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Webster's Dictionary defines the word "Animal" as, "an individual with a particular interest or aptitude; any of a kingdom of living beings". Animals are more than totems or power allies to humanity. They have been good friends watching over them, communing with them, letting them know they cared and shared their concerns for the evolution of the planet and all sentient lifestreams. There are many day to day opportunities for direct experience and communion with them. They are as much a constant in everyone's daily life as other humans and the ever present angels. The animals can talk to each other and people vocally and telepathically. If the animals know that people honor and respect them, they will become a constant in their lives, either in daily encounters or in their Dreaming. The Alchemy Sacred Pathway utilizes Animal Allegories in the pursuit of Alchemical Transformation. These allegories have often focused on Animals and Birds who are our spiritual brethren. They too have their own visions, quests, dreams, and evolutionary spirals which have in the past overlapped with those of humanity as well as other life streams. Since Alchemy at its highest level is both a Divine Science and a Divine Art, alchemical knowledge and teachings were often transmitted through the symbolism of pictures and allegories. This ensured that the alchemical treatises would only be understood, their true meanings and teachings only comprehended, by those already steeped in spirituality and higher levels of awareness. This safeguarded the keys to the kingdom from falling into the hands of those who might misuse this wisdom.
In the allegories, a person often went on a transformative journey or quest to search
for spiritual knowledge or for true understanding of mystical alchemical
mysteries. Along the way, the seeker encountered various archetypal Arcana
characters such as the Empress or the Fool; as well as, birds and animals. For
example, the fire elementals, the salamanders were depicted as dragons, while,
the air elementals, the sylphs were depicted as eagles.
A spiritual science of soul intellect, Alchemy and Alchemical Transformation seeks knowledge and understanding of the Alchemical inter-relationship between Humanity, Animals. Nature Spirits, and Divinity. As a material science, Alchemy and Alchemical Transformation also deals with the material realm of minerals, plants, animals, and metal, since matter and spirit are interconnected like two sides of a coin. To the Alchemist such archetypal expressions as Animal Allegories, as well as, the Oracular Arcana of the Tarot 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. Much of Alchemy knowledge and many Alchemical Transformation principles were transcribed and encoded for transmission in the form of these allegories, as well as, hieroglyphs, symbols, paintings, icons, poems, pictorial languages, ciphers, songs, coded alphabets, and sacred architecture. This process of dissemination not only protected spiritual knowledge from being profaned but also acted like a powerful impetus to push beyond the envelope, to transcend the boundaries of normalcy and to truely reach for the starry heights twinkling Above, beckoning the seeker of understanding Below to strive to become the Sage Mage with the View from the Hill. Over the millenium, different categories of Alchemy and Alchemical Transformation have developed including: Egyptian, European, Jewish, Christian, Gnostic, Islamic, Chinese, Hindu, Hermetic, Mystical, Metaphysical, Personal, Psychological, Shamanic, and Quantum. Many original Alchemy books had allegorical writings and illustrations that were symbolic and deliberately obscure, requiring considerable effort to glean their meaning and intent. Even today writings on practical Alchemy are rare since the core Alchemical Transformation Teachings are passed on by the Alchemist through oral traditions.
The aphorism of Hermes Trismegistus, "As Above So Below", is a great Cosmic
Law and a chief tenet of Alchemy and Alchemical Transformation teachings and traditions. The work of Paracelsus,
the physician and Alchemist, influenced Dr. Bach who developed the Flower
Essences infused with the spiritual and elemental forces of Nature to help heal the human
spirit. Carl Jung viewed Alchemy as a transformative process, an archetypal
system of psychological symbols. The Grail energy for the Alchemists was
intimately connected with the integrity, immutability, and immortality of
Materia Prima, First Matter, the chalice cauldron of unlimited potent potentialities
and primal prescience.
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