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INTERNATIONAL ALCHEMY GUILD BULLETIN Page 1 Alchemy Guild Bulletin International Alchemy Guild (IAG), P.O. Box 22309, Sacramento, CA, 95822‐0309 USA www.alchemyguild.org Editor: Paulette Harris Template Design: Marissa Newell SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2010 Announcements MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DATE ‐ The renewal date for ALL memberships will be each January, commencing January, 2011. IAG now accepts all credit cards (Visa, MC, Discover, Amex) for ease of making membership payments. COMING SOON! Watch for the rollout of the new ALCHEMY HOME STUDY PROGRAM. This is a major overhaul of the program with online exams and grading, as well as webinars and online meetings. Check out the website, which is expected to be operational late September: www.AlchemyStudy.com Email: [email protected]. Chapter News The Alchemy Guild of DC ‐ Roger L. Asterilla, founder of The Alchemy Guild of DC, has announced that its new website is: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thealch emyguildof dc/ Roger is currently conducting biochemical analysis, karmic chart profiles, and training on an individual basis in EmWave Technology. Please note that only those individuals who are pursuing Internal Alchemy are eligible for the EmWave program at this time. Watch for news of Roger’s upcoming presentation regarding the Blacksmith Tradition, the First Sons of the Earth, showing how the Greek myths of Asteria, Asterion, Asterius, all connect to the Blacksmith and Shamanic traditions. Meetings & Conferences November 19, 2010 75 TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, London, ENGLAND. A tour of the Royal Institution is to be conducted by Professor Frank James at 12:30 p.m. The meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m., culminating with dinner at 8:00 p.m. For itinerary, additional information and to register, please contact: [email protected]. September 16‐18, 2011 INTERNATIONAL ALCHEMY CONFERENCE, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. A Must Attend Event! The Largest Gathering of Alchemists in 500 Years! Come discover the art of transformation that will help you make the next quantum Leap in your Life. www.alchemyconference.com

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AlchemyGuildBulletinInternationalAlchemyGuild(IAG),P.O.Box22309,

Sacramento,CA,95822‐0309USA

www.alchemyguild.org

Editor:PauletteHarrisTemplateDesign:MarissaNewell

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER,2010

Announcements

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DATE ‐ The renewaldate for ALL memberships will be each January,commencing January, 2011. IAGnowaccepts allcreditcards(Visa,MC,Discover,Amex)foreaseofmakingmembershippayments.

COMINGSOON!WatchfortherolloutofthenewALCHEMY HOME STUDY PROGRAM. This is amajoroverhauloftheprogramwithonlineexamsand grading, as well as webinars and onlinemeetings. Check out the website, which isexpectedtobeoperationallateSeptember:www.AlchemyStudy.comEmail:[email protected].

ChapterNews

The Alchemy Guild of DC ‐ Roger L. Asterilla,founder of The Alchemy Guild of DC, hasannounced that its new website is:http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/thealchemyguildofdc/

Roger is currently conducting biochemicalanalysis,karmicchartprofiles,andtrainingonanindividual basis in EmWave Technology. PleasenotethatonlythoseindividualswhoarepursuingInternal Alchemy are eligible for the EmWaveprogramatthistime.

WatchfornewsofRoger’supcomingpresentationregardingtheBlacksmithTradition, theFirstSonsof the Earth, showing how the Greek myths ofAsteria, Asterion, Asterius, all connect to theBlacksmithandShamanictraditions.

Meetings&Conferences

November 19, 2010 – 75TH ANNIVERSARYMEETING of the Society for the History ofAlchemy and Chemistry, Royal Institution,Albemarle Street, London, ENGLAND. A tour ofthe Royal Institution is to be conducted byProfessorFrankJamesat12:30p.m.Themeetingwill commence at 1:30 p.m., culminating withdinner at 8:00 p.m. For itinerary, additionalinformation and to register, please contact:[email protected].

September 16‐18, 2011 ‐ INTERNATIONALALCHEMY CONFERENCE, Long Beach ConventionCenter, Long Beach, CA. A Must Attend Event!TheLargestGatheringofAlchemistsin500Years!Comediscovertheartof transformationthatwillhelp you make the next quantum Leap in yourLife.www.alchemyconference.com

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Seminars&Workshops

September 11, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.ALCHEMY THE ART OF TRANSMUTATION ANDTHECREATIVEPATHbySteveKalecFRC,AMORCGrand Councillor forQuebec,will be held at LOLHall,41RosemountAvenue,Ottawa,Ontario.TheSeminarfeeis$20. Forfurtherinformationortopre‐register call: 613‐745‐8731 or [email protected].

