Native Copper

Copper, іn іtѕ naturally occurring state, wаѕ probably thе first metal tο bе used bу humans during the Neolithic Age, Era, Period, or "New Stone Age". During the Ancient Roman empire, copper was mined primarily on the island of Cyprus. This time frame was a period in the development of human technology, beginning circa 9,500 B.C.E. in the Middle East. The Neolithic peoples were using copper аѕ a substitute fοr stone bу 8,000 B.C.E.

Native copper wаѕ first cast bу thе Ancient Egyptians around 4,000 B.C.E., аnd wаѕ alloyed wіth tin tο produce Bronze around 3,500 B.C.E. Copper wаѕ associated wіth thе Goddess Aphrodite (Venus) іn mythology аnd in ancient alchemy (or alchemical) practices. In Native American spirituality, the Copper Woman was the first mother for the people of the Pacific West Coast and is the Underwater Copper Goddess, while some researchers do not consider her to be a goddess at all.

Circa 5,000 B.C.E., metallurgy and smelting evolved and copper alloys such as bronze and brass were formed. All are highly able to conduct, transfer, and emit electrical charges / energy as well as having fantastic healing properties, easily fashioned into tools for cutting, and more. Archaeologists believe it may be the first metal ever used by man. More than 10,000 years ago, natural deposits of "native copper" were discovered on the surface of the Earth.

The Neolithic people of that time learned that this newfound material could be fashioned into knives, axes and other tools much easier than the tools they were making out of stone. For nearly five thousand years afterward, copper was the only metal known to primitive man. Pure copper is quite soft and malleable. A freshly exposed copper surface is generally reddish-orange in color.

Today, copper is used as an electrical and thermal conductor, as well as a building material, especially in the plumbing and electrical industries. In metaphysical practices, copper is used in divining or dowsing rods and pendulums due to its high conductive (of energy) and healing properties. As a mineral, copper has been used as a natural remedy for lethargy, passivity, restlessness, excitability, and the non-acceptance of oneself. 
 
According to the Powers That Be website, "This mineral can combat lethargy, passivity, restlessness, excitability and non-acceptance of oneself. It stimulates initiative, optimism, diplomacy and independence. It emits a philosophic energy, free of orthodoxy and bias. Copper provides a harmonic connection between the physical and astral bodies and aligns the subtle bodies. It has been used successfully to amplify and transmit thought. It is said to be a bestower of good, bringing benefit to its wearer. It opens an activates the base a sacral chakras, advancing and stabilizing the the energies of intuition, sexuality, desire and vitality. It allows one to recognize the barriers which are in the path of ones development."
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The Hermetic Museum

THE
HERMETIC MUSEUM

RESTORED AND ENLARGED:

MOST FAITHFULLY INSTRUCTING ALL DISCIPLES OF THE SOPHO-SPAGYRIC ART HOW THAT GREATEST AND TRUEST MEDICINE OF
THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
MAY BE FOUND AND HELD.
NOW FIRST DONE INTO ENGLISH FROM THE LATIN ORIGINAL PUBLISHED AT FRANKFORT IN THE YEAR 1678.
Translated by Arthur Edward Waite
Containing Twenty-two most celebrated Chemical Tracts.
London: J. Elliot and Co.
[1893]

Scanned at sacred-texts.com, May 2007. Proofed and Formatted by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was originally published prior to January 1st, 1923. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies.

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My Sol Day Holy Water, Revisited...

A Holy Water Ritual (Part I)
By Dr. Kheti A. Sahure

I. Ingredients Needed:
1-1/2 cups of spring, well, river, creek, tap or distilled (both as a last resort) water

1 sterilized glass measuring cup (for dispensing the completed Holy Water later)

1 or more small sterilized glass storage bottles

3 tbsp. Kosher rock salt or sea salt

1 sterilized earthenware vessel (bowl)

1 sterilized earthenware pot

1 sterilized tablespoon

1 sterilized teaspoon

2 tsp. of Rose Water

1 small moon mirror (for reflecting the moonlight upon the water if the Full Moon is not in an optimal position especially if working indoors or for scrying)

Note A:
Holy Water can be prepared by anyone but it does need to be blessed. Traditionally in many religions and spiritual practices, Holy Water has been and can be blessed by a Witch, Clergy, Priest, Priestess, Shaman, or someone with spiritual wherewithal and then energized by the light of the Full Moon and the Moon Goddess. The ritual part of this endeavor varies. Making Rose Water can be a bit tedious as well as time consuming; so it is suggested or optional that you obtain some from someone you know, temple or church, or purchase some from a metaphysical shoppe that actually makes its own Rose Water from natural, organic ingredients starting with white roses.

