Text.Penot.1595-01.E9r/Translation
From Theatrum Paracelsicum
Philosophers have attempted to conceal rather than reveal their art: For the whole of knowledge consists in Metals and their roots: therefore, they have used characters and various Names for the purpose of concealing the art: But I, indeed, offer plainly to the students of science, as I have encountered in my travels: and advise you for the best:
Pygmies | Sylvans | Vulcans | Penates. Superi. | Heroes | Nymphs | Manes. Lemures. |
⟨Saturn⟩ Lead | ⟨Jupiter⟩ Tin | ⟨Mars⟩ Iron | ⟨Sun⟩ Gold | ⟨Venus⟩ Copper | ⟨Mercury⟩ Mercury | ⟨Moon⟩ Silver |
Mystery of Extreme Unction | Mystery of Order | Mystery of Contrition | Mystery of the Altar | Mystery of Marriage | Mystery of Confirmation | Mystery of Baptism |
Sea salt | Sal ammoniac | Rock salt | Common salt | Vitriol | Feather alum | Alum |
Spleen | Liver | Gallbladder | Heart | Kidneys | Lung | Brain |
Antimony | Bismuth | Cobalt | Sulfur | Zinc oxide | Cinnabar | Talc |
Capricorn | Libra | Aries | Leo | Taurus | Virgo | Cancer |
Owl | Dove | Ostrich | Eagle | Peacock | Stork | ‘Cinnus’ |
Flax | Barley | Oats | Wheat | Peas | Millet | Siligo |
Bear | Sheep | Horse | Unicorn | ‘Alps’ | Panther | Tiger |
Toad | Spider | Scorpion | Dragon | Green lizard | Basilisk | Snake |
Old age | Mature age | Full manhood | Early manhood | Youth | Childhood | Infancy |
Lime of metals | Oil or resin of metals | Salt of metals | Tincture of metals | Crocus of metals | Mercury of metals | Liquid of metals |
Putrefaction | Distillation | Calcination | Transmutation | Coagulation | Sublimation | Solution |
Terrestrial gods | Aerial gods | Fire gods | Celestial gods | Dead gods | Water gods | Infernal gods |