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Shalom everybody. I've recently received many questions regarding the nature of alchemy and the Cabala. I had a discussion with an alchemist who posited that in many of the alchemical texts that he read, the patriarch Aramvenu was attributed to the possible founder of the original alchemical sciences. And he asked me if there was any validity to these statements and if there was anywhere in the Torah that possibly alluded to this. And I said to him, indeed there is. So in merit of that conversation, today I will reveal the secrets of alchemy as they are found and alluded to in the Torah itself.
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The ultimate goal of alchemy is the production of either the homunculus or the philosopher stone. In context of this video, we'll be discussing the latter and the former in some detail. The creation of the philosopher stone involved sometimes three, sometimes four and sometimes many various steps. However, the principle phases always remains the same. So let us discuss them and see how it can be found and understood properly.
Rabbi Mosha David Voli speaks of alchemy in his collection of writings. The following passage he writes, "The alchemical transformation of metals into gold. The ancient art of alchemy claims to transform base metals into gold and crystals into precious gems as well as cure diseases through the philosopher stone. Evan Phyos Sophia. Indeed, the concept of turning metals into gold is not mere fiction. It is possible because base metals are merely incomplete forms of gold, which is the perfected state of metal. Any substance that is inherently inclined toward perfection can reach it through intense labor and refinement. However, know that this transformation is only possible with the presence of actual gold which serves as the agent that draws other metals towards their final perfection. This is why gold is first dissolved in pure strong waters. Aurorajia through a meticulous process of refining and distilling known to alchemists. The gold is then reintroduced into the base metals, gradually converting them into gold through sustained heat. This mirrors the natural process by which sunlight refineses the earth's elements over time, producing gold deposits. Just as a fermenting agent can leavo, and a seed can propagate its kind, so too gold can transform other metals, but only through gold itself. Just as wheat only grows from wheat and barley from barley.
On a deeper level, this process symbolizes the return of the lower worlds to their original exalted state. All creation descended from the superal light of Atsilus, which is symbolized by gold. The most refined of materials. Just as in alchemy where only gold can produce gold, so too only the divine light of Atsilus can elevate the fallen worlds back to their source. This is why Cabala is called the gold of wisdom. For it alone possesses the power to redeem creation and restore divine unity. The ultimate redemption is not achieved through silver but through gold. As it is written, "You will not be redeemed with silver." Thus the study and application of Cabala is analogous to alchemy. It extracts spiritual gold from within the coarse materials of the lower worlds, refining and elevating them to divine purity. This is why true spiritual enlightenment brings with it material abundance. As the verse states, "And the shadow of wisdom is the shadow of wealth."
King Solomon, the wisest of men, undoubtedly knew the secrets of transmuting metals into gold. The proof lies in the abundance of gold during his reign. As it is written, silver was as common as stones in Jerusalem. The Midrash explains that Solomon sent for gold from OIR, which was known for its purity and superior quality. It is likely that he used this highly refined gold as the base element in his transmutation process. For as previously stated, only pure gold can transform other metals into gold. This is why Solomon sought the finest gold from Ofir to serve as the catalyst for his great work. And the wise will understand.
The three phases of the creation of the philosopher stone are called blackening, whitening, and reening. These three phases are the secrets of the colors black, white, and red. Now, with this key, we may understand an incredible secret in the story of Avan. Genesis 21:33 states, "And Avam planted a tamarisk at Beerva and invoked there the name of Yudke Vav, the everlasting God." The word tamarisk is echel here spelled Alf Shen lamemed. So we will now enter in to a secret safer in which I expounded this very matter. And so we see here the word echel or tamarisk and its head letters are adom shakur leven that is to say red, black and white and allude to the three phases by which the philosopher stone was created. the blackening, the whitening and the redening.
And the second part of this alludes to the creation of the homunculus. It translates in English as barva. But the word in the Hebrew in the passage is the word cheva which simply means seven. This alludes to the seven planetary signs which are an extension in the handmaidaden from the seven spheros of the matronita. It is known that the creation of the homunculus is hidden within the seven planetary signs and its transmutation of metals.
To further exemplify this secret and understand what it was that Rav Mosha David Voli explained when he described ailus as gold and hinted to this idea of it being connected to the philosopher stone is that these three represent the parts. Leven or whiteness hints to aine pin. Shahor or blackness hints to Zuron pin as it is written his hair is black like a raven and Edom hints to the nukeva. Thus we see a direct connection between the process of the creation of the philosopher stone and the parts by which ascend to become rectified and united. These thus are the holy letters. Leven is the secret of the letter yud. Shakur is the secret of the letter vav being ziron pin of y vke and adom or red is the secret of hey and so it says and there he invoked the name of yod vav and we can see it hinted at here.
These three partus are also the secret of many of the mystical images that were shown in ancient alchemical texts. Sometimes they are displayed here as having the three heads. This is the whitening, the reding and the blackening. And then when they were separated, sometimes they would be shown as three birds as shown here, white, red and black. And these are the various parts of theme which are hinted at by the divine name of Yidd V.
Now for the latter end of this matter which is called the reebus or sometimes the hunculus and this was in the secret of seven and this is why he planted those three in chevah in seven. We see the three here in the cup the white the red and the black. This is the tamarisque. And we see the seven rays symbolized by the seven planets which within themselves are the secret of seven metals whose root are in the seven spheros of the matronita. And these seven were required to create the secret of the hunculus. And thus we see Abraham planted a tamarisk. And so Abraham is an illusion. Abraham's letters can be rearranged as Barma Ma created 45. 45 is the secret of the name of Adam. Adam is the numerical value of 45. Alf is 1. Daled is four and me is 40. Thus, Abraham's letters arrange to hint to the creation of man, an example, the homunculus, and the creation of the philosopher stone, an example, the tamarisque, implanted in seven, cheva, hinting to the manifestation of that homunculus. And finally we see the invocation of the divine name of Yke V which are the various parts theme as hinted by Rav Mosha David Vali. An example the whitening the renening and the blackening which hint to the various parts attributed to the divine letters yode v.
Sometimes the process is symbolized by four. And so here on this page we see an example of whitening, blackening and sometimes they'll show yellowing and reening all of which consummate the four letters yodk bav and k.
So this brings us to our conclusion on perhaps the first video covering the secrets of alchemy, the elevation of the lower worlds, how these processes were in the secret of the part two theme. And now we may understand why Aramenu is attributed as a master alchemist and perhaps the founder of the secret arts of alchemy in various places. It is known he took these mysteries into ancient Egypt because he descended into Egypt. From there it spread into various places and to eventually manifest in the memoirs and grimoirs and various alchemy manuals that we find littered across the Middle Ages. However, by this time, the true secrets and symbols had long been lost, and their origin and the Cabala and the ancient mysteries of the Parti carefully guarded by the Hakam, the sages, had long been lost, and how it was attributed and to the matters of the Torah and how it was alluded to was also lost. Yet the tradition of Abraham remained the same.
So with that being said, this concludes our first video on the matter. As David Melik said, "Open my eyes that I may behold the wonders of your Torah." Amen everyone. Shalom and silah.
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