Alchemy Videos

[stmoniker]

There is an amazing well of documentaries, interviews, videos, on Alchemy of French origin. France has a very potent history of Alchemy and it was to my surprise that I recently found out there are alchemists active in France today some of which have been portrayed in various documentaries. Patrick Burensteinas is one of them, he released an amazing dvd box set on the Compostello pilgrimage and the alchemical interpretation of the 'great work'.

NOW---- In this French TV documentary from the 80's, they portray a handful of current French Alchemists including Patrick Riviere who was a student of Eugene Canseliet, himself disciple of Fulcanelli. Here Patrick Riviere completes, for the cameras, the ENTIRE process of transmutation of base metal into gold. The documentary gives the disclaimer that to the best of their knowledge there was no 'trickery' or substitution applied but that obviously this didn't constitute complete and objective proof. They send the gold off to a lab who confirm that the sample contains traces up to 80% of gold (from fusion) and that the other traces are in accordance with the process shown.


I literally couldn't believe it when I watched it, I'm half French and fluent, and can say that in my opinion it's a very very good documentary. To the extent that I think i should also post it in the practical section.

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For the French speakers, prepare to be mystified by French TV! -for the others, sorry I have no idea how to provide a translation.

 

[JDP]

There is an amazing well of documentaries, interviews, videos, on Alchemy of French origin. France has a very potent history of Alchemy and it was to my surprise that I recently found out there are alchemists active in France today some of which have been portrayed in various documentaries. Patrick Burensteinas is one of them, he released an amazing dvd box set on the Compostello pilgrimage and the alchemical interpretation of the 'great work'.

NOW---- In this French TV documentary from the 80's, they portray a handful of current French Alchemists including Patrick Riviere who was a student of Eugene Canseliet, himself disciple of Fulcanelli. Here Patrick Riviere completes, for the cameras, the ENTIRE process of transmutation of base metal into gold. The documentary gives the disclaimer that to the best of their knowledge there was no 'trickery' or substitution applied but that obviously this didn't constitute complete and objective proof. They send the gold off to a lab who confirm that the sample contains traces up to 80% of gold (from fusion) and that the other traces are in accordance with the process shown.


I literally couldn't believe it when I watched it, I'm half French and fluent, and can say that in my opinion it's a very very good documentary. To the extent that I think i should also post it in the practical section.

For the French speakers, prepare to be mystified by French TV! -for the others, sorry I have no idea how to provide a translation.

The first minutes of the video he seems to just be preparing regulus of antimony and purifying it. What does he do after?

Also: when demonstrating a transmutation by projection of a transmuting powder things should be done differently if you really want to convince anyone. No opportunity for trickery should be given or it can always be used as an argument to invalidate the demonstration. The Irish poet and historian Richard Stannihurst (who had witnessed at least 15 transmutations, one of them performed by himself with a sample of a grain of a red powder given to him by a merchant from Flanders called Francis Vanguel) wrote an interesting manual for King Phillip II of Spain regarding how people who claim to be either successful alchemists or who claim to have in their power a sample of the Stone should be tested, entitled "Toque de Alquimia" (The touchstone of alchemy):

http://www.revistaazogue.com/toquealq.htm


In it he gives the following excellent advice to the King:

CHAPTER SIX

How can it be known if the one who promises to have the aforementioned medicines (i.e. the white and red Stones) already made and finished is a true philosopher or a rascal.

The four aforementioned observations will seem sufficient to discover if the philosopher who offers his service and gives hope is to be accepted and esteemed. But if something real and (already) finished is offered, the following observations must be followed very carefully:

The first one, it is to be examined and determined if he really knows how to make the medicine, because there are some rascals who make it seem like they have the already made medicine, but when the truth is found, it is discovered that they don't have it, or if they really have it, it is not theirs (he means: it was made by someone else.) To find out, the best method that can be adopted is to ask him for a sample of the already made medicine, and make the trial in his absence, or that he does not touch anything (if he was present) that is to be used for the trial, and if he refuses or makes up any excuses it can be assumed that there is falsity in his proceeding and that he does not have the medicine...

This is very sound and logical advice from a man who had a lot of experience in such matters, having himself been a witness to at least 15 transmutations. So if Riviere really had nothing to hide and just wanted to convince more people that his alleged Stone can really turn mercury into gold he should have acted differently and actually not handled any of the substances or instruments used in the demonstration (with the only exception of the Stone sample, of course, which he obviously would have had to provide.) Someone from the documentary crew, or some trained chemist hired by them, should have handled the operation and Riviere should only have given instructions on how to proceed, but never touching or coming anywhere near any of the crucibles, tongs, furnaces or mercury used in the operation. As it is, his demonstration is not convincing.

 

[Andro]

If I'm not mistaken, Riviere's 'transmutation' has already been exposed as fraudulent.

This may already have been mentioned here on the forums, but I can't locate it right now.

The proportions between the various metals in the 'transmuted' matter incidentally match those of a typical gold ring alloy.

I cannot verify this, as I haven't witnessed it myself, so I am merely presenting a different look at this.

Personally, I am skeptical abut this particular exhibition, also for the (very valid) reasons that JDP mentioned above.

 

[solomon levi]

this tells me about alchemy. it tells me about lightning. it tells about minerals growing in sodium silicate, and how they grow in the earth - polarity: sun and moon...
https://www.facebook.com/KKflutes/videos/10204657549099135/

 

[Antinventor2020]

Right after I posted my previous link to the Jean Dubuis clip I found something very interesting on Youtube - a documentary (that must be pretty new there as I haven't come across it until today) on the Philosopher's Stone. I am just getting ready to watch it myself so I will not say whether it is good or not. I just thought I would give you the links as soon as I found it so you be the judges yourself as to the quality of the contents.

Here you go...

The Philosopher's Stone - The True Story (Part 1-5) [link broken]

I hope you will enjoy it!

The vides are unavailable. Do you happen to have downloadable files?

 

[Christophorus]

The vides are unavailable. Do you happen to have downloadable files?

Searched for it but had no luck...

 

[Christophorus]

Useful for earthenware.

 

[Antinventor2020]

What can one do with Egg Tempera?

 

[Christophorus]

Sealing earthenware alchemical devices without glaze/glazing them

 

[Chiliasticus]

awesome video! I have seen some various texts mention that eggs are used in making lute for hermetically sealed vessels!