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Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:55 am (PST)
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A Facsimile
Frederick Hockley/Golden Dawn
Alchemical Manuscript
Finely bound by hand in a limited edition of 120 numbered copies
printed on fine laid paper hand sewn in folio; this new enlarged
edition ( 290mm x 225mm ) has each copy in quarter leather using a
rich grained dark blue goatskin, a fine cloth in deep wine red, and
incorporates French marbled endpapers of non-pareil design showing
layers of reds and purples intricately melted together. To the front
board is a paper title label its design reflecting Hockleys'
characteristic interlinked circles on his title page, we announce:
`A Manual
of a
Rosicrucian Philos(ophus)
From April 30th to June 15
1797
Containing the
Process of the philo-
sophers stone, and some
valuable experiments
inventions, astrolo-
gical ingredients
&c
Transcribed from
The original manuscript
By
Frederick Hockley
January 8th
1833'
Legend of a secret alchemical tradition within the Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn has persisted, from the earliest days members were
devoted to the practise of a physical and spiritual alchemy that had
its roots in the earliest Rosicrucian Societies.
Hockleys influence on the Golden Dawn and thus upon the whole of
western esotericism is now undisputed, his priceless collection of
books and papers built up over a lifetime of buying and himself
transcribing rare works informed generations of leading adepts. Here
we present a full facsimile printed lithographically in an enlarged
edition of Hockleys priceless `process of the philosophers stone'
communicated to him by the famed Rosicrucian Dr Sigismond Bacstrom,
and to him by the Comte du Chazal.
Reproduced here is Hockleys transcription of series of alchemical
experiments carried out in 1797 by Bacstrom, as part of his work in
the Philosophus grade of Chazals `Society of Rosicrucians' . Each
experiment is accompanied by an astrological chart and detailed
observations on the material, apparatus, times and conditions of the
work. Diagrams of the flask, burning lamp and seals convey the
precision of Bacstroms approach, far removed from the vagaries of
published alchemical treatises.
Stages of the work are clearly marked, dates and times for all the
experiments are given with the positions of the planets at the time,
the measure of heat used is given precisely, variations and
alterations to the method and apparatus are noted carefully
throughout.
`…may 23rd… there are proofs here that a simple matter without any
addition might be brought to perfection…'
The authors exhilaration at witnessing the `Peacocks Tail' (the
effective degeneration of the substance) and its producing a most
wonderful display of bright colours which `..remain as brilliant as
before..' show that this work was clearly part of a much larger and
longer series of experiments no doubt undertaken with the direction
of his initiator into the Rosicrucian mysteries.
`…My new subject taken from its mine June 4th 3pm 1797..'
Bacstroms operations, of which we have Hockleys precise transcript,
is an unique view into the inner world of alchemy as practised by the
adepts before and at the inception of the Golden Dawn. Described by
Fulcanelli as `Archimie', it was a process of the exaltation of gold
learnt from Yardley in 1716. But it was not only the philosophers
Stone that these men were pursuing, in their search they sought
the `Animal Stone' a means of prolonging life, an inner alchemical
process whose methods lie in the earliest teachings derived from the
associations between organic life and the inner world of man.
This `Animal Stone' is a precise operation involving much detailed
and careful work, it is only given to members of the `Internal
College', the inner order of the Rosicrucian Society, and constitutes
the real secret of inner alchemy transmitted through the `Gold un
Rosenkreuz' order founded in 1580.
The manuscript reproduced here is part of that genuine transmission
of hidden alchemical lore, Hockley learnt from Bacstrom, who learnt
from Chazal. The Comte Luis du Chazal in turn received it through
Cagliostro, whose Egyptian Rites were of such great interest to the
founders of the Golden Dawn and their teachers in the `Societas
Rosicruciana in Anglia', the `Fratres Lucis' of Kenneth Mackenzie and
the `Society of Eight' of F.G.Irwin et al.
