The First Matter
Nothing comes from nothing, therefore, matter and life must have had a source. The Absolute is that source; it is the Supreme
Reality, and it is constantly emanating and absorbing back into Itself the energies and intelligences that manifest universes
into existence. Out of the Absolute, there is an effluence of Prakriti and Purusha--Cosmic Root Substance and Cosmic Mind-Consciousness-Intelligence.
These two principles are personified by Shiva and Shakti.
Cosmic Root Substance is the Prima Materia, the First Matter, or "Chaos," from which all elements and substance proceed.
It is spirit energy unstructured as yet into particles of matter by the Cosmic Mind. Hindu mystics sometimes call First Matter
"Akasha," meaning "Space."
Cosmic Mind creates by presenting a form, a thought-form, a blue-print of the intended manifestation, and coalescing around
it the required substance from Prima Materia. First, the fluidic energies are concentrated into electrons, protons, and other
subatomic particles; they are later combined to form an atom, which possesses the germ of "the Seed," the atomic number and
structure of the blue-print and thoughtform of what it will eventually become. Atoms are then grouped to molecules which are
later formed into a mass cognizable by the senses. The substance then fills the form-image, the "husk" of the Seed.
The mind of Man, being part of the Cosmic Mind, has the potential of creating in a similar manner as the Supreme Creator.
Only when Man truly reflects the image of his creator will he be given authority to do so.
Alchemists declare that the First Matter is to be found within Man. Actually, our whole universe is permeated with it.
It is everywhere present but no where manifested until magnetized by the Mind.
Differentiation between Matter and Consciousness is solely an illusion existing at the surface of Reality. The Many in
its relative existence can be reduced to one--the Absolute, the Supreme Being. Qabalistically speaking, The fruits of the
Tree of Life are absorbed into Ain Sof and Ain Sof Aur; these are reduced in their essence to Ain, the One, the All, the Unknowable.
The Seed
In a figurative sense, the alchemical seed, just like an ordinary seed, possesses both germ and husk--the male and female
qualities. As applied to alchemy, the germ is the atomic number and the "DNA" of the substance, while the husk is the form
that the substance would fill. Thoughtforms are seeds. They are blue-prints that manifest in the physical plane when magnetized
and substantialized with the First Matter.
Alchemical Seeds are archetypes--the essences or germs of manifestations, and that which is in the process of being manifested.
Everything has a seed, a conception of what a thing is destined to be. Mind, the Director, the Philosopher's Stone, nourishes
Seeds with Prima Materia.
The following are the probable steps used by medieval alchemists for a transmutation on the physical level: first, the
base metal is molten down--the heat of the flame has a transforming effect on the molecular level. Secondly, at a certain
point of the operation, the mind of man comes into play, controlling and directing at atomic and subatomic levels--changing
the vibratory rate, the atomic number and structure into gold. It is said that to make gold we must have gold. This does not
refer to the adding to base metals a piece of gold. This seed of gold, is a seed in the form of an electronic pattern or blueprint
of gold held in one's higher consciousness. The mind must be in a gold-consciousness state.
On a transcendental level, to transmute oneself into a god, one would require a god-pattern, a god-ideal visualized and
meditated upon. Once the picture is perfected one assumes or identifies oneself with it, keeping it constantly in mind even
after the meditation session. This would result in an increased vibratory rate of the various principles composing Man. Technically,
the mind of Man synchornizes with the god-archetype, and by magnetic induction, is transformed into the god. Visualization,
or mental imaging, is the method used with which the archetype is established. Precipitation may occur instantly, as in a
paranormal manifestation, or after a lapse of time depending on the nature and magnitude of the archetype.
The processes described above appear to be one of the great Hermetic secrets of the Egyptian Mysteries. The methods correspond
with the practices of Vajrayana in Tibetan Buddhism, as for instance, the discipline of the "divine pride" of being a Buddha.
Ethically speaking, before man attempts to put the forces of nature into action, it is expedient that he contemplates as
to the worthiness of his designs. If his designs do not fit nor fulfill divine requirements, then bringing them into manifestation
would simply be a violation of Cosmic law, and consequently, may be regarded as an operation of black magick. According to
Martinism, it is this very violation of the Law that brought about "the Fall" of Adam Kadmon.
Mercury-Sulphur-Salt
According to alchemists, Mercury, Salt and Sulphur are the three-fold aspects of all phenomena--to be found in all compounds
of a mineral or organic nature. It is postulated that by differing the proportions of each aspect in a compound, would cause
a transmutation to occur. Mercury, as well as Salt and Sulphur, are not the common vulgar materials so used to effect a transmutation.
This is made clear by exponents of the Royal Art.
Esoterically, Mercury represents Spirit, Salt--Body; and Sulphur--Soul. Every phenomenon and object in Nature is believed
to possess these three attributes. It is thought that by separating each aspect of an aggregate substance, purifying, and
then recombining them, the result would be a total refinement of the object.
Philosophically speaking, Mercury is the Mind; Salt--Will and Wisdom; Sulphur--Love. The three are components or principles
of the Philosopher's Stone, and they work potently to transmute any base metal or character into golden perfection. Without
these principles, the coveted Stone is ineffectual in its capacity to change vibratory rates.
Sulphur moulds a person into a balanced individual, with the desire and motive to act creatively; Salt actually bestows
the individual with the will and power to act; while Mercury, the intellectual principle, is the coordinating factor of both
Sulphur and Salt. Mercury, Sulphur, and Salt together with the mysterious Azoth, the Divine Fire, or "Scamayim," are the attributes
of the Stone, and they work wonders when applied knowledgeably. These triune principles and Azoth correspond to the Christian
Trinity and teh feminine principle personified by Mary. Azoth is the Shakti aspect of the triune godhead.
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