The mine of our mercury is our saltpetre not that of the vulgar.

Our sharp bitter vitriol is not that of the vulgarOur ammoniac is not that of the vulgar

Cabala mineralis manuscript

T h e sprout of Mercury.

T h e water of life

Nine volat i le parts fix one part of mercury.

Homogen i tas the sharp l iving water.

Our mercury.The living pontic water.

Two to more than three parts of our mercury dissolveone part of the common moon or sun, and they becomeinseparably one spongeous porous body, which is calledour moon or sun, not the common.

The moon through mercury of five eagles.The Sun through mercury of seven eagles.

T h e soph ic calcinat ion of the s u n .

The sophic putrefaction.

Of the calcination of our sun, having been wateredwith new mercury, two parts in weight, the commonsun is made one body, black and not porous.

T h e Germinat ion of vegeta t ion .

T h e s u n having been changed through

the black colour b e c o m e s green , i t is

spread out into the vegeta t ion .

The white sulphur.

Our sun having been changed into a greencolour, passes into white sulphur, which isthe body animated by the incorruptible soul.