calcine
saltcore
separatio
The Paracelsian spagyric path of purification, herbal variant
you set the plant matter on fire
burn away anything that will burn
til you have nothing but white ashes left
salts still hidden
suspend ash in distilled water
filter
evaporate
crystals form
this is the salt of the plant
the manifest power
the bioavailable key
purified in fire, death, time, separation, patience
an octave above its living form
immortal access
via cremation
to reintroduce this salt to the sulfur and mercury takes us further than this bound warrants. something central lies dormant in the current burning, the authorities exhausting their last grasps of power. I think of Rosie Finn’s book, Persephone’s Revolution, a lot these days. It’s the one book I’ve read in recent times that deeply transmits a solid sense of hope in my bones. She spent over 19 years working on it, and it shows. It has a foundational strength that oozes into you, as you ingest her words, century by century, revolution by revolution. It’s honestly required reading for these times.
What’s the salt inside what’s burning? What shape does it take when the dead matter is filtered out? What is your spiritual battery key?
See you again when the Sun enters Taurus.
-j




I was unaware of Rosie Finn's book and I'll be adding it to my to-read pile 👀