Thomas's Alchemical Insights: Bacstrom Gloria Mundi

[Thomas Lacroft]

😍Drinks with the Lord of Stones

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Greetings friends, near and far! This week brought about some interesting changes to my bottles. Wanna see?


Somewhere along the way, the cloud stopped going up and down and settled itself on the bottom. When it parted, a beautiful bed of crystals appeared! This is WAY more than my first jar had.

I wasn't necessarily expecting this, because from what I've seen from other peoples' work, their matter is usually cloudy/not as crystalline as this. Is this normal?

What's funny is that I had a dream about the crystals growing into a beautiful spire to the top hehe, but I think it's just a reflection of how obsessed I've been with this work.

My other jar has a cloud! ^_^ Sorry I didn't take a picture as I didn't want to disturb it. The cloud is doing jumping jacks , I suppose until it decides it's built enough crystal power inside itself to settle down and start hibernating.

Apart from that, I don't have too much to report apart from this:

After speaking with a fellow alchemist, I'm contemplating not continuing this series. Think about it, let's say the work is successful and a stone is created. This is a real and present danger to my existence on this planet, lol. Now, even though the methods are public, and the guidance is accessible if you're willing to put in the work, the fact that someone can create a stone, in this day and age, puts a target on their back. The last goddamn thing I ever want is any kind of fame or notoriety regarding the work we do here.

Now, with that being said, there's also this to consider: knowledge of the existence of the stone, and how to create it came to me freely from the loving mercy and grace of the almighty God. I did not earn it, I could never be "worthy" of such an insanely powerful, supernatural object. If this works, why should I exclusively be in possession of it? Why not give back to the world, in the same manner that the divine, just creator has given to me? Isn't the main problem with alchemists how selfish, greedy and secretive they have been?

I really don't know. What do you guys think? Should I stop posting or should I continue giving ya'll weekly updates?

TO DO NEXT WEEK:

7 X Prayer, meditation, affirmations <---<< Standard stuff, empower the jars with qi.

Make sure the special borosilicate vessel arrives (it's still in transit)

Create positive, loving sigils for each of the 4 elements and plaster them in the appropriate places. I'm working off the stuff I have practical experience with (Dr. Masaru Emoto's rice experiment). Help finally arrived for my mum, and she's doing better. I'm at a place where I'm ready to create the sigils, and this is very important to me.

Continue babysitting the work, and speaking words of encouragement to it .

Connect with Jehuti more. I am deeply grateful for his guidance and assistance in the work.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Greetings brethren, in both high and low places, praise be to the almighty! Another week has successfully passed without unfortunate incidents, and I couldn't be happier!

As far as the Healing stone is concerned, this week brought about a bit more matter, and more crystal formation. It seems like a stairway to heaven is being built 😂!





Ain't she a beauty?

Currently, my oldest bottle is 26 days old! Now, I still have a little bit over 2 weeks left to go before phase 2. It hasn't cleared up to the point where I'd feel comfortable in removing our mercury, so I'll just let it continue doing its thing. I've firmly decided that it will be purely for the straight path, whereas the others ones will be for the humid path.

My other bottle is acting weird, the cloud disappeared, and it almost reverted back to looking like brand new prima. Anyway, it's still pretty young, so I expect to see some changes over the next few weeks. I might be wrong but I'm seeing baby crystals on the side, but basically nothing in the bottom:



This one is just my own prima, not mixed with my wife...so that may explain the potency issues, lol!

I decided that I needed some more of our mercury, just in case, so I've started 2 more jars as a potential backup.

Secondly, I was talking with a fellow alchemist, and I had some information that I'd like to share:

From his own insights, and from what I've been reading on multiple boards, I strongly believe the stone can be made of virtually any type of substance, depending on how you go about cooking it. Urine is very simple, free and easy to procure (although it can be labor intensive if you try fortifying it with qi).

