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Welcome to Ibis Press • Nicolas Hays ALCHEMY |
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Michael Maier’s Atalanta Fugiens: Sources of an Alchemical Book of Emblems, by H. M. E. de Jong.
With reproductions of several hard-to-find foldouts of alchemical engravings, this book is a collector’s edition of a classic alchemical study. First published in 1617, Atalanta Fugiens is Michael Maier’s finest work. Each of the 50 emblems of Atalanta Fugiens consists of a motto, a print, and an epigram. |
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Theurgy, or the Hermetic Practice, by E. J. Langford Garstin. Foreword by Edward Dunning. Drawing on the teachings of the Egyptian, Greek, and Hebrew mystery schools and quoting extensively from important alchemical writers, Garstin provides a thorough introduction to the path of spiritual alchemy. Students curious about alchemy but daunted by the body of its literature and its strange allegories will find this to be an excellent introduction. [more information] |
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With the Adepts: An Adventure among the Rosicrucians, by Franz Hartmann. Foreword by R. A. Gilbert. A classic of spiritual fiction, first published in 1910. This delightful and instructive tale skillfully weaves the actual beliefs and practices of the ancient Rosicrucians into a tale that includes magic and an alchemical laboratory, unexpected revelations, recollections of past lives, the Rosicrucian view of women and spirituality, the alchemical laboratory, and the higher life. Includes an Appendix about the establishment of a Rosicrucian institution in Switzerland. [more information] |
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John Dee, by Charlotte Fell Smith
John Dee is best known for his work with Edward Kelley in contacting spirits and transcribing angelic language, but was a gifted scientist as well. Smith provides a clear retelling of their famous and tempestuous relationship and lays to rest some of the more ridiculous stories about Dee. This biography draws from Dee's own private diaries, as well as several of his most importat works, bringing to light his greatest accomplishments. |
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