Table of Contents

FOREWORD BY BRIAN COTNOIR

PREFACE

1 SPAGYRIA AND SPAGYRICS

2 ADVICE OF BASILIUS VALENTINUS

3 THE THREE PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES AND THE ELEMENTS

4 MERCURY, SULFUR, AND SALT IN THE PLANT WORLD

5 THE EXTRACTION OF THE THREE PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES FROM PLANTS

The Extraction of the Essential Oils, That Is,
of the Volatile Sulfur

Mercury

Fixed Sulfur and Its Salt

Salt

6 THE STARS

The Foundations

Stars and Medicinal Plants

Days, Hours, and Rhythms of the Planets

The Exact Horoscope as the Basis for the Works

7 PREPARATION OF SPAGYRIC TINCTURES AND ESSENCES

8 CIRCULATION

9 THE PLANT MAGISTERY OF PARACELSUS

10 THE CIRCULATUM MINUS OF URBIGERUS

11 ELIXIR--CLYSSUS--VEGETABLE STONE

The Opus Vegetabile of M. Johannes Issac Hollandus

Tractatus de Quinta Essentia Vini

12 ALCHEMICAL SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

13 OLD WEIGHTS

EPILOGUE: HOW CAN WE HEAL?

NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPAGYRIC RESOURCES
INDEX

About the Author

Professor Manfred M. Junius (1929-2004) served as the production manager for spagyrics for Australerba Laboratories and was head of the Australian School of Ayurveda in Adelaide, Australia. His Western alchemical knowledge was obtained through many years of personal instruction from Augusto Pincaldi in Switzerland.

Reviews

“Simply put, this is a classic text on plant alchemy, or spagyrics, for the modern practitioner. . . . Anyone serious about learning alchemy needs to have a copy.”
*Mark Stavish, director of the Institute of Hermetic Studies and author of The Path of Alchemy*

"What makes Junius's book so special is that it is a practical primer on the subject. Traditional methods are presented as well as more modernized suggestions, but all within the strict confines of tradition. . . . Highly recommended."
*Cauldron Brasil, May 2007*

If you've always been curious about the real nature of alchemy, this book will help you in that search. If you are looking for more holistic ways to heal, this book will supply many thought-provoking guidelines. It will be cherished by those already familiar with the subject matter, and represents a bold undertaking by its author."
*Barbara Bamgerger Scott, Curled Up With a Good Book, Oct 2008*

"The word means 'to draw out' and 'divide,' a basic principle of alchemy. The techniques date back at least to Paracelsus and have been said to release powerful healing properties from plants."
*The American Herb Association, 24:4, February 2010*