Now, I found some interesting guy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeadJack57/videos and of course I thought he was just another Nut. My instincts told me to give him a chance, so I really tried to understand WTF he's talking about because he doesn't appear to be doing alchemy in any way I've been accustomed to.

Essentially, this is the long and the short of it: using metals and a few processes (namely electrolysis), he's transmuting iron, copper, and other base metals into a mixed slurry of silver and gold oxides as well as other precious metals like platinum, etc...

These can later be separated/refined - as you will. He claims that he hasn't been able to directly transmute into pure gold...but it's certainly an interesting method.

It seems he's done it, based on the pictures in his book, a pdf he released, and a few videos. Anyway, I don't think this stone is *at all* fit for human consumption. It seems to be mostly for economic benefit.

So, is it real? Well, worth investigating anyway. Who knows....

He also uses yeast as part of the prima.

I bought his book and I'm still trying to systematically dissect every part of it. I don't have a forge (yet), but it's something I'm very, very interested in reproducing, if it makes alchemical, natural sense.

TO DO NEXT WEEK:

7 X Prayer, meditation, affirmations <---<< Standard stuff, empower the jars with qi.

Make sure the special borosilicate vessel arrives (it's still in transit... UNBELIEVABLE)

Create positive, loving sigils for each of the 4 elements and plaster them in the appropriate places. I'm working off the stuff I have practical experience with (Dr. Masaru Emoto's rice experiment). I had some issues with financial stuff that occupied my whole week. Thankfully they've been resolved, so I'm eager to put my concentration into our work.

Continue babysitting the work, and speaking words of encouragement to it .

Connect with Jehuti more. I am deeply grateful for his guidance and assistance in the work.

 

[black]

It hasn't cleared up to the point where I'd feel comfortable in removing our mercury,

Hi Thomas .... How do you remove "Our Mercury" from fermented urine ?

I've firmly decided that it will be purely for the straight path, whereas the others ones will be for the humid path.

Can you explain to me what the "straight path" is and what the "humid path" is ?

From his own insights, and from what I've been reading on multiple boards, I strongly believe the stone can be made of virtually any type of substance, depending on how you go about cooking it.

To my Understanding the Alchemist can get a Stone from any Living substance as the
Philosophers Stone is a living material (it has consciousness).

Urine is very simple, free and easy to procure (although it can be labor intensive if you try fortifying it with qi).

Can you tell me what "fortifying it with qi" is ?

Great to see you are enjoying your lab work.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Hi Thomas .... How do you remove "Our Mercury" from fermented urine ?

Can you explain to me what the "straight path" is and what the "humid path" is ?

To my Understanding the Alchemist can get a Stone from any Living substance as the
Philosophers Stone is a living material (it has consciousness).

Can you tell me what "fortifying it with qi" is ?

Great to see you are enjoying your lab work.

Hello Black , a pleasure seeing you in my thread! Thank you for your questions, and I'll do my best to answer them (even though, I am still quite a novice to alchemy).

So, in an effort to essentially "standardize" the cryptography within the sacred art, I'll be using the same terminology found within the book of aquarius...even though we are well aware that the processes within don't lead to the living stone. Truthfully, I admire the author because I feel like he genuinely performed a herculean task by compiling so many sources, giving the modern reader a way to understand the ancient language. At the very least, his work allows us to communicate effectively, while preventing complete beginners from inadvertently harming themselves by performing the magnum opus with limited information.

To answer your first question, in page 104, the standard definition of mercury, which I'll refer to as "our" mercury to distinguish it from common Hg, is the portion of urine that has been gently distilled from the dry material.

The straight path, using the terminology of my teacher, is in essence, a modified version of bactstrom's rosticrucian processes, using urine as a substitute for blood. Since we're using a different prima, it requires a different way of processing it before it can be used.

The humid path is described in vivid detail in Gloria Mundi. Something interesting I discovered is that this path cannot directly produce the white stone, and instead goes straight to red.

Well, I agree with you in describing the stone as a living material, but then I don't necessarily view the term "living" in the same sense biologists use the term. I personally believe that anything that has the innate potential to change (spiritually), either through its environment or purely due to its composition is "alive". Consequentially, many metals fall under this category.

