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The 12 Gates of Ripley: Putrefaction and the Alchemical Death

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In the 15th century, the English alchemist George Ripley articulated a vision of the alchemical process so profound and "Highly Systematic" that it remains the definitive record of the Chemical Death : his Compound of Alchymy . Within the fifth gate— Putrefaction —Ripley establishes the fundamental Syntax of Decay ( Putrefactio )—the ability of the purified spirit to anchor the absolute light of the Divine Mind through the systematic "Dissolution" of the spirit within the Alchemical Grave . This represents the state of Nigredo (the blackness) where the individual ego is systematically neutralized to allow for the absolute Regeneration of the Soul . To understand the fifth gate is to confront the law of Geometric Reciprocity . Putrefaction teaches that the universe is a tiered architecture of light and shadow, currently in a state of "Atmospheric Friction" due to our attachment to the "noisy" mists of material necessity. He Argued that the ...

Michael Maier and the Atalanta Fugiens (Emblem 41): The Death of Adonis

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In the 17th century, the German physician and alchemist Michael Maier articulated a vision of the alchemical process so profound and "Highly Systematic" that it remains the definitive record of the Chemical Death : his Atalanta Fugiens . Within the forty-first emblem— "Adonis ab apro occiditur, cui Venus accurrens tinxit rosas sanguine" (Adonis is killed by a boar, to whom Venus running stains the roses with his blood)—Maier establishes the fundamental Syntax of Putrefaction —the ability of the purified spirit to anchor the absolute light of the Divine Mind through the systematic "Dissolution" of the beautiful spirit. This represents the state of Nigredo (the blackness) where the individual ego is systematically neutralized to allow for the absolute Rubific Restoration . To understand the forty-first emblem is to confront the law of Geometric Reciprocity . Maier teaches that the universe is a tiered architecture of light and shadow, currently in a stat...

Michael Maier and the Atalanta Fugiens (Emblem 14): The Dragon and the Alchemical Grave

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In the 17th century, the German physician and alchemist Michael Maier articulated a vision of the alchemical process so profound and "Highly Systematic" that it remains the definitive record of the Chemical Death : his Atalanta Fugiens . Within the fourteenth emblem— "Hic est draco caudam suam devorans" (The dragon devouring its own tail, often associated with the grave)—Maier establishes the fundamental Syntax of Putrefaction ( Putrefactio )—the ability of the purified spirit to anchor the absolute light of the Divine Mind through the systematic "Dissolution" of the spirit within the Alchemical Grave . This represents the state of Nigredo (the blackness) where the individual ego is systematically neutralized. To understand the fourteenth emblem is to confront the law of Geometric Reciprocity . Maier teaches that the universe is a tiered architecture of light and shadow, currently in a state of "Atmospheric Friction" due to the influence of...