School Notebooks - #3: The Transmutation - H. van Doren
  Notebook #3: THE TRANSMUTATION


1
Generation
2
Regression
3
Selection
4
Instability
5
Deviation

Alkaest

Azoth

Solids

Gases

Liquids
S.I. S.E. I E M
Sulphur
Gold
Silver Sal
Plumb salt
Nitro
Nitre-tin
Mercury

6
Tendency
7
Plan
8
Polarity
9
Energy
10
Vitality

Inertia

Movement

Influene

Radiation

Life
Sex Selectors Adhesors Elevators Somatic
Copper Antimony Crucible Magnet
Iron
Vitriol

aries
tauro
gemini
cancer
Condition
Fusion
Division
Dissolution
To learn how to see
To see in everithing the senses
To see in the senses the conscience
To see in the consncience the memory
Magician and his ambit
Accumulation
Disconnection
Ascent
Preparation
Mortification
Separation
3 R - Rebis


leo
virgo
libra
scorpio
Activation
Circulation
Precipitation
Formation
To see in the memory the tendency
See in tendency the enchainment
See in enchainment the permanent
See the permanent in one and everything
Evanescence
Recuperation
Fixation
Concentration
Fermentation
Distillation & rectification
Dryness and cleansing
Coagulation and sublimaction


sagittarius
capricorn
aquarius
pisces
Compenetration
De-confusion
Conversion
Projection
See the permanent form in action
See what is not Form-Movement
See what is and what is not as the same
See in one and in everything, the same
2nd. Accumulation
Separation
Transformation
Projection
2nd. Conjunction
Resurrection
Transmutation
Multiplication




THE TRANSMUTATIVE PROCESSES:

They are independent of each other but take the same form. They represent three different possibilities of transformation.

Description of the process of the three transmutative lines.

1º CONDITION:

  • A)Trascendental Meditation (to learn how to see)
    Attention to perception, eliminating representations, associations, etc. Only attention plus perception.

  • B) Our Yoga(preparation of the Magician and his ambit [mars - venus])
    Feelings and sentiments are free of implications alien to the Work. Se crea un ámbito físico y espacial adecuado y depurado (abluciones, apoyo de sahumerios, etc.). A sort of psychic 'admixture' between mars andvenus, and a total agreement of intentions for the entire process is required. 'Psychic admixture' means to obtain the same physical and mental tone before the [conjunction].

  • C) Alchemy (preparation and ablution - the mirror).
    Preparation of the ambit, cleansing of Mercury and Sulfur, and mixture in the right proportion: 1:3.

2º FUSION:

  • A) T.M. (see in everything the senses).
    In every perceived thing lies sensation (the sensory data) + the object or thing. F.i.: the perception of a tree, what the tree is in itself (?). Tactile, auditory, visual, sensations, etc., give different results from the same object since we have only partial perceptions of it. This fact enchains all knowledge to the senses.

  • B) O.Y. (accumulation)
    First [conjunction] or first physical [conjunction]. The intent is to elevate temperature in the energy production centre, slowly and moderately. When the process stabilises, our [fire] is increased and so forth, until symptoms of lack of control appear. Sensation-colour is used as support.

  • C) A.(mortification and calcination - the key).
    The androgynous in the bath with the key. Solution 1:2. Wheel-fire. Rainbow. The Flag.

3º DIVISIÓN:

  • A) T.M. (see in the senses the conscience).
    In every perception there is a structure that is not in the senses but in the conscience, i.e. a tree, for the different sensations are organised as perception and this perception is organised as a structure or major ambit (consciousness). Now, one must distinguish the structure that organises consciousness from the sensory perceptions. Besides, one must (and this is all-important), effect the division and not only to understand it.

  • B) O.Y. (disconnection).
    On the one hand from the physical source of stimulus and on the other, from stimulating images and sensations, keeping only the former focalised in the pivot point. The stimulus-image has disappeared and what remains is the support-image or colour, reinforcing the sensation.

  • C) A. (Separation of the Red Salt - the dagger).
    Previous separation of the galls with the key (1:3). Evaporation below 100ºC. Successive triturations and washings until obtention of fixed salt.

4º SOLUTION:

  • A) T.M. (to see in consciousness, memory).
    It is observed that in every perception are the senses, that consciousness organises the data of the senses, and finally these data are organised in the conscience have structure to representation or to memories of previous perceptions, Thus, conscience organises and recognises thanks to memory, to previous recordings. Now, this steps demands the effort of remaining only with conscience and its representations or, in other words, with conscience and its representation-images + the attention on them.

  • B) O.Y. (ascent)
    Sensations are elevated, overcoming the obstacles which must be dissolved until reaching the cuspide and obtaining the 'light' in the head.

  • C) A. (the pomegranate).
    Our [ ] or [ ] in vulgar [ ] (perfect mixture 1:3). Division in three groups (1R the mirror; 2R the mirror in its blood; 3R the third mirror in its blood or in its third group). In the mirror the fire is regulated with the witnesses around the egg's collar. Test: with the three acids and vulgar fire.

5º ACTIVATION:

  • A) T.M. (to see in memory the tendency).
    Observation of the 'mental form' not as representation but as an act that tends to link to a representation object. Therefore, the tendency is observed in representations. The tendency effort shows the memory tendency (representations) to emerge completing acts.