Now, as far as things with qi are concerned, I've done a lot of internal alchemy. It's kind of a private matter, feel free to pm me .

By the way, if I'm wrong about anything, please feel free to correct me and I'll take no offense at all. I'm still learning, and I'm open to new ideas. Even if, through divine grace, I'm able to create a stone, I still have a long way to go before understanding the nature and reality of this world we find ourselves in.

Thank you and I appreciate your kind words and interest , friend. I hope you're having a pleasant day.

 

[Pilgrim]

To answer your first question, in page 104, the standard definition of mercury, which I'll refer to as "our" mercury to distinguish it from common Hg, is the portion of urine that has been gently distilled from the dry material.

What is your "dry material" in this instance? The BOA talks about distilling urine, which is of course wet.

And what portion specifically constitutes "our Mercury" do you think? The entire distillate gained until all the urine becomes a dry mass (ready to be calcined)? Or the first 10% of what distils off, or the first 25%? etc

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

What is your "dry material" in this instance? The BOA talks about distilling urine, which is of course wet.

And what portion specifically constitutes "our Mercury" do you think? The entire distillate gained until all the urine becomes a dry mass (ready to be calcined)? Or the first 10% of what distils off, or the first 25%? etc

Hello Pilgrim , how is your Work going? Hope all is well!

Well, the dry material, speaking in purely chemical terms, is simply the combination of salts, waxes, esters, proteins and oils that are left over after distillation via retort or alembic.

Now, even though I haven't experimented with the humid path, from what I understand, it's very difficult to remove the last bit of our mercury from the very bottom when using a gentle heat (not exceeding 55 C). Therefore, I'm assuming some of our mercury still remains, so it's not entirely "dry".

Gloria Mundi would have you calcine the ashes, I don't believe this to be strictly necessary, from my research. I also want to avoid separating (especially) the oils from the earth.

The distilled, sharp water (our mercury), includes the entire portion that has been removed. I'm still trying to figure out what the percentages are...but according to my teacher, the entire portion of our mercury can be poured back on the earth, over and over, until the stone forms (7-9, and possibly more cycles).

 

[Pilgrim]

Now, even though I haven't experimented with the humid path, from what I understand, it's very difficult to remove the last bit of our mercury from the very bottom when using a gentle heat (not exceeding 55 C). Therefore, I'm assuming some of our mercury still remains, so it's not entirely "dry".

If you think about it, you could set numerous distillations going and thereby collect lots of distillate (Our Mercury) so no need to squeeze every last bit from the dregs.

In similar fashion if you're going to do the calcination of the dregs to reveal the hidden salt, you could presumably just calcine lots of urine without distilling it, just boiling it away.

Gloria Mundi would have you calcine the ashes, I don't believe this to be strictly necessary, from my research. I also want to avoid separating (especially) the oils from the earth.

If you don't calcine the ashes/detritus, then how do you propose to get the salt?

The distilled, sharp water (our mercury), includes the entire portion that has been removed.

I've read works that talk about taking off the very first part of the distillate, the most volatile and varying the temperature to achieve this, but can't off the top of my head remember which texts. Someone else can probably fill the gap.

I'm still trying to figure out what the percentages are...but according to my teacher, the entire portion of our mercury can be poured back on the earth, over and over, until the stone forms (7-9, and possibly more cycles).

Also known as the "eagles". If I remember correctly the BOA recommended only using part of the distillate each cycle.

 

[Seraphim]

Random thoughts:

What is a Philosophical Day?
What is an Eagle?
What is a Gentle Heat? The Sun?

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

If you don't calcine the ashes/detritus, then how do you propose to get the salt?

Stick around and find out .

Random thoughts:

What is a Philosophical Day?
What is an Eagle?
What is a Gentle Heat? The Sun?

Hi Seraphim,

I'm not sure what a philosophical day is. Please elucidate me .

