The method I use is more or less described in chapter III from Fr Alebertus Alchemist’s Handbook. He call it a Herbal elixir. I call it in my post a ‘simple spagyric tincture’ since I extract (accelerate way with the sox let extractor or by circulation) the herb. And calcinate the plant matter to wed it for a month on a moderate warm plate (40 Celsius). Its a simple Spagyric tincture since I don’t extract or separate the sulphur from the plant only the salts. Its a Spagyric tincture when one separate all 3 of them, purify them and wed those elements together. I have to say, and others tested it as well, that these sp tinctures I made are very effective. However the Ens is more powerful because its process is more complicated and deeper. But it is a substance on another plane. It all has to do with raising the vibration of a substance by purification etc in order to transform the substance into an alchemical substance that purify the person who takes it on all levels. From physical till spiritual. And also those alchemical substances are initiatic in nature as well. All because of the high vibration it has after the process. This same purification process takes place in the alchemist as well when he/she is working on it. The pure colors are also a sign that the vibration is raised, its an indication of a spiritual process on the material plane. At the end it is very important(as far as I understand it) ‘how’ the alchemist is approaching his/her Work since this approach makes it a success or a failure a learning process). Also this learning process is digging deeper and deeper because success and failure are just relative terms and conditions. Sometime isa failure a success since it teach you something and sometimes a success is a failure because one should need to read the deeper teachings behind ingesting a tincture or other substance. Sometimes the teaching comes from the spirit of the plant, mineral or metal. Sometimes by life events and how one deals with it. All this is how I approach alchemy and the Work I do.

“Study what thou art,
Where of thou art a part,
What thou knowest of this art,
This is what thou really art,
All that is without thee,
Also is within”.

Solomon Trismosin -Splendor Solis

The birth of a new spagyric tincture after a month of circulation on a warm plate  around 40 Celsius.  Deep red color, and with a small dose amber colored. I used a flashlight to see the deep red color. It has a very pleasant odour what is unusual for Valerian. It feels very powerful. I tested it till now and it is very effective. I have to experience the deeper layers of this tincture but that takes time.

Info about Valerian: Info.

The calcination process is not included since I published it in another post.

Testing Tinctures (from oneself or from others) is a very delicate matter. In my view and experience it is very important to take some things in consideration before you test a tincture. First of all it is very important to tune into the tincture. This can be done by holding the bottle or by meditate on it. Depending on the results one start the test or postpone it. Secondly, it is better not to take many different tinctures or other medication (when possible) when one test it. Also depending what the tincture is for. This to avoid mixing vibrations of different remedies. Thirdly one should take a period, 2 weeks or a month, maybe longer, to ingest daily and record when effects occur. These effects can be very intens or very subtle depending on the individual. From the start it is not always clear how these alchemical products turn out since we are all different and especially on the energetic level the effects can be very deep or on a long term. It is of utter importance that one: tune in, have the right timing and use the right dosage. This is also true with alchemical Work in general.

The last years I made several simple Spagyric tinctures. Here I would like to show the process of one of those.

There is a process of the separation of the elements in this case the salts (plant matter) is separated after extraction. This can be done in a mason jar or with a sox let extractor. These plant salts after they are use should be calcinated (burned) till they are light grey. Then solved into distilled water. Then filtered and then evaporated. What is left are the white salts from the plant. This should be put into the tincture and the the period of circulation will come. This can be a month or more. This process is called the weddings process. In this example on the pictures you can see my Blue Lotus spagyric tincture. There are diverse methods to do this and this is one of those. Its important before, during and after the Work that one tunes in what one is doing. This aspect, communication with the spirit  and know what is going on energetically is of utter importance to make the process Alchemical.