PART ONE – PRACTICAL ALCHEMY
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Part One – Practical AlchemyDate: Saturday 7 March 2026
This seminar introduces the foundational concepts of practical alchemy, with a focus on the Lesser Circulation — the original form of laboratory alchemy working with plant materials rather than metals. The session explores the gathering of prima materia, the structuring of the laboratorium and oratorium, and the essential processes of maceration, circulation, extraction, fermentation, calcination, and distillation.
Attention is given to alchemical vessels, materials, and heat sources, alongside the Paracelsian Three Primes (salt, sulphur, and mercury) as organising principles of alchemical matter. The seminar establishes alchemy as both practical work and contemplative orientation, introducing how literal processes such as solutio, calcinatio, and mortificatio later become metaphors for psychological transformation.
This ticket is for Part One only.
Participants wishing to attend all three seminars may purchase the Three Seminar Pass via the relevant event listing.
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Saturday 7 March 2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (UTC+11)Location
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PART ONE – PRACTICAL ALCHEMY
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