My understanding of an eagle is the process of distillation (1 cycle). Then again, I may be completely wrong.

The gentle heat is a source (not the sun), that keeps the Work at around body temperature. It's frequently referred to as equivalent to the heat from a roosting hen.

 

[Seraphim]

Thanks for sharing <3. I look forward to your experiments.

I'm not sure either, some say Heating and Cooling? Others speak more openly.

From Gloria Mundi:

"We must prepare an Earth as the First Matter and sow our Seed therein and the Earth will produce Fruit."
The Fixed becomes Volatile, and the Volatile must become Fixed. The Body becomes a Spirit and the Spirit becomes a Body - and then it becomes the Medicine, which changes from one colour to another."

"ARISTEUS, in his Second Table, says: Beat the Body which I have made known to you into thin Plates; pour thereon our Salt Water, i.e., Water of Life, and Heat it with a Gentle Fire until its blackness disappears, and it becomes first white, and then red."

Salt Water/Water of Life sounds interesting to me. Wonder what that could be?

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Thanks for sharing <3. I look forward to your experiments.

I'm not sure either, some say Heating and Cooling? Others speak more openly.

From Gloria Mundi:

"We must prepare an Earth as the First Matter and sow our Seed therein and the Earth will produce Fruit."
The Fixed becomes Volatile, and the Volatile must become Fixed. The Body becomes a Spirit and the Spirit becomes a Body - and then it becomes the Medicine, which changes from one colour to another."

"ARISTEUS, in his Second Table, says: Beat the Body which I have made known to you into thin Plates; pour thereon our Salt Water, i.e., Water of Life, and Heat it with a Gentle Fire until its blackness disappears, and it becomes first white, and then red."

Salt Water/Water of Life sounds interesting to me. Wonder what that could be?

Thank you buddy , I'm excited and I'll keep you updated. I feel like I have a very solid way of making the stone - which is the same way my masters have taught me, the same way they made theirs.

I'm using a mix of a few different paths, and my own steps which I don't include publicly, but we'll see. I'm also going against one specific piece of advice they gave me, just to see what happens. My experiment may fail entirely....but then again, I'll be able to correct for it by the end of this year/early next year (if my hypothesis is wrong - namely about the temperature requirements in the early stages of stone formation).

Here's the long and the short of Gloria Mundi:

Gloria Mundi doesn't necessarily specify which prima materia to use. So, when it says prepare an Earth, you can use various materials. Now, I think pp is the best, best, best prime for many, many reasons. It's easier to work with than blood, and more responsive to qi. In fact, most tracts explicitly won't work unless you use it.

My interpretation of Gloria - and based on the context of the rest of the tract - is that first, you must distill the water from urine. Then, you sow your seed by pouring the water back, several times.

It mentions calcining the earth (cooking it till it turns white - please never use a violent heat), but this is strictly unnecessary.

Other paths require calcination, but not Gloria.

Then, in doing that several times, a red crystal will form. Gloria Mundi can only produce the red stone, not the white. <---<< Important

"ARISTEUS, in his Second Table, says: Beat the Body which I have made known to you into thin Plates; pour thereon our Salt Water, i.e., Water of Life, and Heat it with a Gentle Fire until its blackness disappears, and it becomes first white, and then red."
^
He's saying the same thing, in a different, very, very condensed way. This alchemist would probably prepare the earth by flattening it out, then adding the water (our mercury).

Now, from what I know, I don't believe the humid path requires purification at any stage, so perhaps he's elaborating on a different method entirely.

In fact, this sounds similar to what Bacstrom recommends - except for the fact that Bac gets rid of an entire element (mostly) from the procedure.

It's missing a lot of information, but read many tracts very carefully and you'll get a clear picture.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Thanks for sharing <3. I look forward to your experiments.

I'm not sure either, some say Heating and Cooling? Others speak more openly.

