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Dry vapour as the testament’s soul

Dunst; Dunst, Nebel, vapor, fumus, siccus, Seele, rothe Tinctura

The father calls the soul sulphur or red tincture, then explains its description as vapour or mist through the Latin words vapor and fumus, qualified as dry.

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Centrum Naturae Concentratum

Attributed to Ali Puli · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
vapour, vapor, mist, smoke, dry, soul, red tincture, Dunst, Nebel, vapor and fumus.

Meaning

The father calls the soul sulphur or red tincture, then explains its description as vapour or mist through the Latin words vapor and fumus, qualified as dry. The qualification is a positive feature of his account and should not be omitted to make the language resemble a modern physical classification. The passage distinguishes this soul from the governing spirit of Saturn and from the residual earth. The word cluster gives a historical description, not an exact modern molecular or aerosol identity.

Places to read

  1. The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 28German“ein Dunst oder Nebel” The soul’s material description is expanded.
  2. The Last Testament of a Father to His Beloved Son · Passage 28German“vapor & fumus, sed siccus” Dryness qualifies vapour and smoke.