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38"<br />

, \ ?L.<br />

unknohrrl)" This tnethod, hov.tever, i'r'â-S consiclered<br />

justifiable by Paracelsus, for as he v,¡rote:<br />

llTihen ihe goal of <strong>the</strong> seeicing is hidcien, <strong>the</strong> manner<br />

of seeking is also occult: and because knoroled"ge ís<br />

inherent in <strong>the</strong> arç¡ he i,o¡ho seeks <strong>the</strong> art also fincts<br />

knowledge in itÎÎ . 't"<br />

In his v¡ork<br />

terms of reference:<br />

Atchinia Paracelsus defines his ov,m<br />

ìrDenn die hi<strong>at</strong>ur ist so subtil und so scharf in ihren<br />

Dingen, dass sie ohn grosse i{unst nicht lrril-I gebra-u-cht<br />

werd-en: Denn sie gibt nichNs an 'I'ag, das auf sein<br />

St<strong>at</strong>t vollendet sei, sondern der iviensch muss es<br />

vollenden: diese Vollendung heisset Al-chimia" Denn<br />

der alchimist ist der Bäcker in dem, so er Brot, backt:<br />

Der liebmann in dem, so er den !'íein macht: Der i'v'eber<br />

in d.ern, d.ass er Tuch macht. Also r^Ias aus der i\<strong>at</strong>ur<br />

wacirst dem ivienschen zu nuLz, derselbige der es dahin<br />

bringt, d.ahi-n es^Irerordnet vrird von der lü<strong>at</strong>ur,

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