30-10-2024, 03:02 PM
(30-10-2024, 02:48 PM)bi3mw Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(30-10-2024, 02:16 PM)nablator Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.From the Rosarium Philosophorum You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.: "Of Our Mercury which is the Green Lion Devouring the Sun".
Quote:Vitriol is the most important liquid in alchemy, bar none, serving as a catalyst for all subsequent reactions. It was distilled from an oily, green sulphate substance that formed naturally from the weathering of sulfur-bearing gravel. This Green Vitriol is symbolized by the Green Lion in alchemical drawings.....
Vitriol is the popular (wrong) interpretation after Basile Valentin, fake 15th century alchemist (actually 17th century).
Wrong because You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. does not dissolve gold. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. does, but it is not green. So it is neither.