Translator: Not Translated
‘Begegnung Im Licht’,
by Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken,
a.k.a. Bo Yin Ra.
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With today’s sharing from the Blue House of HYGEIA we are finally resuming our translation of Sohravardi’s treatise, the ‘Book of the Temples of the Light’ (Kitab Hayakil...
A Little Charles Arthur Musès Sampler – Part I – About The (Boehmian) Seven Properties, as Key Principle of Explanation
Dr. Charles Artur Musès, picture by the program,
‘New Pathways in Science’ at Thinking Allowed.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is the first offering of a planned few dedicated to a rather un-justly forgotten polymath,...
A Little Albert Jounet Sampler – Part 1 – Contextual Introduction
Albert Jounet, a.k.a. Alber Jhouney,
Picture from the 1977 Belisane edition
of Victor Emile Michelet’s ‘Les Compagnons de la Hiérophanie‘.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is part 1 of a planned few devoted to...
A Little Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Sampler – Part IV
Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, a.k.a. Paracelsus.
A 1927 reproduction of an etching by A. Hirschvogel, 1538. In the collections of the Welcome Trust.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is our continuation of the exploration...
A Little Léonce de Larmandie Sampler – Part I – From ‘Eoraka’ (1891)
Léonce de Larmandie’s portrait.
In the collections of the
‘Archives Départementales de la Dordogne’.
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Design for a seal to be used for the events invitations of the R+C+C+. Note the Circle Cross at the center of the wings, similar to...
Mohyiddīn Ibn Arabī: From the ‘Alchemy of Happiness’- About The ‘Medical’ & ‘Demiurgic’ Methods Of The Alchemical Opus
‘Theosebeia and Zosimos by the athanor‘. Picture 19 (Folio 153a),
From the ‘Book of Pictures‘, the ‘Mushaf as-suwar‘ by Zosimos of Panapolis,
here in its 2007 Living Human Heritage edition by Professor Theodor Abt.
(Corpus...
An Hermetic Poem From the ‘Chymica Vannus’: Helen, as the Phoenix, Or The First & Second Philosophical Operation
Title page of the 1666 edition
of the ‘Chemica Vannus’.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is another hermetic poem from the ‘Chymica Vannus‘, from its 1666 Amsterdam Johannes Janssonius (Jan Janszoon)) edition.
It...
Henri Coton-Alvart: From ‘Fragments d’Hermétisme’ (Hermetic Gleans)- Principles of Alchemy
Henri Coton-dit ‘Alvart’,
collection particulière,
Editions Le Mercure Dauphinois.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is another excerpt from Henri Coton-Alvart’s posthumous collection of writings, ‘Principles of Alchemy‘, here excerpted...
Aaron Zev Aescoly-Weintraub: Jewish Kabbalah, A Historical & Ethnosophical Survey
A 1947 picture of Professor Aaron Zev Aescoly-Weintraub,
(Lodz 1901- Jerusalem 1948). Source: Wikipedia.
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With today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, we have chosen to honor the memory of a forgotten figure in Jewish scholarship, who...
A Little ‘Petrus Talemarianus’ Sampler: Part III – A Kabbalistic Exegesis And Meditation Upon The Book Of Numbers & The Book Of The Ecclesiast
Title page of
the 1983 reprint of the ‘Petrus Talemarianus’.
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After publishing a while ago, Sampler II with appendix VII, today we are sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA an extract from appendix XI found at the end of the ‘Petrus...
Francis Warrain: The Synthesis of Quantity, according to Hoëné Wroński
2 Portaits:
Francis Warrain,
posthumous portrait by Arlette Ryan, 1956.
Source: Antoine Mercier, his great-grandson.
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Józef Maria Hoëné -Wroński,
by Laurent-Charles Maréchal (1801-1887).
Pastel, 1845, on display at the Metz Museum of Fine Arts, France.
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As...
Ivan Vladimirovich Lopukhin – Explanation Of The Allegorical Painting, Representing The Temple Of Nature And Grace.
Portrait of Ivan Vladimirovich Lopukhin ( 1756-1816),
philosopher, mystic, writer and humanitarian,
by Dmitri Grigorievich Levitzky (1735–1822),
in the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Wikimedia Commons.
