Indian Alchemy

Author : A.S. Saroya
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789387307537

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Dictionary of Indian Alchemy and Poly-Herbal Formulations by A.S. Saroya Pdf

Indian Alchemy (Rasa Shastra) and Pharmacy (Bhashajeya Kaplana) are important branches of Ayurveda. Efficacy of several mineral (Shilajit as antoxidant and antidiabetic) and polyherbal formulations (Trikatu as bioavailability enhancer) has been proved by modern investigations. Work titled Dictionary of Indian Alchemy and Polyherbal formulations include information on classic terms used in Indian Alchemy and pharmacy. It includes information on therapeutic uses of polymineral and polyherbal formulations. The work also includes data on modern investigative work on metals and coded polyherbal formulation. Scientific monographs on Shilajit, Trikatu and Triphala is salient feature of the work.

Author : Srinivasan Kalyanaraman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : UVA:X004963432

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Indian Alchemy by Srinivasan Kalyanaraman Pdf

Description: The book is an epoch-making work - a paradigm-shift in Vedic studies, which identifies soma as electrum (gold-silver metallic compound). Soma is referred to in the Rgveda as the soul of the yajna (atmayajnasya). The path-breaking identification is based on textual evidence and a penetrating analysis of the Indian alchemical tradition, spanning nearly five millennia. The author is also the discoverer of the integrating role-played by the mighty Sarasvati river adored in the Rgveda as the best of mothers, best of rivers and best of Goddesses. Sarasvati and soma are no longer mythology but relevant to present-day children, respectively, as the repository of groundwater sanctuaries in North-West India and the metallurgical tradition starting with the bronze age civilization, c. 3000 BC. Sarasvati and soma are the symbols of the great Indian traditions of Devi worship and personification and deification of natural, material phenomena. The Tirthas along the rivers are reminders of the critical nature of water management problems all over India and soma as an integral part of the yajna process, is the embodiment of the scientific, technological and materialist temper of ancient India. Contents Preface Introduction 1. Gold and the Grammar of Money in Antiquity 2. Indus : Roots of Alchemy 3. Yaksa : Alchemical Potential and Transmutation 4. Soma and Alchemy 5. Brahmanas : Aurifiction 6. Alchemy as a State Enterprise 7. Political Economy of Alchemy 8. Siddha and Tantric Alchemy 9. Apparatus, Terms, and Symbols Conclusions A Survey of Sources for History of Alchemy

Author : Chittabrata Palit,Nupur Dasgupta
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 8178356929

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An Ancient Indian System of Rasayana by Chittabrata Palit,Nupur Dasgupta Pdf

Contributed articles; includes Sanskrit text with English translation.

Author : S. Mahdihassan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : OCLC:220708739

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Indian Alchemy Or Rasayana in the Light of Asceticism and Geriatrics by S. Mahdihassan Pdf

Author : S. Mahdihassan
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Pub
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 812080788X

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Indian Alchemy Or Rasayana by S. Mahdihassan Pdf

In Indian Alchemy Dr. Mahdihassan attempts to elucidate the point that Alchemy is a science through which the higher states of being reveal themselves with the matrix of spatio-temporal world. It is a science that is directly related to temporal levels of the universal hierarchy which is totally beyond the reach of any of the profane methods employed during the past century.

Author : David Gordon White
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226149349

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The Alchemical Body by David Gordon White Pdf

“[A] brilliant disquisition on . . . mostly unpublished texts for three allied systems of tantric thought and praxis (sexual, alchemical, and hatha yogic).” —The Journal of Asian Studies The Alchemical Body excavates and centers within its Indian context the lost tradition of the medieval Siddhas. Working from previously unexplored alchemical sources, David Gordon White demonstrates for the first time that the medieval disciplines of Hindu alchemy and hatha yoga were practiced by one and the same people, and that they can be understood only when viewed together. White opens the way to a new and more comprehensive understanding of medieval Indian mysticism, within the broader context of south Asian Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Islam. “White proves a skillful guide in disentangling historical and theoretical complexities that have thus far bedeviled the study of these influential aspects of medieval Indian culture.” —Yoga World “Anyone seriously interested in finding out more about authentic tantra, original hatha yoga, embodied liberation . . . sacred sexuality, paranormal abilities, healing, and of course alchemy will find White’s extraordinary book as fascinating as any Tom Clancy thriller.” —Georg Feuerstein, Yoga Journal “Remarkable . . . a study of the language of mystic experience and expression—the multitudinous symbols, rituals, and doctrines of the medieval siddhis, yogis, and alchemists.” —Skeptic Meditations

Author : Dennis William Hauck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1592577350

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy by Dennis William Hauck Pdf

More than magic... Where else can one combine chemistry and philosophy to turn base metal into gold while discovering a magical elixir to prolong life? Here's a simple and straightforward guide to alchemy that explains its basic principles. Written by one of the world's few practicing alchemists, it's a concise reference guide that provides easy-to-follow information so that anybody can be a wizard-in-training.

