The Blood of the Lion: Red Tincture

"The lion is the sun, and his blood is the gold of the philosophers. It is the fiery water which dissolves all things, and it is the universal medicine which cures all diseases." - Aurora Consurgens (c. 1450)

The blood of the lion is an alchemical symbol for sulfur. Sulfur is a volatile, flammable substance that burns with a blue flame, and it is often associated with the color red. In alchemy, sulfur is associated with the masculine principle, the sun, and the element of fire.

The lion is a powerful and majestic creature, and its blood is often seen as a symbol of strength, courage, and vitality. In alchemy, the lion's blood is associated with the process of transmutation.

In the ancient mystery schools, the blood of the lion was seen as a symbol of the philosophers' stone.

The blood of the lion was also seen as a symbol of the sacred fire, which was the divine creative force that was believed to animate all things.

"The blood of the lion is the fire of the sun, and it is the key to the philosophers' stone. It is the spirit which animates all things, and it is the divine creative force." - The Ripley Scroll. (c. 1475),

"The philosophers' stone is one, and it is made from all things. It is the blood of the lion, the milk of the virgin, and the tears of the child." The Rosarium Philosophorum (c. 1550)

“Let the body of the King be very pure, and let it join the purest, and let the Lion be cleansed of the blood of the Wolf, and the nature of the Lion delights marvelously in the tincture of the Wolf, for there is a great affinity and kinship between the blood of one and the other. When the Lion is thus cleansed, and its spirit fortified, its eyes will shine and be as bright as the Sun, and its inner strength will be great and of great benefit and utility for whatever you wish.” - Les dovze clefs de philosophie de frere Basile Valentin, c. 1660

The Blood of the Lion