Book ID: CBB427905630

Hathor's Alchemy: The Ancient Egyptian Roots of the Hermetic Art (2019)

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Roberts, Alison M. (Author)


Northgate Publishers


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 336
Language: English

Ever since alchemy first emerged in Graeco-Roman Egypt, alchemists have said their wisdom came from the pharaonic temples. Yet though the West has had unprecedented access to this hidden knowledge since the decipherment of hieroglyphs, ancient Egypt's connection with alchemy still remains obscure, doubted even by many. Focussing on the beautiful temples at Abu Simbel and Dendara, dedicated to the fiery serpent-eye goddess Hathor, this groundbreaking book explores for the first time the legacy left to alchemists by the pharaohs. It also goes deep into Ramesses VI's extraordinary tomb at Thebes to discover the secrets of growth and renewal guarded by Osiris and vivified by Hathor's copper love. Both metallurgical and mystical, these sacred secrets laid the foundations for the Hermetic art. The transmission initially came through Graeco-Egyptian and Jewish alchemists, then Islamic adepts, many of whom were Sufis belonging to an Akhmim alchemical lineage, until eventually Hathor's alchemy reached medieval Europe to inspire the 'rising dawn' tradition. And with a spiritual vision grounded in nature, it still has vital relevance for our world today.

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Review Matteo Martelli (2021) Review of "Hathor's Alchemy: The Ancient Egyptian Roots of the Hermetic Art". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (pp. 447-448). unapi

Review Marco Beretta (2021) Review of "Hathor's Alchemy: The Ancient Egyptian Roots of the Hermetic Art". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 181-181). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Fabiana Lopes da Silveira
Licata, Marta
Lotti, Francesca
Morrow, Susan Brind
Zini, Marco
Ciliberti, Rosagemma
Concepts
Alchemy
Hermeticism
Natural magic
Medicine
Neoplatonism
Science and religion
Time Periods
Ancient
Renaissance
16th century
17th century
Early modern
Modern
Places
Egypt
Europe
England
Italy
Greece
Germany
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