2009/2/10, Steve Kalec
> Since it is so quiet here, I will write something.
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> The Magnum Opus and the Philosopher' s Stone
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> Some of the most beautiful, mystical and philosophical writings, are found
> in the ancient works and literatures of the Hermetic masters, and
> philosophers.
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> These beautiful works are true works of art, and as one begins to penetrate
> their most wonderful allegories and metaphors, one realizes a depth and a
> profundity of a symbolic language that is inspiring and elevating in a very
> mystical and magical way as they possess and captivate one.
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> They speak in archetypal manners to the very soul of the adept who dares to
> embark on that noble work, which leads him to the great quests of the
> mythological heroes, the noble knights in search of the holy grail, the
> alchemists in search of the elixir of life, and to us as Rosicrucians who
> seek that which is the highest goal of all human life, cosmic consciousness.
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> In his 'De signatura rerum', Jacob Boehm reveals to us an axiom upon which
> this unique knowledge rests, this tradition that claims for itself
> universality and primordiality: he says, "Between Eternal Birth,
> Resurrection from the Fall and the discovery of the Philosopher' s Stone,
> there is no difference." In a work entitled," The Golden Tractate of Hermes"
> we read the following declaration by the philosopher' s stone itself.
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> " Understand then, O Son of Wisdom, what the Stone declares; protect me, and
> I will protect thee, increase my strength that I may help thee! My sol and
> my beams are most inward and secretly in my own Luna, my light, exceeding
> every light, and my good things are better than all other good things. I
> give freely, and I reward the intelligent with joy and gladness, glory,
> riches, delights; and them that seek after me I make to know and understand,
> and posses divine things."
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> So where would we seek this blessed thing? Where would we start looking for
> this most marvelous thing, this ultimate reality that all men and women
> truly seek, whether consciously or unconsciously without which man could
> never truly be happy ?
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> On the portals of the Temple of Delphi it is written,
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> "My advice to you, whoever you may be, Oh you who desire to explore the
> Mysteries of Nature; if you do not discover within yourself that which you
> seek, neither will you find it without. If you ignore the excellence of your
> own house, how can you aspire to find excellence elsewhere? Within you is
> hidden the treasure of treasures. Oh Man! Know thyself, and you will know
> the universe and the Gods.
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> Within us lies an excellence, a most wonderful presence, and it is this
> inner essence as the "Beloved Master Within" that we all truly yearn for and
> seek union with. This union of entity with the universal is the true
> magnificent formation of the Philosopher' s Stone.
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> Steve Kalec