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Utterly faithful

fidelissimus

The superlative qualifies Mercury’s relationship with his companions: he does not abandon them, remains with them and perishes with them.

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A New Light of Alchemy

Michael Sendivogius · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Form.

The superlative qualifies Mercury’s relationship with his companions: he does not abandon them, remains with them and perishes with them. It extends the language of service and companionship beyond obedience to the alchemist. The claim is framed through personification and relation, not a universal assertion that every mixture involving ordinary mercury is stable or beneficial.

Places to read

  1. Dialogue of Mercury, the Alchemist and Nature · Passage 11Latinfidelissimus sum omnibus meis sociis.