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Alchemy Alchemist Alchemical Transformation
Arcana Zodiac
One of the most popular and reknown of these knowledge encodings has been passed on as the Arcana of the Oracular Tarot. To the alchemist the Arcana are archetypal expressions that encompass all aspects of being from the minutest particles and cells of the body to the most distant galaxies and their largest stars; from DNA spirals to emotional moods; from survival needs to vast spiritual aspirations.
From the symbolism and meditative
meanings of the Tarot, to the Chinese I Ching, and to the Hebrew Cabala, the
Arcana are a way to intuit and interpret the outworkings of the One Mind, the
Greek "Logos". Since the Arcana transcend the normal boundaries of relative time
and space, deciphering their mysteries empowers the alchemist with the ability
to transmute, change, restore, revitalize, and transform.
Medieval Alchemist Interpreting Zodiac Alchemical Encodings
Another way of interpreting Alchemical knowledge encodings for the process of Alchemical Transformation was the Zodiac. The Zodiac was comprised of the twelve Astrological Signs and their corresponding planets, stars, and constellations.
The Zodiac finds outward expression through Astrology which synthesizes how the planets and stars at the time of birth on the Earth imprinted the physical body, mind, emotions, psyche, and soul with patterns and potentials that affect every area of life in progressive cycles of growth and evolution. For more information about Astrology and the Zodiac please see the Astrological Astrology Planets Zodiac Articles.
The truism "As Above So Below" is
as apropos today as it was in the times of Hermes in ancient Egypt. Since
alchemists work with breath, vitality, and the Doctrine of Correspondences, they
always consult the Zodiac before initiating any significant transformational
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