Lecture: The Royal Art of Alchemy with Guy Ogilvy
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- The Royal art of alchemy has been practised in different ways in different times in different parts of the world, principally in Ancient Egypt, China, India, Islam and pre-‘Enlightenment’ Europe. This talk will briefly explore these overlapping traditions and consider their different emphases and commonalities before focussing on its fullest expression in Medieval and Renaissance Europe.
The baffling imagery and riddling writings of European alchemy present a formidable challenge to the rational mind. The fact that it commanded the attention of many of the most brilliant minds may reassure us that there are true treasures to be found within its dragon-guarded precincts. When subjected to its own processes - reduced to ashes and tried in the fire of our closest attention - we are able to distil from its purified prima materia the very principles upon which Creation itself is founded, according to Tradition. Learning to understand how union can be achieved through separation, and purity through degradation sets us on the path that leads to the sacred event referred to as the Chemical Wedding, the union of the material and the spiritual, whose offspring is the Sovereign Good.
About the lecturer:
Guy Ogilvy has been a student of alchemy since stumbling across it as a living tradition focused on medicine while living in Mexico in the mid-nineties. He returned to Europe and studied under the illustrious German alchemist Manfred Junius until the latter’s death in 2004. He has written several books on alchemy and related subjects, sometimes under the pen name Francis Melville. His recent books include 'The Alchemist’s Kitchen' (Wooden Books, 2006) and 'The Great Wizards of Antiquity' (Llewellyn, 2019).
the beauty in understanding all the alchemical Art is hinged on a profound fascination with nature itself.....if you don't look to nature, you won't understand it. it's not mystical. it's just beautiful art, but very simple and directly telling you everything about where to get what you need.
If you give me some of your time i'll tell you exactly what the prima materia is. directly. I can even directly explain it through using an alchemical text to MAKE you realize what it is. and how it's actually all around you. everywhere IN YOUR FACE!
I’d like to know! Gratitude
@@lynnekimcollins6420 its obvious! Never stop seeking the truth is always there in front of you
Of course it's mystical. Unless you're using some neo-revisionist definition of mystic.
Thank you, Ogilvy, for a very interesting lecture.
I came across images of these 2,000 years old carving illustrations and paintings that were unearthed in China some time ago of Fuxi and Nuwa, - mankind's first ancestors in Chinese mythology. The portraits show a brother and sister as two intertwining serpents; Nuwa, who stands for heaven, holds a round compass, and Fuxi, symbolizing earth, holds a square ruler; male as yang on the left and female as yin on the right. In the background, is the Sun, as yang, on the top and the moon, yin, at the bottom. The symbolism certainly bares a resemblance to Hermes' Caduceus.
Incredible video so far…unbelievable this doesn’t have more views.
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Approximately minute 45: PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA, with the stress on the first A mir-A-ndola. Legend has it that he had the most formidable memory, he could read a book and repeat it word by word without any mistakes. Before the invention of the printing press it was not uncommon for erudite individuals to be able to memorize entire tomes by reading them once (they had lots of neurons that were waiting to be filled).
That's awesome,.thank you
Wonderful video
Why do you think the mountain doesn't exist that you mention at the 11 min mark? It reminds me of that place in Peru. They have Asian DNA ties too, so it's possible.
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