Alchemical Catechism

Alchemical Catechism Alchemical Catechism Q. What is the chief study of a Philosopher? A. It is the investigation of the operations of Nature. Q. What is the end of Nature? A. God, Who is also its beginning. Q. Whence are all things derived? A. From one and indivisible Nature. Q. Into how many regions is Nature separated? A. Into four palmary regions. Q. Which are they? A. The dry, the moist, the warm, and the cold, which are the four elementary qualities, whence all things originate. Q. How is Nature differentiated? A. Into male and female. Q. To what may we compare Nature? A. To Mercury. Q. Give a concise definition of Nature. A. It is not visible, though it operates visibly; for it is sim…

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