Twelve Keys

Basilius Valentinus, also known under the Anglicized version of his name, Basil Valentine, was a 15th-century alchemist. He was the Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Sankt Peter in Erfurt, Germany.

It is alleged that this last work remained concealed for a number of years within the High Altar of thechurch belonging to the Priory. Such a story is quite feasible, since alchemists both before and after this era, deeming their works unfit for the age in which they were written, are known to have buried or otherwise secreted their writings for the discovery and benefit, as they doubtless hoped, of a more deserving and more enlightened age. Such manuscripts would very often not be discovered for several generations after the death of the author.

His other works include The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony - The Medicine of Metals - Of Things Natural and Supernatural - Of the First Tincture, Root and Spirit of Metals - and his Last Will and Testament.

To read the text of The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine go here:
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/twelvkey.html

Images downloaded from:
http://www.levity.com

Music by: Perfect Blind, "Space Traveler", from the Reminiscence EP

Category:

Education

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• alchemy
• 15th
• century
• alchemist
• basilius
• valentinus
• german
• monk
• 12
• keys

[Tachyon55555]

but i like this video, 11th key here lol... damn sagi with it´s fighting against other words... just to feel like one big sombero. hehe.. but i like it..

[alchemistra]

alchemistra is smiling for You : D

[AcceleratorPlus]

Great music to go with the images

[alchemistra]

Thanks, accel! I'm pretty fond of Perfect Blind's music.  I have used several of their songs in my videos, check the sidebar for the names of the songs.

[owl4man]

imagination

[alchemistra]

Thanks for watching, owl4man!

[vef444]

@Tachyon55555 saying "cuz" does't make you look intelligent.

[hippy1234]

alchemical gold is not mundane gold it is philosiphers gold.

and it is not gold, but is golden. ei valuable.

that which is valuable to the alchemist is dirt to a normal person.

they search for the elixer of life.

transmuting metals and rocks into preciouse gems may come along the way, but is never the goal. is only the goal if motivated by greed.

[AhvousdiraijeMaman]

Attractive and poetic video, nicely done.

[Tachyon55555]

and thats why silentium est erum, silence is gold, but not to talk about things only makes the biggest mistakes like wars and so on cuz of lack of communication, cuz one think he can c it all, like you would say, like you... nahh i am often wrong thats why i know yeah, and it is so fatal, an error to make. so fuck gold cuz science will never prove it all in full when weird occourances happens all the time, all will even more this day cuz of the old happy friend---> Media like 2012 HOAX/fear

[Tachyon55555]

you and your gold all the time, egyptians were burried with gold, yet they were marriaged to incest, i don´t have to c more, affraid to mix the fluids up and stirre the sight given to oneself from the pure gold inside away.. glad i am what i am, just a hush fight, but in the end i will smile, no happyness without struggle, you can´t drink to become happy, funny enough i never wear my expensive gold chain anymore cuz it means nothing to me, to flash around like a pimp, gold is for arabs.

[Tachyon55555]

you should try to look direct into the sun while thinking what you now are thinking, on day it don´t hurt your eyes no more, and you will say this is god damn old, wierd, strange... some will smile upon you somewhere and give you a long story, little by little every day...