Unlock the secrets of a timeless art with "Real Alchemy: A Primer of Practical Alchemy" by Robert Bartlett. This groundbreaking modern manual combines the best of both worlds—modern scientific technology and ancient alchemical methods. Robert Allen Bartlett, a laboratory scientist and chemist, offers a comprehensive exploration of the history and theories that underpin the practice of alchemy.

With its clean, clear, and reader-friendly style, "Real Alchemy" provides invaluable guidance for the production of plant-based alchemical products. It seamlessly transitions the reader into the fundamentals of mineral work—a realm often regarded as the true essence of alchemy.

Table of Contents:

• Preface to the Ibis Press Edition by Brian Cotnoir
• Foreword by Dennis William Hauck
• Preface to the First Edition by Robert Allen Bartlett
• Introduction: Practical Alchemy
• A Brief History of Alchemy
• Theory of Alchemy
• Astrology and Alchemy
• Introduction to Laboratory Alchemy
• Alchemical Processes
• Herbal Alchemy
• Water Works
• Return to the Fire
• Qabalah and Alchemy
• Introduction to Mineral and Metallic Works
• Via Humida
• Concerning The Minerals
• Via Humida, Part Two
• Via Sicca
• Antimony
• The Seed of Metals
• The Philosopher's Stone
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Bibliography

Robert Allen Bartlett is one of the few practicing modern-day alchemist's of our time. Continuing the time-honored traditions of Paracelsus and his pursuit of superior medicines gleaned from Nature herself, Robert is devoted to the pursuit of alchemical knowledge and making it's benefits available to the world. He lectures and teaches this celestial agriculture, making it easy to understand and enabling the average person to create their own unique remedies at home through the workings of the herbal kingdom. He is an instructor of spagyrics at Flamel College Online at www.alchemylab.com.