November8‐13,2010,FIRSTALCHEMYSEMINAR,Palace Hotel, 77 Drayton St., Nanango,Queensland4615.AUSTRALIA.Presenter:ArthurFehres,aliasArtofferus.ThisuniqueFirstSeminarcombines theory and practical work, elaboratingonthemedicinalPhilosophers’Stone,referredtoas the Dry Way. This method is different fromspagyricmethodsandother 'wet’ways, reducingthe operation to days rather than years. Itsexistencehasbeenhintedat,butneverrevealed.Dedicated individuals will be able to prepare atrue alchemical substance since the seminarincludes‘hands‐on’practicalalchemywork.Arthur'snewpublication,BOOKOFREVELATION–THE PHILOSOPHERS’ STONE – THE EASY WAY,contains much alchemical theory and Hermeticphilosophy.ThisFirstSeminarwillgreatlyexpandone’s understanding of the theories in the book.Maximum is 20 applicants. In preparationattendantsarerequiredtohavereadthebook.In this day and age the termalchemyhas beenrepresentedbyspagyrists,academics,spiritualistsandmagicianstomeanmanythings.Thisseminargives participants a real understanding and firmdefinitionoflaboratoryalchemy.RossMack,DirectorandPrincipalofTheAlchemySchool (official name pending). For furtherinformationandseminarfees,[email protected]

Publications

The latest issue of theALCHEMY JOURNAL (Vol.11No.1)isnowavailable.

The special themed issue engages with thealchemiesofAsia–contentsinclude:• Morphogenesis and plant signature: the Tao of

connectednessbyDr.JosefMargraf;• Metallic medicines of Indian alchemy by Robert

AllenBartlett• A Short Stroll to Eternity: Taoism, Alchemy and

ImmortalitybyJeannieRadcliffe• TheTaoofTarot:TheMagicianbyChristinaBjergo• TheAlchemyandtheEcstasybyMajaD’Aoust• The Cult of Burmese Alchemy by Dr.Maung Htin

Aung• RasaShastra:TheArtofVedicAlchemybyAndrew

Mason• The Nine Supreme Inner Alchemy Formulas of

GrandMasterOneCloud:TheWayoftheTaoandBasisoftheUniversalTaoSystembyGrandMasterMantakChiaandMagisterMundusConcentratus

• The International Alchemy Conference by DuaneSaari

• Secretof Immortality fromHsi‐yu chi (or, Journeyto theWest) byWu Ch’eng‐en and translated byJenniferOldstone‐Moore

• Modern Magister: Dr. Josef Margraf by PaulHardacreplus

• ValeHansSchimmerbyDennisWilliamHauck• ValeJeanDubuisbyPatriceMaleze94pages,perfect‐bound,printedinfullcolouronwood‐freebondpaper,inalimitededitionof750copies. Available for USD$15 plus postage, orsubscribe to both 2010 issues of the AlchemyJournalforUSD$30pluspostage.

Subscriptions,backissues,submissionguidelines,andadvertisingratesatwww.alchemyjournal.com

TheAlchemy Journal is published by SalamanderandSonsfortheInternationalAlchemyGuild.

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Interviews

RUBAPHILOSSALFLUĚREinterviewedonOccultofPersonality!

Occult of Personality peers behind the veil,delivering interviews with serious esotericresearchers from all over the world. In podcastepisode 88, Rubaphilos Salfluěre discusses hispersonal experiences with the Western mysterytradition in New Zealand, including his interestand training in laboratoryalchemy,hypnosis, theHermeticOrderoftheGoldenDawn(HOGD), theBuilders of the Adytum (BOTA), the Ancient andMystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC), andFreemasonry.

Rubaphilos endeavours to dispel the confusionsurrounding alchemy, including both laboratorywork and inner work. He also explains howesoteric spiritual alchemy is synonymous withqabalah, and talks about thePhilosophers’ StoneandtheElixirofLife.

