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I.10 · The Spirit or Soul of the World
German & Latin
1723 pp 56Das eine ist ⦶, Das andere ist ⊖. Das eine ist Acidum, Das andere ist Alcali. Das eine ist Spiritus, Das andere ist Corpus. Dieser ist Vater. Dieser ist Mutter. Männlicher Saame, Weiblicher Saame. Agens Universale, Patiens Universale. 🜍 ☿ Primordialis, ⊖ Primordiale. Himmel und Lufft, Wasser und Erde. Der Stahl, Der Magnet. Der Hammer, Der Ambos.
Correspondences of nitre and salt. Original printed page 56; the preceding passage translates each paired row.
Source: Aurea Catena Homeri (1723), Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung, Zürich; digitised by e-rara. Public-domain original. https://doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-3819
The Golden Chain of Homer: I.10 · The Spirit or Soul of the World
1723 pp 56One is nitre; the other is salt. One is acid; the other is alkali. One is spirit; the other is body. This is father; this is mother. Male seed; female seed. Universal agent; universal patient. Primordial sulphur and mercury; primordial salt. Heaven and air; water and earth. Steel; magnet. Hammer; anvil.
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Reading The Golden Chain of Homer · I.10 · The Spirit or Soul of the World · B1C10S011 · 1723 pp 56
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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.
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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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