For the best results, it is preferable to get spring water from a "clean" moving body of water such as a river, stream, ocean, or creek; lake or natural well water will do just fine also. Since many natural bodies of water are so polluted, it is suggested that the water is boiled at first.

Note B:
The storage bottle or bottles you use should be dark in color--blue, brown, green, purple, or clear (as a last resort) to maintain the Holy Water's magical properties. The bottled Holy Water can be stored at room temperature or refrigerated for later use.

Note C:
If you are unable to perform the consecration of the water outdoors, then improvise and perform this indoors at your altar or someplace you deem sacred; place the vessel of or decanted bottled water in a window where the midnight moonlight will shine upon and energize it.

II. Time & Place of Day:
Preferably, outdoors at Midnight during a Full Moon or indoors at your altar if you are unable to be out of doors.

III. Preparation:
1. Cleanse and sterilize the vessel, glass measuring cup, and storage bottles with boiling water or in a dishwasher.
2. Add 3 tbsp. sea salt or Kosher rock salt to the pot of 1-1/2 cups of spring water; bring to a boil while stirring the salt until it dissolves in the water.
3. ALLOW THE LIQUID TO COOL DOWN TO ROOM TEMPERATURE then add 2 tsp. of Rose Water, stirring it into the salted water.
4. Decant the Holy Water into the vessel then perform your ritual.

About the Author:
Dr. Sahure is a practicing Alternative Spiritualist, ordained Kemetic Wiccan minister and Spiritual Counselor, traditional herbalist, senior researcher with the Antiquus Research Group and the author of many noteworthy essays and articles about a variety of topics and subjects, including herbalism, ancient history and mythology, ancient Egyptian religion (Kemeticism), metaphysical sciences, ancient religions and theology, astrology, tarot, and other divination systems. Dr. Sahure holds doctorate degrees in Metaphysical Science (Msc.D., D.Met.), Theology (Th.D.), and Divinity (D.D.). Visit his Applied Occult Metaphysics eGroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Applied_Occult_Metaphysics and his online Mystic Owl Curio shoppe at http://www.mysticowlcurio.com


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Post Scriptum:
Part II (The Ritual) is available upon request...and as a warning, not for the squeamish or faint of heart! ~ Dok Kheti

Fulcanelli: Master Alchemist

Fulcanelli: Master Alchemist - Le Mystere des Cathedrales

Esoteric Interpretation of the Hermetic Symbols of The Great Work

A Hermetic Study of Cathedral Construction

Translated from the French by Mary Sworder

with Prefaces by Eugene Canseliet, F.C.H.

Introduction by Walter Lang

Preface to the American Edition

by Roy E. Thompson, Jr.

Your Past & Future: What are Akashic Records?

Introduction

What are Akashic Records?


If you want to learn more about the akashic records then you came to the right place. The akashic records are a universal filing system where every thought, emotion, action, and experience is recorded. The records are written on a substance called 'akasha' or soniferous ether. Akasha, combined with earth, water, air, and fire represent the five human senses: sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste.

The akashic records can be accessed by reaching certain states of consciousness. Hypnosis can help you explore the akashic records. You don't have to be a psychic or have ESP in order to read the records. Anyone can read and learn from the akashic records.


The possibilities are endless. You can learn about everything that has ever happened in the history of the universe. You can hear any thought that has ever been conceived. You can feel any emotion that has ever been felt. Everything that has ever existed is at your finger tips.


Think of the akashic records as a super computer that has existed for millions of years, or since the creation of the universe. Everything that has ever occurred has been recorded. Every thought and emotion of every person in the universe is contained in the akashic records.


The akashic records are meant to be explored. You can learn so much about the past experiences and history of the earth and of the universe. You can explore past lives, learn about ancient relatives, and learn the truth about different events in history. The truth is written out clearly in the akashic records. They were meant to be read and you deserve to know all the various pieces of information.


