The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 189 



Metallic salts should by no means be de- 

 spised nor rejected in the preparation of 

 the tincture, since they form an indis- 

 pensable element in their composition ; 

 for they contain the precious substance 

 which is the cause of all fixation. 



Next, the question arises whether 

 the Stone can be prepared without a sub- 

 stance. The answer is in the negative, 

 for everything must have its substance. 

 Animals, vegetables, and minerals, have 

 each their own particular first substance. 

 But no substance can be of any use in 

 the generation of our Stone without fer- 

 mentation. From the tangible and for- 

 mal body we must elicit the spiritual and 

 celestial entity (I hardly know what 

 expression to use in describing it). This 

 entity, or essence, has first been infused 

 into the body by stellar influences, and 

 perfected and digested by the elements. 

 By the digestion and regimen of the 

 lesser fire, the spiritual entity must 

 become a tangible, fixed, and solid 

 substance. 



But to what purpose do I speak, 



