Basilius Valentinus Redivivus or the Resurrected Basilius Valentinus or the Shining Star of Alchemy

knowledge of the Studio Secreto sophico secret philosophical study. For this reason, I have been requested by various places and persons, both orally and in writing, to provide an accurate report regarding both the true mineral of the sun and other questions necessary for the work. Likewise, various universal and particular processes were shown and sent to me, so that I might open my opinion—according to their view—on them. However, since it can be seen from the questions and processes posed both orally and in writing that most possess no sufficient or very meager experience of the true principles, sayings, allegata, and the agreement and disagreement of the authors of alchemy and chemistry, but that most are perhaps driven by pure, own, blind caprice or lured by deceptive process-peddlers, whereby they have their temporal ruin fully to fear.

However, some Nasutulus nosy critic/arrogant person might think I mean that I alone am the cock of the walk and can hear the grass grow! Do not think so, whoever you