Two Alchemical Abodes: On the fringe of Science and History

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Two Alchemical Abodes is reminiscent of Fulcanelli's Mystery of the Cathedrals and Dwellings of the Philosophers. In his unique periphrastic way, Canseliet here delights the reader with his observation on another two dwellings that must have belonged to alchemists: The castle of Plessis-Bourré and the Villa of Palombara of which now only the remarkable Alchemical Door remains. Submerge yourself in the fantastic world of the philosophers of old and prepare to enter an uncharted realm of wonder. Foreword PART 1 THE PALOMBARA VILLA IN ROME PRELIMINARY REMARKS THE MONUMENT AT VICTOR-EMMANUEL SQUARE THE OUTER INSCRIPTION THE SMALL DOORWAY CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF SWEDEN, G. F. BORRI AND THE HERB OF TRANSMUTATION MATTER AND SPIRIT SATURN OF THE PHILOSOPHERS AND ITS PURIFICATION THE CONVERSION OF ELEMENTS THE HOMUNCULUS OR THE SON OF MAN ALCHEMY AND MAGIC THE PHILOSOPHER’S DEW AND THE GOLDEN FLEECE THE MINERAL TRINITY AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL SECRET WISDOM AND NOBILITY ODON AND MASSIMILIANO PALOMBARA THE LADY OF THE PHILOSOPHERS THE SHORT PATH THE ETERNAL TRUTH PART 2 THE CASTLE OF PLESSIS-BOURRE JEAN BOURRÉE THE PAINTINGS OF THE GUARD’S ROOM THE TWO RAMS THE BEAR AND THE TWO MONKEYS THE DONKEY SAYING MASS THE SUBMISSIVE STAG THE INDECENT FOUNTAIN THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE DRAGON AND THE LION THE YOUNG GIRL AND THE LARGE TAILED TORTOISE THE SOW MUSICIAN THE DARK AND PREGNANT MERMAID THE FLYING CHARIOT AND ITS FEMININE GUIDE THE PHOENIX THE TWO DOGS THE CENTAUR THE ANGUIPED AND THE SPINSTER THE ELEPHANT AND THE MONKEY THE UNICORN EPILOGUE Notes