Glasgow: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, 1980. Daniel Cramer's Emblems were issued in 1617 during the height of Rosicrucian publishing under the title 'The True Society of Jesus and the Rose Cross'. The work was published by the well known Rosicrucian publishing house of Lucas Jennis of Frankfurt. The 40 emblems..... More
Glasgow: Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, 1982. First edition. This is the first ever translation into English of a substantial section of Robert Fludd's classic work Utriusque Cosmi Historia. Patricia Tahil has here translated the whole of the first two Books of the work which deal with the origin and structure..... More
Glasgow: 1984. The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz is well known as the major piece of early Rosicrucian writing. It is in the form of an allegorical romance, with a well-paced plot that captures the interest of the reader, and through the medium of allegory, conveys the essential esoteric philosophy..... More
Glasgow: Magnum Opus Source Works, 2008. First printing. The Solidonius series of eighteen watercolour emblems is an obscure alchemical work existing in at least sixteen manuscripts. It dates back to 1541, but the early version was rediscovered and reworked during the 18th century revival of interest in alchemical works in..... More
Glasgow: Magnum Opus Source Works, 2013. First printing. This diary is a window into the alchemical laboratory of a working alchemist in the London area during the late 17th century, during the resurgence of alchemy coinciding with the cultural changes during the restoration of King Charles II. Many key figures..... More
Glasgow: 2011. A selection of 104 coloured emblems from the 16th to 19th centuries on astrological, astronomical and cosmological themes. It includes sections on Astrologers and Astronomers, the Armillary sphere, Cosmology, the Zodiac, Constellations, the Planetary Spheres, the Planets, Comets, Eclipses, the Zodiacal Man and Lunar Phases. 147 pages. More
Grand Rapids: Phanes, 1989. First edition. 142 pages. More
Glasgow: 2011. This present volume brings together 546 of these coloured images from 34 series and is an amazing source book on the imagery of alchemical sequences. I first became aware of alchemical symbolism in the 1960's. At that time little source material was accessible to me apart from illustrations..... More
Glasgow: 2011. A selection of 104 coloured emblems from the 16th to 19th centuries on astrological, astronomical and cosmological themes. It includes sections on Astrologers and Astronomers, the Armillary sphere, Cosmology, the Zodiac, Constellations, the Planetary Spheres, the Planets, Comets, Eclipses, the Zodiacal Man and Lunar Phases. 72 pages. More
Grand Rapids: Phanes Press, 1991. The fifteen plates of the Mutus Liber, the 'Mute Book', are well known, and this book without words is recognised as a classic of the 17th century alchemical tradition. Although it seems to pictorially outline in detail an alchemical process, its message is not immediately..... More
Glasgow: 2011. This present volume brings together 546 of these coloured images from 34 series and is an amazing source book on the imagery of alchemical sequences. I first became aware of alchemical symbolism in the 1960's. At that time little source material was accessible to me apart from illustrations..... More
Glasgow: 2011. People nowadays have a growing access through web sites and printed books to many of the ancient alchemical texts. Unfortunately many people, though drawn to and fascinated by this material, just do not know how to read these texts. They are perplexed and frustrated that they cannot make..... More
Glasgow: 2011. This late 18th century alchemical allegory has been associated with the Comte de Saint-Germain and also with Cagliostro. Many theories have been advanced about its meaning. It is perhaps best known through Manly Palmer Hall's book Most Holy Trinosophia published in 1933. Many people take this as an..... More
Glasgow: 2011. 63 pages. More
Edinburgh: Hermetic Research Series, 1983. An Exploration of the Archetypal Feminine; 76 pages. More
Glasgow: 1984. Johann Daniel Mylius was one of the most important philosophical or Rosicrucian alchemists of the early 17th century. His 'Reformation of Philosophy', published in 1622, included a famous series of 28 engravings which form a multi-faceted complex of symbolism. These emblems provide a sophisticated symbolic system that opens..... More