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Today’s sharing from...
Charles-François Dupuis: From ‘Origin Of All Cults’ – About The Zodiac & A Few Useful Correspondences
A portrait of Charles François Dupuis,
by Louis Marie (dit Normand Fils), (Paris, 18-03-1789 – Paris, 10-05-1874),
published in the 1822 fourth re-issue of the abridged version of the ‘Origin of all Cults’.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue...
A Little ‘Petrus Talemarianus’ Sampler: Part II – The Relationship Between The Septenary & The Duodenary
Title page of
the ‘Petrus Talemarianus’.
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What could be a more auspicious and a more perfect way to start our 2025 Bibliotherapy publications, than today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA!
We are highlighting another rare article...
A Review Of ‘Down Here’-Volume 1 of Christophe Poncet’s ‘The Tarot of Marsilio’
The impeccable Scarlet Imprint
cover of Christophe Poncet’s
‘The Tarot of Marsilio’.
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From the introduction, page XVIII.
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Christophe Poncet recent publication of the first volume of the ‘Tarot of Marsilio’ reopens the debate...
When Fulcanelli Deciphers An Alchemical Allegory
The Alchemist,
old postcard from Notre Dame in Paris, France.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-Hygeia, is from Fulcanelli’s ‘The Dwellings of the Philosophers‘ here in its 1979 Editions Jean-Jacques Pauvert-third edition. Excerpts...
Mohyiddīn Ibn Arabī: From the ‘Alchemy of Happiness’- The Alchemical Conjunction & The Conception Of Minerals And Metals
A mix of minerals
Photo: Rose Creek Treasure.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-Hygeia, is from Mohyiddīn Ibn Arabi’s Chapter 167 of the ‘Mekkan Illuminations’(Al Futuhat al Makkiyya), under the tittle: ‘Upon the knowledge of the Alchemy of Happiness...
John Pordage: From ‘Theologia Mystica’ – Four Theosophical Figures Delineated
Four Emblematic Theosophical Figures,
from ‘Theologia Mystica’, London, 1683.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, are ‘Four Theosophical Figures Delineated‘, excerpted from Dr. John Pordage’s ‘Theologia Mystica’, London,...
Kaija Saariaho – LA PASSION DE SIMONE (WEIL)
Kaija Saariaho working on a composition, Paris.
Picture by Priska Ketterer, Luzern.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is an opera/oratorio by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023), ‘La Passion de...
Henri Coton-Alvart: From ‘Fragments d’Hermétisme’ (Hermetic Gleans)- Astrology, as a Natural Science
Henri Coton-dit ‘Alvart’,
collection particulière,
Editions Le Mercure Dauphinois.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is another excerpt from Henri Coton-Alvart’s posthumous collection of writings, ‘Astrology, as a Natural Science‘,...
A Little François Trojani Sampler-Part I
François Trojani
(1940-2023)
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is the foreword and the description of the first emblem, the Misero, from François Trojani’s ‘Alchemical Commentary’, upon the Mantegna Engravings. Editions Arnaud Seydoux....
A Little Joséphin Péladan Sampler – Part III
Sâr Joséphin Péladan. A sculpture by Zacharie Astruc
in the collections of the Musée des Beaux-arts de Lyon.
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In today’s sharing, from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, we journey further among quotations & excerpts from the works of Joséphin Péladan,...
Francis Warrain: Wronski’s Law of Creation
2 Portaits:
Francis Warrain,
posthumous portrait by Arlette Ryan, 1956.
Source: Antoine Mercier, his great-grandson.
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Józef Maria Hoëné -Wroński,
by Laurent-Charles Maréchal (1801-1887).
Pastel, 1845, on display at the Metz Museum of Fine Arts, France.
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Today’s...
A Little Simone Weil and Classical Exegesis Sampler–Part VI: About (the Roman) Empire
Simone Weil (1909–1943),
a French philosopher.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is our sampler-Part VI, dedicated to the French Philosopher Simone Weil, and it is about ‘The (Roman) Empire’. Our texts source is from ‘La Source...
