Dear Group RE: Bardon's Alchemical preparations Just as an aside, one further revelation that `Memories' offers is insight into Franz Bardon's own approach to plant alchemy & spagyrics. One of the paragraphs subtlely reveals that Bardon favoured conducting the fermentation process on the entire herb, not the distillate of the herb. This confirms the methodology of Beat Krummenacher, in contrast to the approach taken by other, perhaps more popular, modern-day alchemists. I'm not a practicing alchemist, though I do profess to being fascinated. Thought I'd mention this in case any members are starting studies in this area. I haven't read Beat's book yet, but the emails he's posted elsewhere reveal remarkable insight, quite aside from his approach apparently matching the same route taken by Bardon himself. Regards Richard