HERBAL MEDICINE AND SPAGYRICS PART 3 - MINERAL SALTS
Feb 11 - 12 '20 | 08:30 AM (CIT)
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In this course, you will learn that "Salt" is the heaviest and most solid part of the plant. Salts are created from the content of the minerals and nutrients that the roots absorb from the ground through osmosis or that the leaves capture during photosynthesis. Working with salt can be compared to working with the most remote memory of the plant and therefore the final step in the process of spagyrics.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
We will learn how to obtain the salts through the process of calcination, during which all “impurities” are removed.
Finally, we will use the processes of leaching and coagulation to complete Salt Purification so that it is ready to be returned with the Mercury and Sulfur to the final product-the true Medicine of Nature
OTHER THINGS YOU’LL LEARN
- The Three Principles (Fire, Water, Earth)
- The Four Elements and the Four Qualities (Hot, Wet, Cold, Dry)
- The Seven Planetary Archetypes and the macro-microcosm system (energy pulsation and zodiacal melothesia)
- What is a Spagyric Quintessence
- The concept of separation, purification and union of the three Principles: Mercury, Sulfur and Salt
- How a Spagyrical Quintessence acts: Land action and energy action
There will be three courses available.
ABOUT SPAGYRICS and PARACELSUS
“What is above is like what is below, and what is below is like what is above to fulfill the miracle of one thing.” Hermes Trismegistus on his Emerald Tablet
Paracelsus (1493-1591) was an alchemist and the so-called father of Spagyrics. He believed that nature is a form of alchemy and that “heaven is man and man is heaven...we must, therefore, understand that when we administer medicine, we administer the whole world.”To him, this meant that the whole universe was in perfect balance, and could be demonstrated by opposite and complementary principles: day and night, birth and death, the rising and setting of the sun. The sun was a primary symbol of this balance manifesting in our solar system, from it everything and every form of life derived its own motion and vital energy. The seven planets could be considered the organs of our solar system and correspond to the seven principal energies at work in the universe as well as the seven points of consciousness that correspond to our own body.
Paracelsus further believed that nature was raw and unfinished and Man had the God-given task to evolve the elements of each plant into a medicine.
Spagyrics (extraction of divine gifts) is a technique considered to be a sister of Alchemy, with which one can extract the essence of materials from a plant-based on the three kingdoms of nature (water, earth, and fire) and then recombine them to create a single ‘essence’ with superior medicinal properties. These three kingdoms of nature are based upon the three cardinal Principles of Alchemy, Salt (earth, Principle of Fixity/non-action), Sulfur (fire, Principle of Inflammability) and Mercury (water, Principle of Fusibility/ability to melt and flow).
In order to extract each essence:
- First, from the fire elements of Sulfur the spirit or virtue of a plant is extracted from the essential oil of the plant.
- Next, from the water elements of Mercury the mind or life essence of the plant is extracted by fermention and distilled alcohol.
- Then, from the earth elements of Salt the body or vegetable salts are extracted from the calcined ashes of the plant body.
WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT INDIO
“Indio embodies all that is beautiful on this planet. I still marvel about the time I spent in his company; with his inherent wisdom and ability to bring forth the magic and natural elements for our healing. Spagyrics is a fascinating, mystical, yet entirely practical branch of alchemy and I would welcome any opportunity to learn more about them.” Anna, Australia
"This course is more than a practical home remedies course. Indio is a wealth of knowledge about working with plants and plant medicine. His work is somewhat of a revival of age-old traditions in alchemical medicine that is being sadly lost. The teachings contained within this course promote the expansion of our awareness and relationship with plants and the natural world. There is mystery, intuition and clinical research that makes for a well-rounded and profound course"
THE KUL KUL FARM
We are located in the little village of Sibang Kaja in Bali, just a two minute skip away from the renowned Green School. Our farm is filled with food gardens, rainforest trees and animals (pigs, chickens, ducks, Jaga (our dog) and Malam (our cat)). Your ticket does not include accommodation on the farm. However, you can choose an accommodation option for an extra US $150 (including breakfast and dinner) upon booking. We have 8 bamboo yurts amidst our sugar palm grove. The yurts are shared and include fans, mattresses, fresh linens, lockers, composting toilets, and warm showers. Meals will be prepared fresh for you each day. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available at every meal.
INCLUDES
- Farm to table lunches, herbal teas, coffee, cold infusions and snacks
- All workshops and lectures
- All materials needed
DOES NOT INCLUDE
- Airfare and transportation
- Accommodation, breakfast, and dinner
- Essential oils made during the course
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS.
We are welcoming a maximum of 20 participants for this course. Please place your booking as soon as possible to ensure a spot. We understand that sometimes things happen. If you need to cancel your ticket we will give you a refund, less a US $50 admin fee 2 weeks prior to the start date of the course. Within two weeks of the course, no refund will be available, we will instead give you a credit note, less an admin fee of US $100, that you can use to participate in a future course.
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