The Philosopher's Stone is one of Israel Regardie's masterpieces. In it he analyzed three important alchemical treatises from the 17th century, explaining them symbolically, psychologically, and magically. Although the information is still vital to occultists, the presentation was dated. Now, famed occultists Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero bring the information up to date. The original is complete but the Hebrew transliteration has been corrected and the text is fully annotated and explained so that students in the 21st century can fully appreciate it. Also included in this third edition are new illustrations, a glossary, a biographical dictionary, a bibliography, an index, and a new introduction.
Israel Regardie studied with famous occultist Aleister Crowley and joined the Order of the Golden Dawn, Stella Matutina Temple, in 1934. His writings contributed to the foundation of modern Western occultism.
ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction to the Third Edition by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha CiceroIntroduction to the Second Edition by Israel RegardieChapter One: IntroductionBOOK ONE: Alchemy, Psychology, and Qabalah Chapter Two: The Golden Treatise of Hermes Trismegistus Chapter Three: CommentaryChapter Four: Commentary (cont.) BOOK TWO: Magnetism and MagicChapter Five: The Magnetic TheoryChapter Six: The Six Keys of EudoxusChapter Seven: Commentary on the Six Keys of EudoxusChapter Eight: The Magical View BOOK THREE: The Mystic CoreChapter Nine: Coelum Terrae by Thomas VaughanChapter Ten: Conclusion BOOK FOUR: Practical Alchemy and Ritual MagicChapter Eleven: The Spiritual Alchemy of the Golden Dawn by Charles "Chic" CiceroChapter Twelve: Introduction to Alchemy—A Golden Dawn Perspective by Mark StavishChapter Thirteen: Basic Alchemy for the Golden Dawn by Samuel ScarboroughChapter Fourteen: Golden Dawn Ritual Method and Alchemy by Samuel ScarboroughChapter Fifteen: The Elixir of the Sun: A Ritual of Alchemy by Steven MarshallChapter Sixteen: Solve et Coagula: The Union of Sol and Luna by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero BOOK FIVE: ResourcesAppendix One: A Selection of Books on AlchemyAppendix Two: Practical Alchemy: Some Basic Safety RulesGlossary Biographical DictionaryBibliographyIndexList of Art Credits