"Rosarius says: "I advise no one to approach this Art unless he knows the principle and the regimen of Nature: if he be acquainted with these, little is wanting to him except one thing, nor need he put himself to a great expense, since the stone is one, the medicine is one, the vessel one, the rule one, the disposition one." — The Golden Tract: Concerning the Stone of the Philosophers
Following the Light of Nature
Observing nature, studying nature Following nature Experimenting with nature, attempting to accelerate nature to its fulfillment
The Alchemist is one who studies and follows nature The Secrets of Nature
- Nature, Reason, Experience, and reading = guide, staff, Spectacles, and Lamp
"But if destiny calls you, and you are a diligent imitator of nature, all things will succeed according to your desire. With divine assistance and guidance, nature — the servant of infinite majesty — will most readily assist you in your labors. Therefore, follow that teacher; imitate her; carefully investigate the causes, material, motion, and goals of the work. And whatever happily succeeds for you, direct it all to the glory of the triune essence and for the benefit of your neighbor."
- Saturnia regna S.M.I.S.P. in aurea saecula conversa, c. 1779 by Huginus a Barma