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In alchemy, the Magnum Opus or Great Work is a term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.
- Alchemy and Plato's Allegories
- Chemistry and Modern Alchemy
- Nigredo, Albedo, and Rubedo
Complex philosophical beliefs are often communicated through allegory. The Greek philosopher Plato is famous for repeatedly using allegory in his works. Plato believed that ultimate reality was very different from what most people perceived as reality, which he believed was actually a false, misleading and corrupt version of true reality. He compar...
Alchemy is most commonly described in chemical terms, and modern alchemists were also frequently chemists. The common concept of turning lead into gold is about refining the coarse and common into the rare and the perfect, for example.
Alchemists write about many, many processes involved in the great work. Moreover, different alchemists have different views on the subject, as is always the case in esoteric studies. However, generally speaking, we can summarize things into three great stages, particularly when working with materials from around the 16th century, when a great amoun...
- Catherine Beyer
The philosopher's stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolizing perfection at its finest, divine illumination, and heavenly bliss. Efforts to discover the philosopher's stone were known as the Magnum Opus ("Great Work").
Sep 14, 2020 · Nothing is more central to the subject of alchemy than “The Great Work” or, “Magnum Opus”, the transformative work of redeeming the subtle from the gross, combining the celestial with the terrestrial, which is repeated in a circulatory process until it matures to the highest level of refinement producing the philosopher’s stone.
- Sarah Elkhaldy
Dec 2, 2015 · The Magnum Opus or the Great Work was the alchemical process meant to create the Philosopher's Stone, the primordial substance represented symbolically in the form of an egg in which resided the answers to all questions, and by which it was believed common metal could be transformed into gold.
- Valdar
The Rebis (from the Latin res bina, meaning dual or double matter) is the end product of the alchemical magnum opus or great work.
Dec 2, 2023 · In alchemy, the Magnum Opus refers to the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone. The process has four stages: nigredo (blackening), albedo (whitening), citrinitas (yellowing), and rubedo (reddening).
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