Contents of Gnosis #8

	#8: Alchemy
	"Alchemy is isolating the principle of life. This is what the ancients called the vital force. Once you had this life force isolated, then you could process it further and make an elixir of immortality." - Art Kunkin, from The GNOSIS Interview: Art Kunkin


	Contents		Summer 1988
	1 Editorial 2 News 4 Letters 6 Introduction: How Many Alchemists Does It Take . . . ? by Jay Kinney 8 The Age of Gold by Jim Melodini The search for a reconciliation between alchemy and science. 11 Alchemy is Alive and Well by Hans Nintzel Hundreds of alchemists all over the world are working with this "lost" art. 16 The GNOSIS Interview: Art Kunkin by Christopher Farmer A frank discussion of the ups and downs of a modern alchemist. 22 The Parting of the Ways by John Lash Chinese and Western alchemy in contrast. 27 An Alchemical Mandala by Adam McLean 28 Sexual Alchemy by Robert Anton Wilson Is there a guide to tantric sexual yoga hidden in alchemy's symbolism? 33 An Alchemy Reading List by Ivan St. John A short selection of books on various facets of alchemy. 34 C.G. Jung and the Alchemical Revival by Stephan A. Hoeller A look at Jung's understanding of alchemy and its implications. 40 The Rose Garden of the Philosophers by David Fideler A look at spiritual horticulture and alchemystical gardening. 45 The Regeneration of the Stone by Ivan St. John An alchemical meditation attributed to Roger Bacon. 48 Alchemy out of India by Elemire Zolla A search for the roots of alchemy in the east. 50 Book Reviews Waking Up: Overcoming the Obstacles to Human Potential by Charles T. Tart Self-Completion: Keys to the Meaningful Life by Robert S. de Ropp Salome and Judas in the Cave of Sex by Ewa Kuryluk Harmonies of Heaven and Earth by Joscelyn Godwin Music, Mysticism and Magic: A Sourcebook by Joscelyn Godwin Scandal: Essays in Islamic Heresy by Peter Lamborn Wilson The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry translation and commentary by Peter Lamborn Wilson and Nasrollah Pourjavady The Way of Paradox: Spiritual Life as Taught by Meister Eckhart by Cyprian Smith The Treasure House of Images by Gareth Knight Tarot Mirrors, Reflections of Personal Meaning by Mary K. Greer The Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Volume II: The Sensitives: Dynamics and Dangers of Mysticism by Paul Brunton Truth or Dare by Starhawk The Witches' Goddess by Janet and Stewart Farrar The Chalice & the Blade by Riane Eisler The Sacred Prostitute: Eternal Aspect of the Feminine by Nancy Qualls-Corbett Tales for Transformation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated from the German by Scott Thompson The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin by P.D. Ouspensky Islam: The Way of Submission by Solomon Nigosian

#8: Alchemy

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