Journal of the Alchemical Society
Imagier Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-910216-26-2 (ISBN)
The Alchemical Society, a unique institution in the English-speaking world of its day, provided a forum for a wide spectrum of people - scientists, historians, occultists and mystics, who shared a common interest in the subject - to meet and debate the various facets of alchemy. The Alchemical Society which was active from 1913 to 1915 and included luminaries such as Arthur Edward Waite, Herbert Stanley Redgrove and Isabelle de Steiger.
Originally published in parts, the Journal has never before been published as a book in its entirety. In addition to the fascinating papers delivered at the society's meetings with all the subsequent discussions, this complete edition contains all of the material printed within the Journal, including book and periodical reviews, reports of each meeting, the `Constitution and Rules' of the society, lists of officers, and the original index (for reference to the original issues). together with a list of advertisers in the journal.
These are supplemented by new supporting material, in the form of an historical introduction, brief biographies of all of the contributors, a bibliography of their relevant publications, a brief annotated list of recommended further reading, and a general index. A number of illustrations have also been added to the occasional diagrams of the original text, including portraits, facsimiles and views of the society's two meeting places.
This publication is further enhanced with a Foreword by Professor Mark Morrisson, the author of Modern Alchemy: Occultism and the Emergence of Atomic Theory (2007), in the preparation of which he made real use of The Journal of the Alchemical Society. For this he deserves praise as the first historian of science to appreciate the significance of the Journal. Others will now more easily be able to follow in his footsteps.
FOREWORD1
INTRODUCTION5
VOLUME ONE
The Origin of Alchemy
by H Stanley Redgrove, BSc, (Lond.), FCS20
The Canon of Criticism in Respect of Alchemical Literature
by Arthur Edward Waite40
An Interpretation of Alchemy in Relation to Modern
Scientific Thought
by Sijil Abdul-Ali61
The Evidence for Authentic Transmutation
by Gaston De Mengel81
A Scottish Alchemist of the Seventeenth Century
by the Ven. J. B. Craven99
VOLUME TWO
Some English Alchemical Books
by Prof. John Ferguson, LL.D112
The Hermetic Mystery
by Isabelle De Steiger135
Alchemy in China
by Prof. Herbert Chatley .157
Kabalistic Alchemy
by Arthur Edward Waite164
Some Notes on the Doctrine of the First Matter With Special Reference to the Works of Thomas Vaughan
by Sijil Abdul-Ali187
Roger Bacon
by B. Ralph Rowbottom210
Some Reflections on "Basil Valentine"
by Philip Sinclair Wellby, M.A. (Cantab.)224
Some Mystical Aspects of Alchemy
by Elizabeth Severn, Ph.D. (Chicago)242
VOLUME THREE
Some Notes on the Alchemical Researches of Jollivet Castelot
by W. De Kerlor257
An Interpretation of Alchemical Symbolism With Reference
to the Writings of Edward Kelly
by Lt.Col. Jasper Gibson271
Some Notes on the Alchemist Alipili
by Arthur Edward Waite282
Some Characteristics of Mediaeval Thought
by H. Stanley Redgrove287
The Philosophical Channels of Alchemical Tradition
by Gaston De Mengel293
Alchemy and The Devil
by The Ven. J. B. Craven311
A General View of Magic in Respect to Certain Primary
Modes of Thought
by Sijil Abdul-Ali323
The Phallic Element in Alchemical Tradition
by H. Stanley Redgrove331
The Beginnings of Alchemy
by Arthur Edward Waite361
"The Marrow of Alchemy"
by Prof. John Ferguson379
BIOGRAPHIES OF CONTRIBUTORS411
CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE SOCIETY425
REPORTS OF MEETINGS437
REVIEWS OF BOOKS BY THE JOURNAL464
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
BY CONTRIBUTORS499
RECOMMENDED FURTHER READING503
LIST OF ADVERTISERS IN THE ISSUES OF THE JOURNAL506
INDEX511
Fig. 1. Piccadilly Circus, London, C. 1897.Frontis
Fig. 2. Arthur Edward Waite 1857 - 19424
Fig. 3. The Pelican in Her Piety18
Fig. 4. John Ferguson 1838 - 1916110
Fig. 5. Isabelle de Steiger 1836 - 1927134
Fig. 6. The Sephiroth and their significations169
Fig. 7. Sephiroth and Metals: First Scheme of Allocations171
Fig. 8. The Sephiroth and Metals: Second System of Allocations173
Fig. 9. International Club, 122 Jermyn Street, London. c. 1915256
Fig. 10. Title-page of A Suggestive Inquiry.410
Fig. 11. The Unknown World412
Fig. 12. Example A, Advertisement in the Alchemical Journal509
Fig. 13. Example B, Advertisement in the Alchemical Journal510
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.10.2017 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Mark Morrisson |
| Zusatzinfo | 13 b/w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Alveston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 270 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-910216-26-7 / 1910216267 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-910216-26-2 / 9781910216262 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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