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of the subject must bring into relief the infinite possibilities which are con- 

 tained in a combination of psychical insight with physical knowledge. " Light. 



"The lives of the philosophers themselves are interesting and curious 

 reading ; the stories of Lully, Flamel, Valentine, Trevisan, and Zachaire are 

 full of glimpses of mediaeval times. To us, the most instructive and valu- 

 able of the lives is that of the prince of impostors, Joseph Balsamo, or Comte 

 de Cagliostro, who died at the end of the last century. Spectator. 



"The old alchemists . . . may, however, with justice be regarded 

 as the first experimentalists in analytical chemistry, and on this account are 

 entitled to the gratitude of subsequent generations. The lives of the princi- 

 pal alchemists are briefly recorded, and their works mentioned. Amongst 

 them are such familiar names as Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, 

 Helvetius, and Delisle. The volume also contains an alphabetical catalogue 

 of works on hermetic philosophy and alchemy." Morning Post. 



"A curiously interesting book which well deserves a place in the 

 already extensive catalogue of remarkable books published by Mr Redway. 

 Mr Waite has certainly not spared himself in the preparation and production 

 of his work. . . . The narratives are in most cases romantic enough to interest 

 the general reader, and will be more than acceptable to the mystic and 

 occultist." Liverpool Daily Post. 



" A perfect storehouse of alchemystical lore. The lives of the princi- 

 pal alchemists are pleasantly and fluently told. . . . Then there is an essay 

 on the true principles of the magnum opus of the alchemists, and an account 

 of the so-called spiritual chemistry. Finally there is a bibliography of 

 alchemy and hermetic philosophy. . . . There is doubtless something in 

 Mr Waite's contention that modern psychical research tends to verify the 

 alchemists' hypothesis of development in its extension to human intelligence. 

 It is in accordance with the fitness of things that these ancient seekers after 

 knowledge should have found in an age which is disposed to treat them with 

 scant courtesy a conscientious, not to say enthusiastic, biographer, and 

 apologist. " Manchester Examiner. 



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