InthewordsoftheproducerandhostofOccultofPersonality: “I highly recommend RubaphilosSalfluěre’sTheHermesParadigm,BookOne:FirstPrinciples...IfyouareastudentofHermeticsandalchemy, Rubaphilos’ book is essential reading.Perhaps controversial to some, his insights andexperienceareinvaluableinmyopinion.”

ListentoPartOneoftheinterviewathttp://www.occultofpersonality.net/rubaphilos‐salfluere/PartTwooftheinterview,whichaddressesmoredeeplythedivisionbetweentheWesternesoterictraditionandthehiddentraditionisavailableintheOccultofPersonalitymembershipsectionathttp://www.occultofpersonality.net/membership/

MoreinformationonTheHermesParadigm,BookOne:FirstPrinciples,canbeobtainedathttp://www.salamanderandsons.com/modern‐magistery/the‐hermes‐paradigm.htmlAndcopiesofthebookmaybepurchasedathttp://www.salamanderandsons.com/shop/

Thisbook is thefirstvolume ina fivebookseriesof 21st century alchemical texts by Rubaphilos …availableinalimitededitionof500copies–secureyourcopytoday!

GrantOpportunitiesThePartingtonPrize2011

The Society for the History of Alchemy andChemistryhasestablished thePartingtonPrize inmemory of Professor James Riddick Partington,the Society’s first Chairman. It is awarded everythreeyearsforanoriginalandunpublishedessayon any aspect of the history of alchemy orchemistry. The prize consists of five hundredpounds(£500). Deadlineforentries isDecember31,2010.

The competition is open to anyone with ascholarly interest in the history of alchemy orchemistry who, by the closing date of 31December2010hasnotreached35yearsofage,or ifolderhascompletedadoctoral thesis in thehistoryofsciencewithinthepreviousthreeyears.Scholars fromanycountrymayenter,butentriesmust be submitted in English andmust not havebeenpreviouslysubmittedtoanotherjournal.Theprize‐winning essay will be published in theSociety’s journal, Ambix. One hard copy of theentry,word processed on one side of the paper,should be submitted, along with a copy of theentry on disc.We prefer files to be inMicrosoftWord XP, if possible. Essays must be fullydocumented using the conventions used in thecurrent issue of Ambix. Essays must not exceed10,000words in length, including references andfootnotes. All entries must be submitted with awordcount.

Send entries to John Perkins, Hon. Treasurer,Centre for Health, Medicine and Society, OxfordBrookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington,Oxford OX3 0BP, ENGLAND with the words‘PartingtonPrize’writtenclearlyontheenvelope.Each entry should contain a separate title pagegiving the author’s name, institution, postaladdress, email address and date of birth (and if

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relevant the date of completion of their thesis).The author’s name and contact detailsmust notappearonthepagesoftheessayastheidentityofthe author will not be made available to thejudges. Essays (no more than one from eachcompetitor) must be received no later than 31December2010.

The decision of the judges appointed by theCouncilwillbefinal.TheSocietyreservestherightto divide the prize between twoormore entriesofequalmerit,ornottoawardaprizeshouldnoessaybedeemedofsuitablestandard.Thenameofthewinnerwillbeannouncedby30April2011,and all essays will be returned to competitorssoonafterthatdate.

Travel grants, Chemical Heritage Foundation,Philadelphia

There isnodeadlinefortravelgrantapplications.Applicationscanbesubmittedatanytimeandareassessedbyan internalCHFreviewcommittee.Atravelgrantapplicationmustcontain:

• Aresearchproposalthatalsodetailshowtheapplicant will make use of CHF’s collections(onepage)

• Acurriculumvitae(uptothreepages)• Onereferenceletter(applicantsare

responsibleforreferencessubmittinglettersdirectlytoCHFviatheemailaddressbelow)

Travel grant applications must be submittedelectronically, as Word or PDF files, to:[email protected]

OtherNews

DR. GUDNI GUDNASON reports that hiscompany, AZOTH Laboratories JAPAN, 22‐7Motoyoyogi‐cho Shibuya‐ku, Tokyo 151‐0062, istheonlySpagyricalLabinJapan.

JEFF McBRIDE of VEGAS VORTEX, which hostsalchemicalstudygroupsandgatheringsintheLasVegasarea, ishostingFallFest–LasVegasfromOctober 21‐24, 2010. Registration is free!Additional information is available atwww.vegasvortex.com/pages/fallfest10

FromOurReaders

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