The Akashic Records: The Legend

The only thing more omniscient than a supercomputer and the human mind, are the akashic records. The akashic records store every event, thought, feeling, word, experience, and intent in the existence of the universe. The records connect every person and soul that has ever lived.


The information is non-judgmental and unbiased. For those who learn to read the akashic records, it is supposed act as a guide for the future. We can learn from the past and from others experiences. The history and acknowledgement of the existence of the akashic records has been around since ancient times. Ancient cultures believing in the akashic records include the Egyptians, Himalayans, Persians, Chinese, Greeks, Christians, and Mayans.


The use of the akashic records has been passed down through folklore and is mentioned several times in the bible. Rumor has always been that there is a celestial tablet that contains all information that has ever existed. It is often known as “The Book of Life.”


“Akasha is one of the cosmic principles and is a plastic matter, creative in its physical nature, immutable in its higher principles. It is the quintessence of all possible forms of energy, material, psychic, or spiritual; and contains within itself the germs of universal creation, which sprout forth under the impulse of the Divine Spirit.”


--Alchemy and the Secret Doctrine


How to Make Changes in Your Current Life with the Akashic Records

The akashic records can give you insight on your past, present, and future. Having access to every thought, feeling, and experience is very powerful because it lets you work on recreating your experiences.


For example, if you feel that something is blocking you from being a success or if you have a fear of failure or fear of success, then you can access the akashic records to set your self free of the roadblocks that are in your way.


Let's say you keep finding yourself in a bad relationship. By looking at the akashic records you can why you continue to pick the wrong person in your life. You can let go of past experiences that keep enabling you in bad relationships.


Think of the akashic records as the book of answers. All you have to do is come up with the questions. If you ask the question, “Why?” in any situation, you can answer that question by reading the akashic records to see why.


The akashic records are THE source for everything. They are a trusted source for knowing the truth. If you want to find out what really happened, you can trust the akashic records because they are all-knowing.

Learn more about the Akashic Records and how to access them here.

Musing 06.07.2010

"Sorcery has been called Magic, but Magic is Wisdom, and there is no wisdom in Sorcery."

▪ Paracelsus - Physician and Alchemist

Corpus Hermetica

"The Corpus Hermetica"

Attributed to Hermes Trismestigustus

 

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Dr. Israel Regardie

According to Wikipedia:

Israel Regardie, born Francis Israel Regudy(November 17, 1907–March 10, 1985) was one of the 20th century's most significant popularizers of the occult, specifically the legacies of Aleister Crowley and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Israel Regardie was born Israel Regudy in London to Barnet Regudy, a cigarette maker, and his wife, Phoebe Perry, poor orthodox Jewish immigrants from Zhitomir, Russia. His family changed their surname to "Regardie" after a clerical mixup resulted in Israel's brother being enrolled in the British Army under that name. Regardie emigrated with his parents to the United States in August 1921 and settled in Washington, DC. He studied art in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA. With a Hebrew tutor he gained a linguistic knowledge which would prove invaluable in his later studies of Hermetic Qabalah. With easy access to the Library of Congress, he read widely and became interested in theosophy, Hindu philosophy and yoga; he also joined the Rosicrucians at around this time.

After reading Part I of Magick (Book 4) by the occultist Aleister Crowley, he initiated a correspondence which led to his return at 21 to the UK at Crowley's invitation to become the latter's secretary in 1928. When the two parted company four years later in 1932, Regardie distanced himself from Crowley personally, but still retained a great deal of respect for his writings.[4] Shortly after this period he published The Tree of Life, a guide to magick, largely derived from Crowley's work, and A Garden of Pomegranates, a primer on Qabalah based on notes he had taken while working for Crowley. Regardie would later write a biography of Crowley, The Eye in the Triangle, and continue to edit and republish Crowley's works up until the 1970s.

Source:
"Israel Regardie." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 4 Aug 2009, 20:18 UTC. 4 Aug 2009 [ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israel_Regardie&oldid=306074879 ].