From Gloria Mundi:

"We must prepare an Earth as the First Matter and sow our Seed therein and the Earth will produce Fruit."
The Fixed becomes Volatile, and the Volatile must become Fixed. The Body becomes a Spirit and the Spirit becomes a Body - and then it becomes the Medicine, which changes from one colour to another."

"ARISTEUS, in his Second Table, says: Beat the Body which I have made known to you into thin Plates; pour thereon our Salt Water, i.e., Water of Life, and Heat it with a Gentle Fire until its blackness disappears, and it becomes first white, and then red."

Salt Water/Water of Life sounds interesting to me. Wonder what that could be?

One more matter, dear Seraphim, these two are the best definitions I've found for green lion, in any tract anywhere. This is more humid path stuff.

"
separate the eagle from the green lion; then clip his wings, and you
have performed a miracle. But these, you will say, are blind terms, and no man
knows what to make of them. True indeed, but they are such as are received
from the philosophers. Howsoever, that I may deal plainly with you, the eagle
is the water, for it is volatile and flies up in clouds, as an eagle does; but I
speak not of any common water whatsoever. The green lion is the body, or
magical earth, with which you must clip the wings of the eagle; that is to say,
you must fix her, so that she may fly no more.
~ Vaughan, Thomas. Aula Lucis, or, The House of Light. 1651 AD. Alchemical Tract
"

"
speaking of the Green Lion, he saith, Which, I pray thee, do not think
is called so from any other Cause but its Colour: For unless thy Matter shall
be green, not only in that immediate State before 'tis reduced into Water, but
also after the Water of Gold is made of it. Why 'tis called a Lion, is hinted by
another, viz., Having Power to overcome, and reduce Bodies to their first
Matter, and to make fixed things volatile and spiritual; whence 'tis fitly called
a Lion. Some are who derive the Name Green from the Rawness or Unripeness
of the Subject, and not from the Colour, viz.:- "Whose Colour doubtless is not
so, And that your Wisdom do well know; But our Lion wanting Maturity, Is
called Green, from Unripeness, trust me." - The Hunting of the Green Lion.
Another says:- "For it is because of its transcendent Force It hath, and for the
Rawness of its Source, Of which the liice is no where to be seen, That it of them
is named their Lion green. Our subject is no ways malleable; It is metalline,
and its Colour sable." - Sophic Feast. These are some more of the seeming
Contradictions, which Philosophers warn us not to be deceived with, but to
learn to Reconcile.
~ A Lover of Philalethes. A Short Enquiry Concerning the Hermetic Art. 1714 AD.
Alchemical Tract
"

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

If you don't calcine the ashes/detritus, then how do you propose to get the salt?

"Take great Care, that you do not begin your Imbibitions of your Earth,
before you find it to be very well purifyed, clarifyed, dryed, and brought to be
very subtil, and extremely frangible: for it would be a great Detriment as well
to your Work, as to your Mercury; and, although it should not spoil your Work,
yet it would be to you a great loss of Time.
~ Urbigerus, Baro. Aphorisms of Urbigerus. 1690 AD. Alchemical Tract"

It just takes a little bit longer, but that's better than risking destroying the work entirely from using too high of a temperature. This is especially important if your heater is a bit sketchy and doesn't accurately display the temperatures, which is almost certainly going to happen unless you're using high end equipment.

 

[Pilgrim]

I feel like I have a very solid way of making the stone - which is the same way my masters have taught me, the same way they made theirs.

Who are your masters out of interest?

 

[black]

If you don't calcine the ashes/detritus, then how do you propose to get the salt?

The Salt Water, the Water of Life, Our Mercury, Secret Solvent, Spiritus Mundi or whatever you choose to call IT .... this is what calcines the Earth (Our Patient, Our Gold, the Serpent, etc) in the Alchemic Process.

The Earth is being Calcined as it passes through the state of Blackness and all of this is performed at a low temperature ..... 30 to 50 degrees C.

I am looking forward to see where Thomas will get his Secret Solvent from.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Who are your masters out of interest?

