Laboratory Alchemy

#1 Introduction to Podcast Series on the Emerald Tablet

The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religious traditions. Ostensibly concerned with turning base metals into gold, alchemy was in fact dedicated to transforming the lead of self into the gold of spirit. This brilliant history of alchemy traces its sources back to ancient Egypt, and presents alchemy as a useful, practical system of self-transformation. Each of the seven steps of alchemical transformation is explained, with hands-on techniques and exercises, treating alchemy as a living discipline for achieving a spiritual awakening.
from The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation (Penguin 1999). Paperback and Kindle editions available on Amazon.

About the Entfleurage Process

Dennis William Hauck discusses the esoteric aspects of the medieval entfleurage process. French for “from the flowers,” entfleurage was the original method of making perfumes. Hauck’s lab video showing the step-by-step practical work can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQkpEWAKh1I

True Imagination in Alchemy

Recorded from an article for the Rosicrucian Digest, Vol.96 No.1, 2018. Download the issue and individual articles from https://www.rosicrucian.org/rosicrucian-digest-rosicrucian-alchemy 

An Alchemical Journey to the Black Forest

Recorded from an article for the Rosicrucian Digest, Vol.96 No.1, 2018. Download the issue and individual articles from https://www.rosicrucian.org/rosicrucian-digest-rosicrucian-alchemy 

The Alchemist's Laboratory

This tour of a medieval alchemist's laboratory describes both practical and spiritual aspects. Recorded from an article for the Rosicrucian Digest, Vol.96 No.1, 2018. Download the issue and individual articles from https://www.rosicrucian.org/rosicrucian-digest-rosicrucian-alchemy 

Medieval Laboratory Tour

Dennis William Hauck describes what it would be like to visit the laboratory of a medieval alchemist. He walks through the lab and explain the meaning of the various operations underway.