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4 How This Universal Seed Was Generated and Born
German & Latin
1723 pp 10–11Das IV. Capitel. Auf was Weise dieser Universal-Same gezeuget und geboren worden.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 4 How This Universal Seed Was Generated and Born
1723 pp 10–114 How This Universal Seed Was Generated and Born
Chapter outline
The four elements cooperate as active father and receptive mother.
Opposite extremes require an appropriate intermediate.
The sequence heaven–air–water–earth governs both descent and ascent.
Each element itself contains degrees of subtlety and coarseness.
The apparent mixture of nature is resolved into an ordered series through analysis.
An extraction of earth by water illustrates successive mediation and nature’s measure.
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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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