The Salt Water, the Water of Life, Our Mercury, Secret Solvent, Spiritus Mundi or whatever you choose to call IT .... this is what calcines the Earth (Our Patient, Our Gold, the Serpent, etc) in the Alchemic Process.

The Earth is being Calcined as it passes through the state of Blackness and all of this is performed at a low temperature ..... 30 to 50 degrees C.

I am looking forward to see where Thomas will get his Secret Solvent from.

Time will tell, dear friend

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Dear Friends ,

This week was a week of remembrance of the divine. I've now come to understand that the Great Work has some kind of spiritual effect on the creator's body-mind complex.

I had an extremely, extremely unusual and genuinely paranormal event happen to me while praying and focusing on the bottles. I'd really rather not say what happened (publicly), but I was rather frightened briefly - as I'd imagine just about anyone would be -, but I didn't allow the fear to overwhelm me...because the divine is with me .

Also, I had some rather dramatic, and unexpected events and fallouts which basically came out of nowhere. I began to understand that somehow, the very process of creating the Stone is one of purging what is vile and gross from what is pure and good. The true nature of people and things spontaneously reveal themselves.

I didn't know this when starting. I don't think it's like this for everyone, but just be aware that we're working with primal, universal forces - and they tend to leave their mark...lol!

Either way, the bottles are progressing nicely. The matrix at the bottom has lost its crystalline structure as the skies darken - and now it appears to me like some kind of yeast-like residue. It's thiiick boyos.

Another thing, just for funsies <3, I got a big bottle and mixed up some juice. Dont' worry about the plastic, even though it's just a common bottle, I made sure it's able to tolerate the basic ph and heat requirements that I need. This stone isn't for consumption at all - I had some experiments I wanted to try with the mercury...and I didn't want to mess up my medicine, so I'll just play with the big bottle. I'll let you guys know what happens.

here's what you've been waiting for ...look at that beautiful, billowly cloud hanging in the air ^_^

Isn't it funny how much darker the older bottles are?

TO DO NEXT WEEK:

7 X Prayer, meditation, affirmations <---<< Standard stuff, empower the jars with qi.

Make sure the special borosilicate vessel arrives (picking it up on Wednesday)

Sigils created . I'm working off the stuff I have practical experience with (Dr. Masaru Emoto's rice experiment). Had a lot of family drama this week, but I need to activate the sigils.

Continue babysitting the work, and speaking words of encouragement to it .

Connect with Jehuti more. I am deeply, truly grateful for his guidance and assistance in the work.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

"Give the people what they want and you shall never lack."

So, today I was looking at my oldest bottle and I saw the strangest thing....I can see a large black spot developing within the ruins of the crystal palace! I apologize for not having a picture, friends....I wasn't able to capture it with my camera.

What's really blowing my mind is that another much younger jar has developed tiny flecks of black in its cloud.....huh!

Now, I've never heard of this happening so early. Is it really true that putrefaction - the reduction to the elements - can happen even while the waters are present? I'm assuming it can't be mold (probably), because the whole solution has become so, so basic and toxic inside, I doubt much of anything could survive.

I believe that the only thing slowing down the complete return to the fundamental elements is the presence of vast quantities of water, that are desperately trying to hold everything together, before the inevitable collapse. Today, I begin draining the swamp...lol!

I have made an executive decision! I'm going with my gut instinct ^_^.

After precisely 5 weeks (exactly 35 days, which is weird...lol), I declare my oldest bottle, "The Yosemites", is ready and more than willing to begin the 2nd stage !!

----------------

The old world, long past its zenith, had failed us

Within the very foundation, cracks had already began to appear

Oh, how I will miss all those pretty stars in the sky

The land of beautiful diamonds, shining brilliantly in the sun

But within them lay a terrible truth

This too shall pass

As it must, to give birth to a new civilization

Somewhere within the coming dark age,

we will rise again!

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

 

[oxymoron]

Hey Thomas, first of all, I wish you good luck on your adventure. I hope things turn out as you wish.