A Little Simone Weil and Classical Exegesis Sampler–Part V: About Mediation, being the key to everything
Simone Weil (1909–1943),
a French philosopher.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is our sampler-Part V, dedicated to the French Philosopher Simone Weil, and it is about ‘Mediation, being the key to everything‘. Our text source is:...
A Little Étienne Perrot Sampler: Part 2- Alchemy In The Age Of The Atomic Bomb
Étienne Perrot, picture page 84 of the special edition
of ‘Le Monde Inconnu’, dedicated to Alchemy.
October 20 1978 issue.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA-constituting Part 2 of our sampler series dedicated to the memory of Étienne Perrot,...
A Little Paul François Gaspard Lacuria Sampler – Part II
A photographic portrait of Abbé Lacuria.
(Born in Lyon on January 6, 1806 & died in Oullins on March the 3rd, 1890)
From the private collection of Suzanne Christoflour-Moiroud.
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With today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, we are resuming...
A Little Abbé Alta Sampler – Part I
A portrait of Abbé Calixte Mélinge,
also known as ‘Abbé Alta’.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is Part I of a planned few in a new series devoted to the memory of Abbé Calixte Mélinge (born in 1842 & died in 1933),...
A Little Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Sampler – Part III
Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, a.k.a. Paracelsus.
A 1927 reproduction of an etching by A. Hirschvogel, 1538. In the collections of the Welcome Trust.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is the third offering of our Little...
A Little ‘Petrus Talemarianus’ Sampler: Part I – A Contextual Introduction + An Explanation Of The Frontispiece And Its Symbolism
Frontispiece of the 1983 second edition.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is Part I of a planned few devoted to the extraordinary ‘Natural Architecture, A Report by Petrus Talemarianus on The Establishment of a “Golden Rule,”...
Henri Coton-Alvart: From ‘Les Deux Lumières’ (The Two Lights) – The Gradual Forgetting Of The Original Knowledge-Tradition
Henri Coton-dit ‘Alvart’,
collection particulière,
Editions Le Mercure Dauphinois.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is a excerpt from Henri Coton-Alvart’s posthumous collection of writings, ‘Les Deux Lumières’ (The Two Lights), published...
Azizuddin Nasafi – From ‘The Book Of The Perfect Man’: About Revelation, Inspiration And Dreams: A Game Of Mirrors
‘Rustem sleeping’,
from the ‘Shah Nameh‘ by Firdusi,
School of Tabris, 16th century Persian miniature.
In the collections of the Musée du Jeu de Paume in Paris, France.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is excerpted...
Ibn Khaldun: From The ‘al-Muqaddimah’ – About Dreams
Life-size bronze bust sculpture of Ibn Khaldun that is part of the collection at the Arab American National Museum. (Catalog Number 2010.02). Commissioned by The Tunisian Community Center and Created by Patrick Morelli of Albany, NY in 2009, it was inspired...
Francis Warrain: From ‘La Théodicée de la Kabbale’–The System of the Scale-Part 4 & 5- Of the Notions of Genders and Persons
Francis Warain,
picture frontispiece
in ‘La Théodicée de la Kabale’,
Editions Véga, 1949.
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With today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, we continue our selections from Francis Warrain’s ‘La Théodicée de la Kabbale’, posthumously published by...
Charles Mopsik – ‘The Secret of the Couple’, according to Rabbi Joseph Gikatila
Charles Mopsik
Picture by Marc Attali
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is an extract from Charles Mopsik’s foreword to his French translation of the original Hebrew of Rabbi Joseph Gikatila’s ‘The secret of David &...
Georgi Mishev: From ‘Thracian Magic, past & present’-Drawing Down The Moon
Illustration ‘Drawing down the Moon‘, from page 102 of ‘Thracian Magic‘. The drawing-down of the moon was the characteristic activity of Thessalian Witches. [Thessaly is in northern Greece, below Macedonia, and in antiquity was considered...
A Little Étienne Perrot Perrot Sampler: Part 1- Introduction
Étienne Perrot, picture page 84 of the special edition
of ‘Le Monde Inconnu’, dedicated to Alchemy.
October 20_1978 issue.
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🌿Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is an introductory sampler, first of a planned series, dedicated...
