The Golden Chain of Homer

The Golden Chain of Homer

The Aurea Catena Homeri, written in German by Dr. Anton Josef Kirchweger, was first printed in 1723, though it was distributed in a handwritten format prior to that time. It is said to be one of the most important books ever created giving insight into alchemy-the idea that all creation, no matter what its nature, is closely interconnected, that a deeply secret connection pervades all of nature, that one thing relates to the next and things depend upon each other. In The Golden Chain of Homer, editors Gregory S. Hamilton and Philip N. Wheeler provide an English translation of Aurea Catena Homeri, complete with frequent, detailed footnotes and extensive commentary that offers a detailed analysis and insight into Kirchweger's work, considered a masterpiece of alchemical literature. The Golden Chain of Homer shows Kirchweger's book in a new, enlightening way. Through this translation, it becomes easier to understand alchemical principles and unveil the mysteries that shroud the science of alchemy. THE GOLDEN CHAIN OF HOMER By Aurea Catena Homeri Anton Josef Kirchweger iUniverse, Inc. Copyright © 2012 Alembic Publishing, LLC All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4759-4421-1 Contents To The Reader...........................................................................................................................................................................................1Preface.................................................................................................................................................................................................3The Identity of the Author of "The Golden Chain of Homer"...............................................................................................................................................5About the Producers.....................................................................................................................................................................................7Introduction to Aurea Catena Homeri.....................................................................................................................................................................9To the Reader (1984)....................................................................................................................................................................................11The Various Editions of "The Golden Chain of Homer".....................................................................................................................................................13Superius & Inferius Hermetis............................................................................................................................................................................15Chapter I: What Nature Is...............................................................................................................................................................................19Chapter II: Out Of Whom or What Everything Originated...................................................................................................................................................23Chapter III: How Everything Was Born....................................................................................................................................................................32Chapter IV: In What Manner the Universal Seed was Begotten and Born.....................................................................................................................................36Chapter V: How the Divided and Separated Chaotic Water Is Reborn and Becomes a General Original (Primordial) Seed Of All Things, Commonly Called: The World Spirit (Spiritus Mundi).....................40Chapter VI: Of Heaven and His Influences (Influxes).....................................................................................................................................................44Chapter VII: Of The Air and Its Influence...............................................................................................................................................................49Chapter VIII: Of Water and Its Influence................................................................................................................................................................52Chapter IX: Of The Earth and Its Influence..............................................................................................................................................................55Chapter X: Discovery of the True Universal Seed or Reborn Chaos, Spiritus Seu Animae Mundi, or The Famous World Spirit..................................................................................64Chapter XI: A Clear Proof that Nitrum and Sal are in the Air and in All Things in the World.......................................................................