I have 3 questions, if you don't mind:

1. What are all the books and tracts that you would recommend for me to read if I want to fulfill my own path? Please tell me about the things that helped you gain confidence in your ability to succeed, sooner or later.

2. Based on your experience, how much time is needed to obtain the stone? I've seen you speak in terms of days, while others mention months or years. I just want to get an idea.

3. Would you be able to become my master or help me connect with yours? I’m really interested, and I’m not doing this for money, as I already live comfortably. Since a young age, I’ve always loved alchemy, and reading about it has allowed me to escape the matrix for a moment and dive into the complexities, yet the harmony, created by the All, which is fascinating. However, I often felt lost while searching online until I found this amazing forum with genuine and helpful users. Could you please help? I’m ready to contribute in any way to support your work and thank you in advance for your help.

Thanks a lot, and again, I wish you the best of luck from the bottom of my heart.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Hey Thomas, first of all, I wish you good luck on your adventure. I hope things turn out as you wish.

I have 3 questions, if you don't mind:

1. What are all the books and tracts that you would recommend for me to read if I want to fulfill my own path? Please tell me about the things that helped you gain confidence in your ability to succeed, sooner or later.

2. Based on your experience, how much time is needed to obtain the stone? I've seen you speak in terms of days, while others mention months or years. I just want to get an idea.

3. Would you be able to become my master or help me connect with yours? I’m really interested, and I’m not doing this for money, as I already live comfortably. Since a young age, I’ve always loved alchemy, and reading about it has allowed me to escape the matrix for a moment and dive into the complexities, yet the harmony, created by the All, which is fascinating. However, I often felt lost while searching online until I found this amazing forum with genuine and helpful users. Could you please help? I’m ready to contribute in any way to support your work and thank you in advance for your help.

Thanks a lot, and again, I wish you the best of luck from the bottom of my heart.

Dear Friend ,

Thank you for your kind wishes, and I am pleased by your enthusiasm! I'd be happy to answer all of your questions.

1. These are the ones I strongly, strongly recommend, depending on your inclinations:

An Open Entrance to the Closed Palace of the King
Rosicrucian Aphorisms and Process -Bacstrom
Gloria Mundi sonsten Paradeiss Taffel <----< The most important book, and really works

2. By my estimate, and according to the guidance from my mentor(s), probably around 1-3 years. My direct teacher was able to make the first iteration of the red stone in a year. She's in the process of further refining it. My other teacher claimed that it could be made in as little as 13 weeks, if one had the right knowledge and required tools. I think this is....highly optimistic. Generally plan to take at least a good year and a half or longer, depending on if any screwups happen.

3. Dear friend, I'm just a novice, like anyone else. More importantly, I'm a human being , unworthy of having the title of master. The only true masters are the almighty divine and nature. They are already freely and lovingly available to you. Trust your intuition. I'm more than willing to answer any question, for free, because the knowledge of alchemy was given so graciously and freely to me. As for my teachers...well, they are kind of private individuals. If you're already beginning the great work (as in, you're cooking right now), I'd be happy to connect you with them.

God bless you and I wish you success in your journey .

 

[black]

2. By my estimate, and according to the guidance from my mentor(s), probably around 1-3 years. My direct teacher was able to make the first iteration of the red stone in a year. She's in the process of further refining it. My other teacher claimed that it could be made in as little as 13 weeks, if one had the right knowledge and required tools. I think this is....highly optimistic. Generally plan to take at least a good year and a half or longer, depending on if any screwups happen.

Hi Thomas

The basic foundation Stone does take 9 months to a year via the Wet Path but I have never heard of a Stone taking as long as 3 years (actual lab work).

I have also seen the basic foundation Stone completed in only a few weeks.

I do like to see your enthusiasm in your laboratory Work.

I am following your posts with interest.

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Hi Thomas

The basic foundation Stone does take 9 months to a year via the Wet Path but I have never heard of a Stone taking as long as 3 years (actual lab work).

I have also seen the basic foundation Stone completed in only a few weeks.