According to Llewellyn Publications:

Francis I. Regardie, born in London, England, November 17, 1907; died in Sedona, Arizona, March 10, 1985. Came to the United States in August 1921, educated in Washington D.C. and studied art in school in Washington and Philadelphia. Returned to Europe in 1928 at the invitation of Aleister Crowley to work as his secretary and study with him. Returned to London as secretary to Thomas Burke 1932-34, and during that time wrote A Garden of Pomegranates and The Tree of Life.

In 1934 he was invited to join the Order of the Golden Dawn, Stella Matutina Temple, during which time he wrote The Middle Pillar and The Art of True Healing, and did the basic work for The Philosopher's Stone.

Returning to the United States in 1937 he entered Chiropractic College in New York, Graduating in 1941, and published The Golden Dawn. Served in the U.S. Army 1942-1945, and then moved to Los Angeles where he opened a chiropractic practice and taught psychiatry. Upon retirement in 1981, he moved to Sedona.

During his lifetime, he studied psychoanalysis with Dr. E. Clegg and Dr. J. L. Bendit, and later studied psychotherapy under Dr. Nandor Fodor. His training encompassed Freudian, Jungian and Reichian methods.

Source:
Republished courtesy of Llewellyn.com. Copyright © 2009, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

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ILMJ Editor's note:

Dr. Regardie's tome of esotericum mysticum, The Golden Dawn, is a significant masterpiece within the realm of Applied Occult Metaphysics, Ceremonial Magick, Qabalistic (Kabbalistic) studies, and alternative spiritual practices. Not only does one need to be well read but you will want to be "well-practiced" in several esoteric mysticism systems. As an ordained minister and spiritual occultist, I highly recommend the writings of Dr. Israel Regardie. ~ Rev. Kheti A. Sahure, DD, MscD, ThD ▪ Temple of Kemetic Wicca

Chakras, Alchemy & Paracelsus

Alchemy & Paracelsus Medicine
By Ulrich Arndt
Translated by Michael Schaefer, Germany 2003

"‘Seals of the planets’ - Chakra teachings of the ancient alchemists rediscovered
Knowledge regarding the chakras, the principal human energy centres, is found mainly in Indian teachings. Substantial knowledge about them also existed in the West, however. The ancient alchemists called the chakras ‘seals of the planets’ and described several phases of energetic transformation they can undergo. Apart from healing, the result of that process of ‘Durchlichtung’ (‘lightening’) is nothing else but, in today’s language, a fundamental cultivation of one’s personality and consciousness..."

Full Essay:
Source: http://www.horusmedia.de/2002-planeten/planeten-en.php

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Musing 07.02.07

Understanding the many metaphysical processes (such as, astral projection, spiritual enlightenment, the alchemy of ritual work, and so forth) within the Universe often times occurs once there has been an infusion of Divine Will, Energy, Knowledge and Wisdom by the Deities.

The First Key

1. The First Key is that which opens the dark prisons in which the Sulphur is shut up: this is it which knows how to extract the seed out of the body, and which forms the Stone of the philosophers by the conjunction of the spirit with the body -- of sulphur with mercury.

2. Hermes has manifestly demonstrated the operation of this First Key by these words: In the caverns of the metals there is hidden the Stone, which is venerable, bright in colour, a mind sublime, and an open sea.

3. This Stone has a bright glittering: it contains a Spirit of a sublime original; it is the Sea of the Wise, in which they angle for their mysterious Fish.

4. But the operations of the three works have a great deal of analogy one to another, and the philosophers do designedly speak in equivocal terms, to the end that those who have not the Lynx's eyes may pursue wrong, and be lost in this labyrinth, from whence it is very hard to get out. In effect, when one imagines that they speak of one work, they often treat of another.

5. Take heed, therefore, not to be deceived here; for it is a truth, that in each work the Wise Artist ought to dissolve the body with the spirit; he must cut off the Raven's head, whiten the Black, and vivify the White; yet it is properly in the First operation that the Wise Artist cuts off the head of the Black Dragon and of the Raven.

6. Hence, Hermes says, What is born of the Crow is the beginning of this Art. Consider that it is by separation of the black, foul, and stinking fume of the Blackest Black that our astral, white, and resplendent Stone is formed, which contains in its veins the blood of the Pelican. It is at this First Purification of the Stone, and at this shining whiteness, that the work of the First Key is ended.

