The Alchemical Myth of Nicholas Flamel (Secret Tradition in Alchemy)

This article was extracted from the book: Secret Tradition in Alchemy, by Arthur Edward Waite.Chapter X: The Myth of Flamel* The Alleged Memoir of a Paris Scrivener* The Book of Abraham the Jew* Its Pictorial Designs and Letterpress* A Revelation of the Great Work* The Quest of its Meaning* A Pilgrimage to Santiago* Meeting with a Jewish Doctor* Secret of the First Matter* The Mastery Fulfilled* Charities of Flamel* The Story of Dubois* Excavations on the Premises of Flamel* His Sculptures and Symbolic Paintings* Alleged Written Memorials* His Will and that of his Wife* Early Hostile Criticism of his Story* Circumstances of its First Publication* An Early Manuscript* Its Unsatisfactory Position* Examination of his Alleged Alchemical Designs* The Romance of Paul Lucas* Conclusion on the Historical Side of the Flamel Legend* Bernard and Flamel* The Autobiographical Memorial of Bernard Trévisan* The Quest of Alchemy* Tale of a Thousand Processes* A Monk of Citeaux* A German Priest* Bernard's Years of Travel* Another Monk and his Process* The Study of Text-Books* Alleged Success Therein* The Written Record and its Value