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To: alt.magick From: tyagi nagasiva Subj: Alchemy (9310.alchemy.tn) Date: 49931014 As above, so below. The concepts of 'spirit' and 'matter' are fine for implying the very important revelation of our divinity. Yet they are ONLY concepts, and, as Josh and Peggy point out, there is quite an overabundance of anti-materialism masquerading as beneficial process. It may be the goal of some people to 'become pure spirit', but I think this is about as ludicrous as 'becoming pure matter'. They are only perspectives, and my preferred means of placing them within a comprehensive model is by associating the 'material' with the 'objective' or 'outward-looking' view and the 'spiritual' with the 'subjective' or 'inward-looking' view. Two sides of the same experiential coin. Alchemy is probably one of the more perfect examples of how the intersection of objective process (abstracted into chemistry) and the subjective process (abstracted into rosicrucianism) must be seen as a whole in order to fully comprehend its relevance. No doubt alchemists throughout history have varied in their focus on objectivity and subjectivity. Some were no doubt complete and diligent chemists. Some were likely strictly mystics with no connection to chemicals and laboratory apparatus. Yet the most powerful, the most authoratitive alchemists, were probably those who explored both realms completely and attempted to fuse them into a perfect unity. Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. tyagi nagasiva tyagi@HouseofKaos.Abyss.com
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