I do like to see your enthusiasm in your laboratory Work.

I am following your posts with interest.

Hello Black ,

How are you my friend? I hope all is well. I am very curious about your experience with the stone, because I believe you've likely made one, or have the knowledge to do so . In which case, I am excited to share my results with you.

I think you're right by the way. There was another gentleman I've spoken to from Singapore that had created the stone using very similar methods to what I'm doing. Unfortunately, he wasn't very open, but mentioned in passing that it had taken him 3 years. I think he was exaggerating quite a bit, from what I now know.

Either way, I tend to lean on the conservative side when it comes to creating the stone - leaving plenty of room for operator error. I'm assuming, with general mishaps, trials and tribulations, it would take the average person that starts from absolutely 0 not less than a year (maybe), and perhaps longer to create the red stone.

Of course, I may be completely wrong, and gosh, I'd be so happy if it finished faster. I think that with professional, lab grade supplies, one can definitely do it in a few months - if they were proficient and experienced. What do you think the lower limit is?

Thank you again for your kind words , I've been reading your posts quite a bit and have learned numerous things.

Cheers!

TL

 

[Thomas Lacroft]

Friends and honored guests, all fellow travelers on the path to freedom, welcome to my humble kitchen🤗 as well as the end of the 2nd month!




We've come quite a ways together, haven't we? In that time, the oldest (surviving) bottle went from looking like this:



To looking like this:



with a ton of matter on the bottom:



What's been bugging me is that its brother jar never developed matter at the bottom....what gives? This was using my own GW, instead of combining it with my wife. What's weird is that I took all the precautions - collected it in the morning, had a bunch of supplements, etc... but still...nothing.


Is it a failure? Why is that? Remember the very first jar I made with just my own GW? Well, it already had matter forming on the bottom after a few days. I'm thinking there might have been something I took that prevented the formation of matter. How freaking weird is that?

Maybe I fxcked it up somehow. I felt like throwing it away....but nah. How hilarious would it be if it's the only one to develop the stone, despite looking like a dud? LOL! So, I'll just process it like normal, and perhaps I'll just use it as a mercury "bank", if nothing else.

Who knows...maybe as the waters are distilled, something might come up. It ain't over yet!

The other bottles are continuing as normal, with an expected maturation date of November 1st-2nd (I hope). I'm going to process them differently, because I really wanna try something fun . Trust me you'll wanna see the results.

So, now I'm in phase 2. I've decided to take the humid path on all of my mature bottles, because I feel like it's the most reliable and fastest ways to the make the stone.

Now, I didn't have the budget or the tools to pursue that path tbh. It's a bit difficult getting them where I currently am. I was actually kind of depressed this week and feeling lost on how to progress. During meditation, I had a stroke of insight!!! I realized how to do it VERY cheaply, while still remaining true to the process.

Sorry, I can't show my phase 2 because it's covered with important sigils, and I never show my magick to anyone, not even my wife. However, it fulfills the requirements:

Airtight, Hermetically Sealed ✅

2 vessels, including a receiver ✅

Constant Warmth ✅

That's it . I had to really look around for the stuff, clean it, and prepare it. You might not believe it, but in total, I've spent $3.57 on this project (per jar). LOL!! Okay, in my country, a dollar can stretch like laffy taffy, but I still feel pretty proud that I was able to do it for so cheap 😇, and grateful for the divine guidance that enabled me to do so.

Now, dear companions, the long, hard slog begins. It'll be a while before much progress is seen, so I believe the best thing to do is post monthly. Every month, I'll keep you folks updated on the 1st. There's no point in weekly updates anymore...unless something interesting happens.

See you in November !

TO DO NEXT MONTH:

31 X Prayer, meditation, affirmations <---<< Standard stuff, empower the jars with qi.

Activate sigils until they are on autopilot

Continue babysitting the work, and speaking words of encouragement to it .

Connect with Jehuti more. I am deeply, truly grateful for his guidance and assistance in the work.