The Emerald Tablet
Alchemy of Personal Transformation
Reeks: Compass
Dennis William Hauck
- The
- Emerald
- Tablet—an
- ancient
- document
- that
- contains
- the
- essence
- of
- the
- alchemical
- teachings—has
- had
- an
- important
- influence
- on
- many
- Western
- spiritual
- and
- religious
- traditions.
- Ostensibly
- concerned
- with
- turning
- base
- metals
- into
- gold,
- alchemy
- was
- in
- fact
- dedicated
- to
- transforming
- the
- lead
- of
- self
- into
- the
- gold
- of
- spirit.
- This
- brilliant
- history
- of
- alchemy
- traces
- its
- sources
- back
- to
- ancient
- Egypt,
- and
- presents
- alchemy
- as
- a
- useful,
- practical
- system
- of
- self-transformation.
- Each
- of
- the
- seven
- steps
- of
- alchemical
- transformation
- is
- explained,
- with
- hands-on
- techniques
- and
- exercises,
- treating
- alchemy
- as
- a
- living
- discipline
- for
- achieving
- a
- spiritual awakening.
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