Cambriel Lessons

Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks No.44

In 1829, Louis Paul Francois Cambriel (1784-1850) created a series of nineteen lessons on the philosophy and practice of alchemy. He intended to sell these lessons to a sponsor to raise funds for completing the alchemical process. In 1843, these lessons were published in Paris. They encapsulate many alchemical ideas of the mid-nineteenth century, covering topics such as the three principles, the nature of salt, sulphur, and mercury, the dry and wet ways, the creation of a foliated earth, the different fires in the work, the hermetic marriage of metals, and similar themes. Cambriel's lessons continually shift between theory and practice. His nineteen lessons significantly influenced the emergence of modern French alchemy in the early 20th century. However, due to the lack of a translation, they had little impact on 20th-century British and American alchemical circles.

Date Published: 2012

Page Number: 112

Cover Type: Handbound leather hardback

Edition: Limited

Translated by:Paul Ferguson

Signed by: Adam McLean