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The Stone of the Philosophers
Edward Kelly
其他書名
The Philosophers Stone
出版CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015-08-27
主題Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft
ISBN151707858X9781517078584
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=VK4sjgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The Stone of the Philosophers by Edward KellyThe Philosophers Stone Books on AlchemySir Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot (1 August 1555 - 1 November 1597), was an ambiguous figure in English Renaissance occultism and self-declared spirit medium who worked with John Dee in his magical investigations. Besides the professed ability to summon spirits or angels in a "shew-stone" or mirror, which John Dee so valued, Kelley also claimed to possess the secret of transmuting base metals into gold, the goal of alchemy, as well as the supposed Philosopher's Stone itself.Legends began to surround Kelley shortly after his death. His flamboyant biography, his relationships with Queen Elizabeth I's royal magus Sir John Dee and the Emperor Rudolf II, his supposed ability to communicate with angels, and his possession of certain alchemical powders, have led to his relative notoriety among historians: this has made him (along with the German Faustus and Sir John Dee himself) one source for the folklorical image of the alchemist-medium-charlatan.