  • B) O.Y. (evanescence).
    The colour-sensations shine or lose naturally their strength until they dissapear.

  • C) A. (fermentation - the lion)
    Trituration of [ ] in [ ] and perfect mixture. Introduction in the H2S04 bath, fermentation and then vulgar [ ] until violent reaction. Let it cool shaking until precipitation of grey powder. Wash and dry with vulgar water (through evaporation), wheel-fire until calcination grey-white powder.

6º CIRCULATION:

  • A) T.M.(To see in tendency the enchainment). It is observed that even disregarding representation, the effort to eliminate them appears as expectation, as an instance where one gets or not such a state, as guided but determined attention. In brief: the experiences, the mental resistances, and the efforts are observed as 'force' or 'tendency' to which consciousness is enchained and without which it seems not to have an organised structure. This step seems to indicate that without 'tendency' in general, consciousness cannot act. But it is of little consequence to reach these conclusions or to describe that mental situation but rather to realise the 'mechanicity' of thinking, or in other words, to attend to the enchainment of consciousness or to the opposition of 'tendency'.

  • B) O.Y. (recovering). When tension falls one goes back to the production centre, recovering all kinds of sensations (without new stimuli in that centre).

  • C) A. (distillation and rectification - the swan and the ray). Mixture, sulpho-nitric solution 1:2, the swan, outcome the salt (simple saturation of sulpho-nitric vapor in the substance. Mortify the substance with fire and in case of not being attacked: salt in solution and fire.

7º PRECIPITATION:

  • A) T.M. (to see in the enchainment that which is permanent). It is observed that notwithstanding the variations of expectations, of 'resistance' of the consciousness instances, what is permanent is the enchainment.

  • B) O.Y. (fixation) A new fall in the image-sensation is produced and the effort is directed to keep in the cuspide a 'tone' of tension, independently of images.

  • C) A. (drying and washing - rain of stars). Washing in H2O and precipitation, drying and vapour washing. Grey powder. Reiterations.

8º FORMATION:

  • A) T.M. (to see what is permanent in one and everything). It is observed that the diversity of phenomena is in itself, enchainment. This is valid for the consciousness in itself as well as for things in themselves; however, consciousness and things identify by themselves and not as phenomena. Thus, identity is permanent and diversity is variable. One and all are identical and permanent. There is no distinction between one and all.

  • B) O.Y. (concentration). All bodily sensations are are recovered from the production centre (experiencing the 'world' through the Venus and up.

  • C) A. (coagulation and sublimation - the mountain). Mixture of metals in their right proportion: Mars,Venus and Jupiter and mixture with Salt in its due proportion. At 1.500 centigrade they fuse and sublimate. Homogeneous composition (not to be confused with slag (dross). Sulpho-nitric solution bath [ ] crystalisation. Colours: green-blue-yellow-red-grey with [ ].

9º COMPENETRATION:

  • A) T.M. (to see the permanent form in action). It is observed that the permanent form appears even in the diversity of phenomena, be they subjective or objective. The permanent form acts by its own need.

  • B) O.Y. (second accumulation). In attentional division, attending to the sensations in the cuspide which are exactly the ones obtained in the previous step.

  • C) A. (second [ ] entrance of the king to the to the palace of the queen). The [ ] after drying is mixed with [ ] and then is submerged in the nitric bath, until total death (formation of chrystals).

10º DESCONFUSION:

  • A) T.M. (to see what is not form-movement). It is sensed that a different ambit to that of the form and form-movement may exist, which does not come out of 'nothing' but as 'that-which-is-not-form-movement'; that is to say, as that which is aprehended as existent in relation to movement although its characteristics are different to those of the object used as reference. This 'no-form-movement', of course, does not depend on enchainment.

  • B) O.Y. (separation of pure sensations). Separation and disconnection from the production centre. Elimination of all sensation or image on the cuspide that impedes the energy accumulation. New flashes and light.

  • C) A. (resurrection - the unicorn). Repeated washings in H2O, weighted, purified and filtered. Application of the electron or of the metals to produce in their surface coats that must be extracted and purified. The fragrance witness appears when washing with H2O; after electron, [ ]. To separate, K aureocynide and inquartation can also be used: 4 [ ] x [ ] 1.

11º CONVERSION:

  • A) T.M. (to see what is and what is not, as the same). Form-movement and non-form-movement are observed as what IS.

  • B) O.Y. (energy transformation) A change in the general body energy is registered and also a change in the mental 'tone'. Phenomena typical of the Force. Concomitances in all centres. Control and circulation of the light.

  • C) A. (transmutation - the phoenix). Small quantities of [ ] are used to purify the [ ] by means of vulgar [ ]. Flashes and qualitative changes of the [ ] and of [ ].

12º PROJECTION:

  • A) T.M. (to see in one and in everything the Same). It is observed that the 'world' and consequently oneself and everything is in its root and independently of perceived phenomena, the Same.

  • B) O.Y. (energy projection) Projection of the double and other phenomena. Possibilities of projection or introjection.

  • C) A. (multiplication - the tree). Inquartation in silicates (projection powder). Augmentative system. Alchemical preparations.

 



SCHOOL NOTEBOOKS
©Translation by H. van Doren

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Spanish "Cuadernos de Escuela",
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