pp 241–242

5 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

1723 pp 241–242

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.

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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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