Elie-Charles Flamand: Introduction To ‘Erotique de l’Alchimie’ With A Foreword By Eugène Canseliet
Elie-Charles Flamand in 1981,
picture by Gwen Garnier-Duguy.
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‘Alchemy claims the necessity of a material foundation in order to support the building of a spiritual work.’ Elie-Charles Flamand.
🌿Today’s sharing from the Blue House of...
Count Cagliostro And The 2 Forty Days Retreats -The Key Source Texts
Frontispiece engraving for the 1791 ‘Biography of Count Cagliostro’,
extracted from the Inquisition file opened at the time of his trial in Rome.
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Portrait’s legend says:
‘Of this friend of Humanity recognize his features,
Every...
United Society of Believers (a.k.a. the Shakers): From ‘A Summary View’ – A Brief Illustration Of The Necessity Of Divine Revelation
Hannah Cohoon, The Tree of Light or Blazing Tree, 1845
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is an extract from ‘A Summary View of the Millennial Church or the United Society of Believers, commonly called SHAKERS. General Principles...
Rabbi Chayyim of Volozhyn: From the ‘Nefesh haChayyim’ – Is Sorcery A Contestation Of The Absolute?
VOLOZHINER, CHAIM, ‘Nephesh HaChaim’.
First edition. ff. (63), 4to. Vinograd, Vilna.
Vilna & Grodno: Partners Mann & Zimmel 1824.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is chapter 12 from the third Gate, ‘Is Sorcery...
Louis Ménard: The Legend Of Saint Hilarion
Saint Hilarion, Franciscan Breviary, Savoy, XV th Century.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is ‘The Legend Of Saint Hilarion’, excerpted from Louis-Nicolas Ménard’s ‘Les Rêveries d’un Païen Mystique’. Paris, George Cres, 1911. From p....
Sylvain Marechal: From ‘Les Voyages de Pythagore’ – A Chaldean Hymn To The Moon
King Ur-Nammo offers libations
to the Tree of Life to the Moon Goddess Ningal
from Leonard Woolley ‘s ‘Excavations at Ur’ published in 1954.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, an extract from Sylvain Marechal’s...
Ocke de Boer & Maurice Nicoll: We Have To ‘Make Moon In Ourselves’
‘Night Sky’, artwork by Kayla (Shifting Destiny at deviantart.org)
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, are two texts that are about to ‘Make Moon in Ourselves‘, coming from two specific currents of the Gurdjieff Work....
Thieleman van Braght-A Selection From The “Martyrs’ Mirror or The Bloody Theater”
A 1743 portrait of Tieleman van Braght by Jan Maurits Quinkhard.
From the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is a small selection from Thieleman Jansz van Braght‘s ‘Martyrs’...
A Little Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Sampler – Part II
Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, a.k.a. Paracelsus.
A 1927 reproduction of an etching by A. Hirschvogel, 1538. In the collections of the Welcome Trust.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA, is the second part of our Little Aureolus...
A Little Guillaume Postel Sampler: Part 4 – Chapters XI & XII From The ‘Venetian Virgin’ (1555)
Sitting portrait of Guillaume Postel, French linguist, astronomer, Cabbalist, diplomat, professor, and religious universalist, engraved on a copperplate by Esme de Boulonois; from the book ‘Académie Des Sciences Et Des Arts’ by Isaac Bullart, published...
A Little Antoinette Bourignon Sampler: Part 2- How We Ought To Speak Out Evil & The Psychology Of Its Nine Gates
Posthumous portrait of Antoinette Bourignon, engraved by Batterby & Son for the ‘Light of the World’ 1786 abridged edition, edited by Joseph Whittingham Salmon for the Society for Promotion of the Heavenly Doctrines of the New Jerusalem (a.k.a. The...
A Little Hendrik Niclaes & The Familia Caritatis Sampler: Part 1-Introduction + ‘A New Balade Or Songe Of The Lambs Feaste’
A portrait of Hendrik Niclaes,
engraving by Christoffel van Sichem,
from the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Today’s sharing from the Blue House of Via-HYGEIA is the first part of a planned series dedicated to the memory of Hendrik Niclaes,...