Author : Bhudeb Mookerji
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : UVA:X004346610

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The Wealth of Indian Alchemy & Its Medicinal Uses by Bhudeb Mookerji Pdf

Author : Peter Levenda
Publisher : Ibis Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780892542130

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The Tantric Alchemist by Peter Levenda Pdf

The Tantric Alchemist is a work on alchemy as decoded by Tantra and a work on Tantra as understood by alchemists. It uncovers works by Thomas Vaughan and suggests how he and his wife--a 17th-century Welsh couple unique in the history of western alchemy--met their fate when dealing with forces they knew only too well, but which were stronger than their ability to control them. Using the works of Vaughan as his text, Levenda applies the "twilight language" of Tantra to the surreal prose of the alchemist and in the process lays bare the lineaments of the arcane tradition that gave rise to the legend of Christian Rosenkreutz, the reputed founder of Rosicrucianism who learned his art in the East; and to the 19th- and 20th-century occult movements lead by such luminaries as P.B. Randolph, Theodore Reuss, Helena Blavatsky, and Aleister Crowley who also sought (and discovered) this technology in the religions and cultures of Asia. Readers will find that the many disparate threads of an authentic spiritual tradition are woven together here in a startling tapestry that reveals--without pretense or euphemism--the psycho-sexual technique that is at the root of both Tantra and alchemy: that is to say, of both Asian and European forms of esoteric praxis.

Author : Mark Haeffner
Publisher : Aeon Books
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781904658740

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Dictionary of Alchemy by Mark Haeffner Pdf

Alchemy is a rich and complex esoteric tradition that has flourished world-wide since the beginning of recorded history, if not earlier. There are three main traditions: Western Christian, Indo-tibetan and Chinese Taoist. Within this diversity there are many common features, which are analysed, organized, and brought together in this comprehensive dictionary of terms, symbols, and personalities. This dictionary is the distillation of many years' research into the extensive arcane literature. It is a reference work to guide the readers throught the labyrinth of pre-Newtonian science and philosophy. The dictionary covers not only the materialist dimension of the search for the elixir of life and the transmutation of metals, but also the inner search for the gold of mystical illumination. Jung called alchemy 'the projection of a drama both cosmic and spiritual in laboratorty terms'. This opus alchymicum goes beyond the bare analysis and interpretation of terms to present a harmonic, integrated vision of man and nature, which may help to heal the fragmented world view of modern science.

Author : Stanton J. Linden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0521796628

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The Alchemy Reader by Stanton J. Linden Pdf

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Author : S. Mahdihassan
Publisher : South Asia Books
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 0706907698

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Indian Alchemy by S. Mahdihassan Pdf

Author : Peter Levenda
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780892546299

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The Tantric Alchemist by Peter Levenda Pdf

The Tantric Alchemist is a work on alchemy as decoded by Tantra and a work on Tantra as understood by alchemists. It uncovers works by Thomas Vaughan and suggests how he and his wife—a 17th-century Welsh couple unique in the history of western alchemy—met their fate when dealing with forces they knew only too well, but which were stronger than their ability to control them. Using the works of Vaughan as his text, Levenda applies the “twilight language” of Tantra to the surreal prose of the alchemist and in the process lays bare the lineaments of the arcane tradition that gave rise to the legend of Christian Rosenkreutz, the reputed founder of Rosicrucianism who learned his art in the East; and to the 19th- and 20th-century occult movements lead by such luminaries as P.B. Randolph, Theodore Reuss, Helena Blavatsky, and Aleister Crowley who also sought (and discovered) this technology in the religions and cultures of Asia. Readers will find that the many disparate threads of an authentic spiritual tradition are woven together here in a startling tapestry that reveals—without pretense or euphemism—the psycho-sexual technique that is at the root of both Tantra and alchemy: that is to say, of both Asian and European forms of esoteric praxis.

Author : Gary Edson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786490882

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Mysticism and Alchemy through the Ages by Gary Edson Pdf

An in-depth look into the foundations of mysticism and alchemy, this book describes both physical and spiritual aspects of the various theories and practices of transformation, with attention to the beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sufism, Tantrism, Taoism and Yoga. The connection between early mystical pursuits and the development of alchemy from ancient China, India, and Egypt through Moorish Spain and into Latin Europe are illuminated, along with the activities of early alchemists. The book, which is heavily illustrated, describes the beliefs, experiments, and secret messages that drew the believers and dreamers of the world together in search of wealth and immortality.

Author : Amritpal Singh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 8172334478

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Dictionary of Indian Alchemy and Poly-herbal Formulations by Amritpal Singh Pdf