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Coniunctio Oppositorum
June 7, 2013
— alchemy, magic, symbols
The reunification of opposites in alchemy is called Coniunctio Oppositorum. The material is separated in the distillation process. In the collective consciousness imagery and music exist as powerful actors. The opposites can be soul and spirit, Republican and Democrat, or just black and white. Our individual dreams and psyches are influenced by all the opposites in the universe. It is an act of magic to distill your thoughts and ethical boundaries. It is an act of wisdom to recognize that we are each as magical as the other.
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I have never heard of this before – I sat through the whole video to learn something new!!
is this sort of like the balance of yin and yang within a body and coming into balance?
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Yes, the alchemists borrowed from the Orient, and created chemistry as we know it..so they tried everything. The philosophy was more powerful than the knowledge they had in the middle ages so they made lots of mistakes. Distillation is a kind of alchemy.
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I love the old engraving. A good video too
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