INTERNATIONAL ALCHEMY GUILD BULLETIN Page 1 International 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 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 2010 Happy Holidays to All Announcements IAG MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: To make renewals easier, there is a "renew" button in everyone's profile. Simply log onto your membership page. Click on “View Member Details” in the upper left hand corner. You will see a renew button that will take you through the process. COMING SOON: The unveiling of the new ALCHEMY STUDY PROGRAM, which will include online exams and grading, webinars and online meetings as part of the curriculum! http://www.alchemystudy.com/ DANIEL COATEN, Founder and CEO of ALKEMISTINN, is an Icelandic alchemist and member of the Guild’s Advisory Board of Governors. Dan has developed a new method of purification and distillation using Iceland’s famously pure water. He is an amazingly innovative modern alchemist, and the Guild wholeheartedly endorses his work and products. Dan’s website is www.alkemistinn.is A brochure in English of products is available at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keflavik‐ Iceland/Alkemistinn/89626762923 Check out Dan’s work on YouTube, during which he promotes the Guild. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPqTSTbHldQ Chapter News AZOTH LABORATORIES, JAPAN has announced the opening of its new Alchemy Lab in Tokyo. Lab Master Gudni Halldor Gudnason reports that the new lab unites both ancient and modern techniques of alchemy. “We combine alchemy methods from the Western traditions of Europe, Eastern traditions of China, India and Japan, African tradition in the lineage of King Salomon
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InternationalAlchemyGuildBulletin
InternationalAlchemyGuild(IAG),P.O.Box22309,
Sacramento,CA,95822‐0309USA
www.alchemyguild.org
Editor:PauletteHarrisTemplateDesign:MarissaNewell
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER,2010
HappyHolidaystoAll
Announcements
IAGMEMBERSHIPRENEWALS:Tomakerenewalseasier, there is a "renew" button in everyone'sprofile. Simply log onto yourmembership page.Clickon“ViewMemberDetails” in theupper lefthandcorner.Youwillseearenewbuttonthatwilltakeyouthroughtheprocess.
COMING SOON: The unveiling of the newALCHEMY STUDY PROGRAM, which will includeonline exams and grading, webinars and onlinemeetings as part of the curriculum!http://www.alchemystudy.com/
DANIEL COATEN, Founder and CEO ofALKEMISTINN, is an Icelandic alchemist andmember of the Guild’s Advisory Board ofGovernors. Danhasdevelopedanewmethodofpurification and distillation using Iceland’sfamously pure water. He is an amazinglyinnovative modern alchemist, and the Guildwholeheartedly endorses his work andproducts.Dan’swebsiteiswww.alkemistinn.isA brochure in English of products is available athttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Keflavik‐Iceland/Alkemistinn/89626762923CheckoutDan’sworkonYouTube,duringwhichhepromotestheGuild.www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPqTSTbHldQ
ChapterNews
AZOTH LABORATORIES, JAPAN has announcedtheopeningofitsnewAlchemyLabinTokyo.LabMasterGudniHalldorGudnason reports that thenew lab unites both ancient and moderntechniques of alchemy. “We combine alchemymethods from theWestern traditions of Europe,Eastern traditions of China, India and Japan,African tradition in the lineage of King Salomon
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andmostlyfromthemostancientofall Alchemytraditions,Egypt!”
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 [email protected]
April 30, 2011 – FRENCH FULCANELLICONFERENCE, “LePradet”,Toulon,FRANCE. ThetimehascomeinFrancetounveilthesecretsandthe mysteries around Fulcanelli and the “FrèresChevaliers d'Héliopolis” (Brothers Knights ofHeliopolis). Whowas Fulcanelli? Whowere theBrothers Knights of Heliopolys? Who wasFulcanelli's master? What kind of alchemy waspracticed in this secret alchemical society? Allthese mysteries will be revealed during this oneday Congress. Details may be found on theAlchemy Guild website home page under“LecturesandWorkshops”.http://www.alchemyguild.memberlodge.org/lecturesFor additional information and reservations,[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
September 16‐18, 2011 ‐ THE 8THINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORYOF CHEMISTRY will be held at the University ofRostock, GERMANY. The theme is “Pathways ofKnowledge”. Further information will beforthcomingasitbecomesavailable.
September 22‐24, 2011 – ALCHEMY ANDMEDICINE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THEENLIGHTENMENT, an international conference tobe held in Cambridge, ENGLAND to exploreinteractionsbetweenalchemyandmedicine. Foradditional information, please contact [email protected]
Seminars&Workshops
November 8‐13, 2010 ‐ FIRST ALCHEMYSEMINAR,PalaceHotel,77DraytonSt.,Nanango,Queensland4615,AUSTRALIA.Presenter:ArthurFehres,aliasArtofferus.ThisuniqueFirstSeminarcombines theory and practical work, elaboratingon themedicinal Philosophers’ Stone referred toas the Dry Way. This method is different fromspagyricmethodsandother 'wet’ways, reducingthe operation to days rather than years. Itsexistencehasbeenhintedatbutnever revealed.Dedicated individuals will be able to prepare atrue alchemical substance since the seminarincludes“hands‐on”practicalalchemywork.RossMack isDirector and Principal of The AlchemySchool (official name pending). For furtherinformationandseminarfees,[email protected]
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November 15, 2010, 4:00 ‐ 5:30 P.M. PSTASTROLOGY AND ALCHEMY: INSIGHTS FORCHANGING TIMES WITH MICHELLE KAREN ANDDUANE SAARI. This is a90‐minute teleclass infollow‐up of two workshops given at the ThirdInternationalAlchemyConferenceheldattheLAConference Center, October, 2009. Hereis anopportunity to participate in apresentation/discussion of a message for ourtimes from two sister esoteric practices‐‐astrology&alchemy.
