Alchemical Medicine for the 21st Century

by Goodrick-Clarke, Clare

• ISBN13: 9781594773198
• ISBN10: 159477319X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-08
• Publisher: Healing Arts Pr

Summary

Spagyrics is a branch of medicinal alchemy that enhances the healing properties already existing in plants. Developed by Paracelsus, the magus and alchemist of the early 16th century, spagyrics is a holistic therapy that promotes healing at all levels of the human being-body, soul, and spirit.

Author Biography

Clare Goodrick-Clarke is a homeopath and honorary fellow of the University of Exeter, where she lectures on the esoteric body and the history of alchemy. She studied with Manfred M. Junius, author of Spagyrics, and she is the author of The Hermetic Art of Alchemy and coauthor (with Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke) of G.R.S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest. She lives in Devon, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Healing Art of Spagyric Medicine	p. 1
Theoria: Alchemical Philosophy and Pioneers of Spagyrics
Alchemical Philosophy	p. 8
Paracelsus	p. 32
Paracelsian Philosophy and Spagyric Alchemy	p. 47
The Vital Force: Samuel Hahnemann and Homeopathy	p. 60
Neo-Paracelsian Spagyrics	p. 78
Praxis
Making Spagyric Essences	p. 96
Plant Profiles and Therapeutics	p. 108
Achillea millefolium	p. 108
Calendula officinalis	p. 111
Carduus marianus	p. 115
Ceanothus americanus	p. 118
Chamomila	p. 121
Crataegus oxyacanthoides	p. 125
Equisetum arvense	p. 128
Foeniculum vulgare	p. 131
Galium asparine	p. 134
Hypericum perforatum	p. 137
Iris Versicolor	p. 141
Melissa officinalis	p. 144
Rosmarinus officinalis	p. 147
Salvia officinalis	p. 150
Sambucus nigra	p. 153
Taraxacum officinale	p. 157
Urtica dioica	p. 160
Notes	p. 165
Bibliography	p. 173
Resources	p. 177
Index	p. 178
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