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I.10 · The Spirit or Soul of the World
German & Latin
1723 pp 45–46Das X. Capitel. Entdeckung des wahren Universal-Samens oder regenerirten Chaos sive Spiritus seu Animae mundi, des berühmten Welt-Geistes.
The Golden Chain of Homer: I.10 · The Spirit or Soul of the World
1723 pp 45–4610 Revealing the True Universal Seed, or Regenerated Chaos: The Spirit or Soul of the World, the Renowned World Spirit
Chapter outline
Rain, dew and related waters are identified as regenerated Chaos and tested by their generative powers.
Putrefaction and distillation make the four elements visible as fractions of one water.
Different proportions of those fractions are said to produce mineral, vegetable and animal forms.
The volatile spirit must acquire a tangible body to act in the earthly realm.
Crystallization reveals nitre and salt, presented in a table of active and receptive correspondences.
Ordinary nitre and salt are accepted when they produce the required effects at equal purity.
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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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