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Month: December 2022

  • Alchemical Transformations: 3. Citrinitas (Surprise)

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    Alchemical Transformation: 3. Citrinitas (Surprise)       W. Zeitler  [PIANO] Advent Meditation The last two weeks we’ve discussed the transformation of lead into gold in Medieval Alchemy, including the metaphorical transformation of the human heart from its default ‘leaden’ state into the ‘gold’ of Enlightenment or Oneness with God. Commonly this was described as taking…

  • Alchemical Transformations: 4. Rubedo (Fulfillment)

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    Alchemical Transformations: 4. Rubedo (“Fulfillment”) [PIANO] Advent Meditation With ‘Rubedo’ we pull together the Darkness, the Winnowing, and the Surprise of the first three steps and put them together into a completed Wholeness. When talking about Spirituality, we’re talking about things that are literally Not Of This (Physical) World. Thus, in order to talk about…

  • Alchemical Transformation: 1. Nigredo (Darkness)

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    Alchemical Transformation: 1. Nigredo (‘Darkness’) W. Zeitler [PIANO] Advent Improvisation Alchemy is an ancient philosophical and proto-scientific tradition historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials. Common aims were the transmutation of “base metals” (e.g., lead) into “noble metals” (like gold); the creation of…