Gregg Henriques’ Tree Of Knowledge System

David Allen Hulse, The Eastern Mysteries—An Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World

Pages from the oldest known Norwegian svartebok ("black book") manuscript. Vinjeboka, c.1480-1520, Ms.8° 1059, Nasjonalbiblioteket, Oslo, Norway.

The Color of Pomegranates (Նռան գույնը) , 1969

Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human

"Burning Rhapsody"

Vampire Night (Namco/Sega/WOW Entertainment - PS2 - 2001)

The basic tenets of alchemy:

1. The universe has a divine origin. The cosmos is an emanation of One God. Therefore All is One.

2. Everything in the physical world exists by virtue of the Law of Polarity or Duality. Any idea can be defined in relation to its opposite, such as: male-female, light-dark, sun-moon, spirit-body, and so on.

3. Everything in the physical world is composed of Spirit, Soul, and Body: the Three Alchemic Principles. (In alchemy, these are called Mercury, Sulfur, and Salt.)

4. All alchemical work, whether practical laboratory work or spiritual alchemy, consists of three basic evolutionary processes: separation, purification, and recombination.

5. All matter is composed of four archetypal energies—the four elements of Fire (thermal energy), Water (liquid), Air (gas), and Earth (solid). The knowledge and skillful use of these four energy types is an essential part of alchemical work.

6. The Quintessence, or “Fifth essence,” is contained within the four elements but is not one of them. It is one of the three essential Principles, also called the Philosophic Mercury.

7. Everything moves toward its preordained state of perfection.

Israel Regardie, The Philosopher’s Stone: Spiritual Alchemy, Psychology, and Ritual Magic

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A schematic representation of the personality system. 

‘Biological bases’ (such as genes) and ‘external influences’ (such as cultural norms) are inputs to the system. Personality traits are found in the category of ‘basic tendencies’, which are influenced by biological bases, but not external influences. Causal paths are indicated by arrows, and show that, over time, traits interact with the environment to produce ‘characteristic adaptations’ (such as attitudes), and these in turn interact with the situation to produce the output of the system, the ‘objective biography’. The ‘self-concept’ is a subset of characteristic adaptations of particular importance to self theorists. Adapted from McCrae and Costa (1996)