An early member of the Golden Dawn, the Reverend Alexandre Ayton told
W.B.Yeats that he had made an elixir of life which he had shown to a
French alchemist, undoubtably Eliphas Levi who visited England for
that purpose in 1861, Levi himself wote:
`…I have seen the secret fire produced…I know what can be done with
gold, but believe me when I say that I will never do it…'
Percy Bullock himself bought a copy of this manuscript, and showed it
to A.E.Waite after Hockleys death, Waite mentions this in his
book `The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross' where he refers to
`… a very curious manuscript on diurnal proceedings in a laboratory
undertaken for the purposes of the Great Work…..'
Appended to our Hockley manuscript on the alchemical operations, is
another shorter piece, a certificate and relation of an initiation
into the Rosicrucian Society, being:
`Copy
Of the
Admission of Dr Bacstrom
Into
The Society of
The ROSY CROSS
[with the philosophic seal of the
Society of the Rosicrucians]
By
The Compt du Chazal
At the Island of Mauritius
1794
Transcribed by
Frederick Hockley'
This short document is again an important artefact in its own right,
and a link in the chain of initiation from the earliest European
Adepts through to the founders of the Golden Dawn and all those it
has influenced up to the present day.
The ancient charges of the Roisicrucian Society are given in full, in
a style both simple and sublime, equally respecting the admission of
male and female members into their ranks who are desirous of
performing the Great Work.
At the end of the certificate is the `Seal of the Society of the
Rosicrucians' , an image of angelic transformation, a circle squared
and the perfection of the elements `…the best magnet for continually
attracting and preserving the Universal Fire of Nature in the form of
Incorporeal Spiritual Fire for the regeneration of Matter…'
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* * *
A Facsimile
Frederick Hockley/Golden Dawn
Alchemical Manuscript
Finely bound by hand in a limited edition of 120 numbered copies
printed on fine laid paper hand sewn in folio; this new enlarged
edition ( 290mm x 225mm ) has each copy in quarter leather using a
rich grained dark blue goatskin, a fine cloth in deep wine red, and
incorporates French marbled endpapers of non-pareil design showing
layers of reds and purples intricately melted together. To the front
board is a paper title label its design reflecting Hockleys'
characteristic interlinked circles on his title page, we announce:
`A Manual
of a
Rosicrucian Philos(ophus)
From April 30th to June 15
1797
Containing the
Process of the philo-
sophers stone, and some
valuable experiments
inventions, astrolo-
gical ingredients
&c
Transcribed from
The original manuscript
By
Frederick Hockley
January 8th
1833'
Legend of a secret alchemical tradition within the Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn has persisted, from the earliest days members were
devoted to the practise of a physical and spiritual alchemy that had
its roots in the earliest Rosicrucian Societies.
Hockleys influence on the Golden Dawn and thus upon the whole of
western esotericism is now undisputed, his priceless collection of
books and papers built up over a lifetime of buying and himself
transcribing rare works informed generations of leading adepts. Here
we present a full facsimile printed lithographically in an enlarged
edition of Hockleys priceless `process of the philosophers stone'
communicated to him by the famed Rosicrucian Dr Sigismond Bacstrom,
and to him by the Comte du Chazal.
Reproduced here is Hockleys transcription of series of alchemical
experiments carried out in 1797 by Bacstrom, as part of his work in
the Philosophus grade of Chazals `Society of Rosicrucians' . Each
experiment is accompanied by an astrological chart and detailed
observations on the material, apparatus, times and conditions of the
work. Diagrams of the flask, burning lamp and seals convey the
precision of Bacstroms approach, far removed from the vagaries of
published alchemical treatises.
Stages of the work are clearly marked, dates and times for all the
experiments are given with the positions of the planets at the time,
the measure of heat used is given precisely, variations and
alterations to the method and apparatus are noted carefully
throughout.