Duane Saari will share his viewpoint onthe firstessential steps early alchemists took to preparethemselves for achieving the goal of theirlaboratory work‐‐development of their spiritualand psychological characteristics to achieve theGreat Work of perfecting themselves andeverydaymatter.
MichelleKarenwillelaborateonherpresentationat that Conference, The Alchemy ofTransformation Between Now and 2012. Thesynchronicity between Michelle’s presentationand Duane’s, The Emerald Tablet: A Path ofChange & Renewal, was evident to manyparticipants. Duane andMichelle have agreed tooffer this follow‐up session as part ofMichelle’steleclassseries.
To register please contact Michelle atwww.michellekaren.com/store/index.php?main_page=events
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 12:00‐2:00 PMALCHEMY:THEARTOFTRANSFORMATIONAFreePublicLectureattheUniversityofChicagoSponsored by the International House GlobalVoicesProgram.In this thought‐provoking lecture, bestsellingauthorDennisWilliamHauck reveals the secretsof the ancient art of transformation and showshow the universal principles of alchemy can beappliedinthemodernworld.
The symbolism of alchemists is revealed instunningimages,andtheirphilosophicalconceptscome alive in stories and anecdotes from theauthor's training as a mathematician at theUniversity of Vienna and his apprenticeship inalchemyinnearbyPrague.Thoughthealchemists
spoke of retorts, furnaces and chemicals, theywerereallytalkingaboutchangesthatweretakingplace in their own bodies,minds and souls. Thislevelofworkbytruealchemistswentfarbeyondthe foolish efforts of charlatanswho sat at theirfurnaces pumping their bellows trying to changeleadintogold.
Location: University of Chicago, InternationalHouse,1414E.59thStreet,Chicago,IL60637http://ihouse.uchicago.edu
GrantOpportunities
ThePartingtonPrize2011DeadlineforsubmissionisDec.31,2010!All entries should be sent to John Perkins, Hon.Treasurer, Centre for Health, Medicine andSociety, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane,Headington,OxfordOX30BP, ENGLANDwith thewords ‘Partington Prize’ written clearly on theenvelope. Each entry should contain a separatetitle page giving the author’s name, institution,postal address, email address and date of birth(and if relevant, the date of completion of theirthesis). The author’s name and contact detailsmustnotappearonthepagesoftheessayastheidentity of the authorwill not bemadeavailabletothejudges.www.ambix.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=6
ONGOING: Travel grants, Chemical HeritageFoundation,Philadelphia.Thereisnodeadlinefortravel grant applications. Applications may besubmitted at any time and are assessed by aninternal CHF review committee. A travel grantapplicationmustcontain:• Aone‐pageresearchproposalthatalsodetails
how the applicant will make use of CHF’scollections
• Acurriculumvitae(uptothreepages)• One reference letter (applicants are
responsible for references submitting lettersdirectlytoCHFviatheemailaddressbelow)
Travel grant applications must be submittedelectronically, as Word or PDF files, to:[email protected]
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Publications
Remember to get your latest issue of theALCHEMYJOURNAL(Vol.11No.1),whichisnowavailableforUSD$15pluspostage,orsubscribetoboth2010issuesforUSD$30pluspostage.
Subscriptions, back issues, submission guidelinesandadvertisingrates:www.alchemyjournal.comTheAlchemy Journal is publishedby SalamanderandSonsfortheInternationalAlchemyGuild.
OtherNews
On October 21st JEFF MCBRIDE received theprestigious Merlin Award for Most InnovativeMagic Show 2010 and Eugene Burger receivedtheMerlin Award for Close‐UpMagician of TheYear2010.
November6‐7,2010–GreenFestival,SanFrancisco:AL‐KEMIhasannounceditslasteventoftheyearwillbeattheGreenFestival.Ifyou’reinthearea,stopbyBooth#327,whereanewandexcitingSpagyricformulafromMeteoritewillbeavailableforsampling.www.greenfestivals.orgwww.al‐kemi.comwww.al‐qemi.com/store
DidYouKnow?
The“AlchemistMoon”isareferencetothemoonbeing halfwhite and half black and represents abalance within polarity. Many speak about theinfluences of the full moon and also the newmoon, yet are less conscious about theharmonizing influences of the Alchemist Moon.Also known as the Quintessential or SpagyricMoon,thispotenteventoccurringtwiceperlunarcycle offers enhanced potential for alchemicaloperations such as transmutation of speciestowards an intention of living medicines; anastrological acknowledgment of balance withinNature'selements.
Contributedby:GabrielMoroney,IAGLunarPresidentand Chapter President of the Alchemy Guild ofMendocino,GreenLionSociety.
FromOurReaders
ATTENTIONUTAHMEMBERS:
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