Re: The purpose of Alchemy?

["darktemplarssj" <whited4@...>]

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "pug8126007" <rscott@p...> wrote:
> Hi Rawn et al,
> 
> Wondered if you could add some insight to the following:
> 
> Given the emphasis within Bardon's hierarchy of spirits
> and Principals, presumably physical alchemy (as opposed
> to inner energetic alchemy) serves a higher purpose than
> extending human lifespan, creating precious metals or 
> removing flaws from gemstones. 
> Can you add any insight as to the true purpose of physical
> alchemy, both from a human, elemental and cosmic perspective?
> 
> My reasoning tells me that perhaps it has to do with the storage 
> and transfer of enormous amounts of vital energy, and with
> creating sentience within the mineral kingdom, but this
> could be completely off the mark.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Richard Scot

I believe that the physical polarity of alchemy is ment to directly 
lead to the spiritual realm of alchemy. 

Some of the great alchemists of the past like Nicholas Flamel 
encoded their work so that only those who were already deeply 
spiritual will have the perserverence to break their encryption. For 
a person who is spiritually balanced there would be an even 
distribution between the mind, the spirit and the body, according to 
Bardon. 

Someone who pursues Alchemy only for the physical rewards then is not 
spiritually balanced; yet the physical IS needed in some proportion. 
The physical component of alchemy serves to balance the mental 
pursuit of knowledge in alchemy and in Kabbalah(this would seem to be 
why ancient works are encrypted) along with the spiritual pursuits 
which develop along the way as the physical and then mental focus 
together.

As for your comment about sentience of the mineral kingdom, that is a 
concept that i've seen often covered in another 
philosophy/spirituality system that I've studied called the Law of 
One. In that system the whole universe is evolving energetically and 
increasing its spiritual vibration so throwing more energy in would 
lead to higher evolution(they posit that conciousness moves from 
mineral to animal to human to angelic). This is similar to what 
you've suggested.

-Dave