Excerpted from: The Six Keys of Eudoxus: The First Key

Occult Metaphysical Sciences Forum (OMSF)

This serves as an announcement of the formation of the Occult Metaphysical Sciences Forum (formerly known as the Kheti Metaphysical Institute) and forum:

"Occult" derives from the Latin word occultus, meaning clandestine, hidden, or secret, and referring to the "knowledge of the secret, hidden, and supernatural". OMSF will focus on the esoteric, curio, arcane, and mysticism of Alchemy, Alternative Spiritualities, Astrology, Magic(k), Neo-Paganism, New Age, Philosophy, Theosophy, and Witchcraft (not Wicca) for the purpose of research, study, history, investigation, and discussion. Informational and discussion topics include: Ancient Egyptian Cartouche, Anthropology, Applied Metaphysics, Archaeology, Astral Projection, Astronomy, A.A. Bailey, H.P. Blavatsky, R. Buckland, C. Castaneda, E. Cayce, Chakras, Chakra Attunement, A. Crowley, Dr. J. Dee, Divination, Dr. Doreal (Atlantean and Lemurian), Eschatology, C. Fort, D. Fortune, G. Gardner, Geomancy, Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus, M.P. Hall, Hermeticism, H. Hesse, Hexagram, Holistic Healing Modalities, Hoodoo, Kabbalah, Kachinas, Kameas (Magickal Squares), E. Kelly, Ley Lines, Eliphas Lévi, Magnetism, M. Murray, Nostradamus, P.D. Ouspensky, Dr. Papus, Paracelsus, Parapsychology, Pentagram, Philosopher's Stone, Principia Discordia, Psychometry, Quantum Touch, Radiometry, H.S. Redgrove, Rosicrucianism, Silva UltraMind, Sociology, Sorcery, R. Steiner, Turba Philosophorum, Symbology, Tarot, Thelema, Theosis, Theurgy, D. Valiente, Voodoo, Wizardry, and so forth. This forum is open to all levels of knowledge and experience, from newcomer to the most advanced.

Alchemy: A Definition

“The Meaning of Alchemy”

“Alchemy is generally understood to have been that art whose end was the transmutation of the so-called base metals into gold by means of an ill-defined something called the Philosopher's Stone; but even from a purely physical standpoint, this is a somewhat superficial view. Alchemy was both a philosophy and an experimental science, and the transmutation of the metals was its end only in that this would give the final proof of the alchemistic hypotheses; in other words, Alchemy, considered from the physical standpoint, was the attempt to demonstrate experimentally on the material plane the validity of a certain philosophical view of the Cosmos. We see the genuine scientific spirit in the saying of one of the alchemists: ‘Would to God . . . all men might become adepts in our Art--for then gold, the great idol of mankind, would lose its value, and we should prize it only for its scientific teaching.’[1] Unfortunately, however, not many alchemists came up to this ideal; and for the majority of them, Alchemy did mean merely the possibility of making gold cheaply and gaining untold wealth.

By some mystics, however, the opinion has been expressed that Alchemy was not a physical art or science at all, that in no sense was its object the manufacture of material gold, and that its processes were not carried of Alchemy out on the physical plane. According to this transcendental theory, Alchemy was concerned with man's soul, its object was the perfection, not of material substances, but of man in a spiritual sense. Those who hold this view identify Alchemy with, or at least regard it as a branch of, Mysticism, from which it is supposed to differ merely by the employment of a special language; and they hold that the writings of the alchemists must not be understood literally as dealing with chemical operations, with furnaces, retorts, alembics, pelicans and the like, with salt, sulphur, mercury, gold and other material substances, but must be understood as grand allegories dealing with spiritual truths.”[2]



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[1] "EIRENÆUS PHILALETHES": An Open Entrance to the Closed Palace of the King (see The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged, edited by A. E. Waite, 1893, vol. ii. p. 178).
[2] H. Stanley Redgrove, Alchemy: Ancient and Modern (Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Harper and Row, 1973) 1-2.

The Hermetic Arcanum

"The secret work of the hermetic philosophy
Wherein the secrets of nature and art concerning the matter of the philosophers' stone and the manner of working are explained in an authentic and orderly manner.
The work of an anonymous author, penes nos unda tagi."

Full Essay:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/harcanum.htm

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