`…may 23rd… there are proofs here that a simple matter without any
addition might be brought to perfection…'
The authors exhilaration at witnessing the `Peacocks Tail' (the
effective degeneration of the substance) and its producing a most
wonderful display of bright colours which `..remain as brilliant as
before..' show that this work was clearly part of a much larger and
longer series of experiments no doubt undertaken with the direction
of his initiator into the Rosicrucian mysteries.
`…My new subject taken from its mine June 4th 3pm 1797..'
Bacstroms operations, of which we have Hockleys precise transcript,
is an unique view into the inner world of alchemy as practised by the
adepts before and at the inception of the Golden Dawn. Described by
Fulcanelli as `Archimie', it was a process of the exaltation of gold
learnt from Yardley in 1716. But it was not only the philosophers
Stone that these men were pursuing, in their search they sought
the `Animal Stone' a means of prolonging life, an inner alchemical
process whose methods lie in the earliest teachings derived from the
associations between organic life and the inner world of man.
This `Animal Stone' is a precise operation involving much detailed
and careful work, it is only given to members of the `Internal
College', the inner order of the Rosicrucian Society, and constitutes
the real secret of inner alchemy transmitted through the `Gold un
Rosenkreuz' order founded in 1580.
The manuscript reproduced here is part of that genuine transmission
of hidden alchemical lore, Hockley learnt from Bacstrom, who learnt
from Chazal. The Comte Luis du Chazal in turn received it through
Cagliostro, whose Egyptian Rites were of such great interest to the
founders of the Golden Dawn and their teachers in the `Societas
Rosicruciana in Anglia', the `Fratres Lucis' of Kenneth Mackenzie and
the `Society of Eight' of F.G.Irwin et al.
An early member of the Golden Dawn, the Reverend Alexandre Ayton told
W.B.Yeats that he had made an elixir of life which he had shown to a
French alchemist, undoubtably Eliphas Levi who visited England for
that purpose in 1861, Levi himself wote:
`…I have seen the secret fire produced…I know what can be done with
gold, but believe me when I say that I will never do it…'
Percy Bullock himself bought a copy of this manuscript, and showed it
to A.E.Waite after Hockleys death, Waite mentions this in his
book `The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross' where he refers to
`… a very curious manuscript on diurnal proceedings in a laboratory
undertaken for the purposes of the Great Work…..'
Appended to our Hockley manuscript on the alchemical operations, is
another shorter piece, a certificate and relation of an initiation
into the Rosicrucian Society, being:
`Copy
Of the
Admission of Dr Bacstrom
Into
The Society of
The ROSY CROSS
[with the philosophic seal of the
Society of the Rosicrucians]
By
The Compt du Chazal
At the Island of Mauritius
1794
Transcribed by
Frederick Hockley'
This short document is again an important artefact in its own right,
and a link in the chain of initiation from the earliest European
Adepts through to the founders of the Golden Dawn and all those it
has influenced up to the present day.
The ancient charges of the Roisicrucian Society are given in full, in
a style both simple and sublime, equally respecting the admission of
male and female members into their ranks who are desirous of
performing the Great Work.
At the end of the certificate is the `Seal of the Society of the
Rosicrucians' , an image of angelic transformation, a circle squared
and the perfection of the elements `…the best magnet for continually
attracting and preserving the Universal Fire of Nature in the form of
Incorporeal Spiritual Fire for the regeneration of Matter…'
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********
PAYMENT DETAILS
Individual copies are priced at £44.00 GB Pounds Sterling
POSTAL AND PACKAGING RATES
United Kingdom please add £2.00
Europe please add £3.60
U.S.A and Canada please add £5.85
Australia and New Zealand please add £6.00
Payment can be made direct to
francisdashwood@ hotmail.co. uk
Purcahse this book and select ANY other book from the website
www.hellfireclubboo ks.co.uk to receive FREE SHIPPING worldwide
If you have any queries about our books please feel
free to contact me directly through
francisdashwood@ hotmail.co. uk
images of the new publication may be viewed by copying the link below
and pasting into your browser at the top of the screen:
www.facebook .com/album. php?aid=84213& l=b3fc4&id= 558202891
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