9. Stellar Alchemy
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10. Solar Alchemy
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12. Lunar Alchemy
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13. Air Alchemy
For alchemists there were no clear boundaries between objects, but a continuum so dense that it could be cut with a knife, although invisible, ethereal and formless. The main concept is that the life principle or soul is itself windy or is carried by the wind. The languages we speak are ultimately languages of the air. Ultimately, air is moved by that which has the property of moving. Dust, nourishment of life, primary matter and bridge between different densities. For the ancients, the peculiar airborne alchemical “humidity” was not caused by terrestrial waters but by the proximity of the moon. In fact, the “space” between the moon and the earth was called “air“. While the upper part was called the aether. The latter has very little to do with the modern conception: in fact, it is closer to fire than to a void.