Table of Contents

Introduction: The Healing Art of Spagyric Medicine

Part One
Theoria: Alchemical Philosophy and Pioneers of Spagyrics

1 Alchemical Philosophy

2 Paracelsus

3 Paracelsian Philosophy and Spagyric Alchemy

4 The Vital Force: Samuel Hahnemann and Homeopathy

5 Neo-Paracelsian Spagyrics

Part Two
Praxis

6 Making Spagyric Essences

7 Plant Profiles and Therapeutics

Achillea millefolium Yarrow

Calendula officinalis Calendula

Carduus marianus St. Mary’s Thistle

Ceanothus americanus Ceanothus

Chamomila Chamomile

Crataegus oxyacanthoides Hawthorn

Equisetum arvense Horsetail

Foeniculum vulgare Fennel

Galium asparine Cleavers

Hypericum perforatum St. John’s Wort

Iris Versicolor Iris

Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm

Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary

Salvia officinalis Sage

Sambucus nigra Elderflower

Taraxacum officinale Dandelion

Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle

Notes

Bibliography

Resources

Index

About the Author

Clare Goodrick-Clarke is a homoeopath and honorary fellow of the University of Exeter, where she lectures on the esoteric body and the history of alchemy. She studied with Manfred M. Junius, author of Spagyrics, and she is the author of The Hermetic Art of Alchemy and coauthor (with Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke) of G.R.S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest. She lives in Devon.

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