The symbol table following appeared in the “Last Will and Testament” of Basilius Valentinus. It has been augmented with symbols from other sources such as the Alchemist’s Handbook of Fra. Albertus, Pernety’ s “The Great Art”, Rola’s book on Alchemy, items taken from the works of Agrippa and John Read and symbols from the Bacstrom Manuscripts. The purpose of this expansion is simply to make this dictionary more useable. This “cross -breeding” has introduced some duplicate entries but they will serve as a cross-reference.
The latter part of these tables is a Geniatria dictionary. For those desirous of seeking possible hidden meaning in the alchemystical writings thru the Qabalah, the Hebrew of ‘key’ aichemically-oriented words are presented along with their numerical equivalence, phoneticized Hebrew and any textural or Bibical references that may be significant.
hwn
(Hans W. Nintzel)
(Note: The original photocopy from Hans had no page numbers.)
-A-
Aes Ustum
Acetum (Acid, ie-vinegar)
Acetum distillatum (distilled vinegar)
Air
Alcohol (ie-spirits)
(an old definition is: Antimony!)
Alembic
Alkali, common
Alkali, salt
Aludel.
Aluminum (Alium)
Amalgam
Ammoniac, Sal (Ammonium Chloride, NH4CL
but formerly it was Harts horn or powdered
Antler-Ammonium Carbonate, (NH4)2C03)
Ana (equal parts of each)
Annus (year)
Antimony
Antimony, Oil of
Aqua
Aqua Fortis
(1/2 Nitric Acid + 1/2 Vitriolic Acid)
AQUARIUS (Multiplication, salt nitre)
Aqua Regia
(1/2 Nitric and 1/2 Hydrochloric Acids)
Aqua Vitae
Argentum
(Silver, Luna)
Argentum Vivum
Arena
ARIES (Calcination, antimony)
Arsenic
Ashes
Asphaltum
(Congelation)
Attramentum
Aunus
Aurichalcum
Aurum
(Gold, Sol)
Aurum Pigmentum
Aurum Potabile
Azoth
-B-
Balneum Mariae
(BM, Water Bath, Mary’ s Bath)
Balneum Vaporis
(By, Steam Bath)
Black Ink
Bone
Borax
Brass
Brick, pulverized
(Latera)
Bull
-C-
Calcination
Calcine, to
Calx
Calx Vive
Camphor
CANCER (dissolution)
CAPRICORN (fermentation)
Caput Mortuum
Carbonate
Cera
Ceruse (lead acetate)
Chalk
Ciment, to
Cinceres Clavellati
(Crude Potassium Carbonate)
Cinis (ashes)
Cinnabar
Coagulate, to
Cool
Congelation ...
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