The book progresses from the introduction of Mr. Regardie's thesis to a presentation of three alchemical treatises with his commentary upon them as translated in terms of his modern viewpoint. The Golden Treatise of Hermes Trismegistus—Milton's rice great Hermes"—taken from a late Latin text pubbs! in Leipzig in 1 is ex-dim the psychological method. He concludes that this text presents a practical means of integrating the human psyche, of developing its latent faculties, and elevating them to a loftier level of function and psychic action.
Following an historical survey of animal magnetism or mesmerism, the suther reproduces the Six Keys of Fudoxus. Opening into the Most Secret Philosophy. In connection with this portion of alchemical literature the author reaches -one of his most important conclusions—namely that on theoretical grounds there exists no valid reason why the interior psychical or magical power should not be able to effect a physical transmutation,
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