alchemy presentation.01.15.13.pptx

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Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABTInstitute of Neurotoxicology & Neurologicl Disor!ers

sgilbert"inn!.org

Alche#y to Toxicology


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The ncient stu!y of lche#y is concerne! $ith #%ingthe Sorcerers Stone, legen!ry substnce $ithstonishing 'o$ers. The Stone $ill trnsfor# ny #etlinto 'ure gol!. It lso 'ro!uces the (lixir of )ife, $hich $ill#%e the !rin%er i##ortl.

There hve been #ny re'orts of the Sorcerers Stoneover the centuries, but the only Stone currently inexistence belongs to *r. Nicols +l#el, the note!

lche#ist n! o'er lover. *r. +l#el, $ho celebrte! his- birth!y lst yer, enoys /uiet life on Devon $ithhis $ife, Perenelle 0-12.

Alche#y !e3ne!

+ro#4 5rry Potter n! the Sorcerers Stone 6 7.8. 9o$ling


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:;;< 6 Pris, *rch ==, :>:1succee!e! t the t$o gols of

lche#y4 tht he #!e thePhiloso'her?s Stone, $hich turns

bse #etls into gol!, n! tht hen! his $ife Perenelle chieve!i##ortlity through the @(lixir of)ife@.

+l#el h! chieve! legen!rysttus $ithin the circles of lche#yby the #i! :th enturyCthers thin% untrue 6 ll #!e u'

Nicols +l#el


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$or! alchemy itself wasderived from the Arabic wordEFFHJal-kimiaAlche#y is the rt of liberting

'rts of the os#os fro#te#'orl existence n!chieving 'erfection

KAs bove, so belo$.Lthe bo!y, souls n! s'iritcorres'on! to slt, sul'hur, n!#ercury

Alche#y


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cretion of the 'hiloso'her?sstone 'ossessing 'o$ersturning bse #etls into the

noble #etls gol! or silvern elixir of life conferringyouth n! longevity0cretion of 'nce2

universl cure for !isese, universl solvent l%hest

Gols of Alche#y

@The lche#ist@, by Sir Milli#+ettes Dougls, :1-;


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(gy'tin origins 're!te co##on er(gy'tin lche#ist, := B( *e#'his in (gy'tuthor of the 5er#etic or'us, series of scre!

texts tht re the bsis of 5er#eticis#co#bintion of the Gree% go! 5er#es n! the

(gy'tin go! Thoth

5er#es Tris#egistus

(gy'tin go! of $is!o# s 'tron of strology n!lche#yDuring the *i!!le Ages n! the 9enissnce, the

$ritings ttribute! to 5er#es Tris#egistus, %no$n s5er#etic, $ere 'o'ulr #ong lche#ists. The@her#etic tr!itionL refers to lche#y, #gic, strologyn! relte! subects. O $ith 'rcticl #gic, 'otions n!lche#y


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Also called The Secret of Hermes by 5er#es Tris#egistus 0@5er#esthe ThriceOGretest@2 := B(A text 'ur'orting to revel the

secret of the 'ri#or!il substncen! its trns#uttions

(#erl! Tblet

Trnsltions O Arbic, the )tin, n! Isc Ne$ton

Short 6 :;O:> linesAlso ttribute! to 7bir ibn 5yynTblet bec#e #insty of #e!ievl n!

9enissnce lche#y O gretest 'ri#ry

!ocu#ent of lche#y


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5er#es Tris#egistus O (gy'tinlche#ist O uthor of the 5er#eticor'us, series of scre! texts thtre the bsis of 5er#eticis#The four clssicl ele#ents of erth,

$ter, ir, n! 3re re use! often inlche#yKAs bove, so belo$L O levels of

relity4 'hysicl, e#otionl, n!#entl, this reltes tht $ht h''enson ny level h''ens on every otherStill exists s cult believe

5er#eticis#


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= AD Diocletin !ecree!!estruction of (gy'tintexts on lche#y

9o#n (#'eror fro# =1>to ;


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8no$n s Geber O Born =: in Tus, PersiR!ie! 1:- in 8uf, Ir/

che#ist n! lche#ist, strono#er n!strologer, engineer, geogr'her,'hiloso'her, 'hysicist, n! 'hr#cist n!

'hysicin. 3rst 'rcticl lche#ist 6 to science bse! )ess #ysticl O *ore lb bse! (x'n!s #ysticl ele#ents into 3re, erth,

$ter , n! ir

cre!ite! $ith the use of over t$enty ty'esof no$Obsic che#icl lbortorye/ui'#ent

7bir ibn 5yynEFU VWJ XWEY

ulti#te gol of t%$in Z the rti3cil cretion of life Arbic version of the (#erl! Tblet, n ncient $or% tht 'rove!

recurring foun!tion of n! source for lche#icl o'ertions


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#ercuryOsulfur theory, #etls!i[er fro# ech in so fr s theycontin !i[erent 'ro'ortions ofthe sulfur n! #ercury

7bir ibn 5yyn

The see!s of the #o!ern clssi3ction of ele#ents into #etlsn! nonO#etls coul! be seen in his che#icl no#enclture. 5e'ro'ose! three ctegories4

@S'irits@ $hich v'orise on heting, li%e rsenic 0relgr,or'i#ent2, c#'hor, #ercury, sulfur, sl ##onic, n!

