A Process for the Purification of Mercury
The purest mercury revivified from cinnabar is to be dissolved in as much aqua fortis as is necessary. Into the solution pour gradually as much solution of sea salt or hydrochloric acid as is necessary to precipitate the mercury, and the result is a white calx of mercury. Wash this well with water, and dry the calx.
Mix the dried calx with one, two, or three parts of its weight of stone lime, and half a part of rye or wheat flour. Then distill the mixture by means of a retort.
The distilled mercury, unless perfectly clean, may be passed two or three times through chamois leather.
This revivified mercury is bright, like the firmament, and dissolves gold in a very short time, even by rubbing, and without heat. The whole process may, with advantage, be repeated two or three times. Such mercury will be wonderfully pure. The aqua fortis solution must always be diluted with clean water before precipitating. Ordinary mercury contains crudities which it deposits in the water. Weigh the purified mercury, and it will be observed to have diminished by the quarter part or more of its mercury, because whatever impurity there was in the mercury (though it be virgin running mercury) remains in the water, and cannot be precipitated.
But, to prove this truth, evaporate the water which was poured off from the precipitate, and there remains a sediment as black as ink. Purify, therefore, the mercury, and it is fit for all operations, and is a master over all metals. [anon]
Philosophers Stone
This Awareness indicates that the First Matter for alchemist normally referred to as water, is that element known as urine.
The urine or First Matter, is sometimes described as Mercury and Sulfur; mercury because it flows in a liquid form, and sulfur because of the sulfur content in urine. [Philosophers Stone]
Cayce
"Then all of these astrological influences (as known or called) from without, bear witness - or are as innate influences upon our activity, our sojourn through any given experience. Not because we were born with the sun in this sign or that, nor because Jupiter or Mercury or Saturn or Uranus or Mars was rising or setting, but rather:
"Because we were made for the purpose of being companions with Him, a little lower than the angels who behold His face ever yet as heirs, as joint heirs with Him who is the Savior, the Way, then we have brought these about because of our activities through our experiences in those realms! Hence they bear witness by being in certain positions - because of our activity, our sojourn in those environs, in relationships to the universal forces of activity.
"Hence they bear witness of certain urges in us, not beyond our will but controlled by our will!" [Cayce (1567-2)]
See Also
Alchemy
Astrology
Astronomy
Jupiter
Mars
Moon
Saturn
Solar System
Soul
Stages of Soul Development
Sun
Table of the Elements - Russell Elements
Uranus
Venus
Will