##oniu# chlori!e. @*etls@, li%e gol!, silver, le!, tin, co''er, iron, n! %hrOsiniNonO#lleble substnces, tht cn be converte! into 'o$!ers,

such s stones.


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The 3rst che#ist

7bir ibn 5yyn

cler recognition of the i#'ortnce ofex'eri#enttion, @The 3rst essentil in che#istryis tht thou shoul!est 'erfor# 'rcticl $or% n!con!uct ex'eri#ents, for he $ho 'erfor#s not'rcticl $or% nor #%es ex'eri#ents $ill neverttin to the lest !egree of #stery.L


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Persin 0August =, 1- 6 =-2'hysicin, lche#ist n! che#ist,

'hiloso'her, n! scholr

As n lche#ist, 9\i $s %no$nfor his stu!y of sulfuric ci!

*uh##! ibn ]%riy 9\^_`JXJ EaX` VW Fda VW d XHW W

+irst 'hysicin to !istinguish s#ll'ox n! #esles'ioneere! use of 5u#oris# 0The +our 5u#ors, or

Te#'er#ents2 s !ignostic #etho!, thectegori\tion of helth vi the rtios of the fourbo!ily ui!s


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+rnciscn #on% fro#$ht is 'resentO!y S'in0:=;= O 7une =, :;:-2

ctive botnist n!lche#ist3rst to !iscover the

che#icl grou' lter clle!

ether

9y#un!us )ullus


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Ger#nOS$iss Dec. :, :>; 6 Se't. =>, :->:9enissnce 'hysicin, botnist, lche#ist,

strologer, n! generl occultistKAll things re 'oison n! nothing 0is2 $ithout

'oisonR only the !ose #%es tht thing is no

'oison. KKThe !ose #%es the 'oisonL

Prcelsus 6 Alche#y toToxicology

See 5er#etic n! Alche#icl Mritings ofPrcelsus 't. : O Pri#ry sourceR trnsltion of

Prcelsus? lche#icl $ritingsK*ny hve si! of Alche#y, tht it is for the

#%ing of gol! n! silver. +or #e such is not thei#, but to consi!er only $ht virtue n! 'o$er

#y lie in #e!icines.L


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universl solvent 0l%hest2Prcelsus reci'e4 custic li#e,

lcohol, crbonte of 'otsh

0believe! l%hest $s thePhiloso'hers Stone2

Prcelsus 6 Alche#y toToxicology

A\oth 0universl #e!icineR essentiltrnsfor#tive gent of lche#y jin short,!ivine essencek2Prcelsus cli#e! !iscoveryR 'ortrits sho$

hi# crrying s$or! inscribe! \oth


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0:=16:-2, born in Ber#u!, #ove! fro#Ne$ (ngln! to )on!on (ngln! :-1>2erly :-th century :>


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Nove#ber =-, :11; 6 August =, :;,born in +renchto$n, N79osicrucin uthor, occultist, n!

#ystic

Ancient n! *ysticl Cr!er 9oserucis 0A*C92 foun!er n! 3rstI#'ertor fro# ::- until :;.

Harvey Spencer Lewis

@trns#uttion@ of \inc into gol! Z

!e#onstrtion of clssic lche#icl 'rinci'les,in Ne$ or% ity, on 7une ==, :: hoste! by)e$is


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(rly scientists trying toun!erstn! #tter n! ourreltion to it9ecogni\e! i#'ortnce of

ex'eri#enttionDevelo'e! ''rtus use

be che#ists O !istilltion

ontributions

7bir ibn 5yyn


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*ercury)i/ui! #etl(v'ortes $hen hete!Philoso'hicl #ercury

0#lg# of #ercury, gol!,

nti#ony2, constituentele#ent of Philoso'her?s Stonethe #etls4 sul'hur, ?the stone

$hich burns?,

#ercury, $hich contine! thei!eli\e! 'rinci'le of #etllic'ro'erties


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Alche#y 6 Toxi'e!i generl infor#tion on lche#yAlche#y O Mi%i'e!i rticle on lche#y5istory of Alche#y 0overvie$, $ritten by !evotee of lche#y25er#etic n! Alche#icl Mritings of Prcelsus 't. : 0Pri#ry

sourceR trnsltion of Prcelsus? lche#icl $ritings2Arbic lche#y & toxicology 0history on the #ore scienceOfocuse!

$or%s of thQ:


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