Titus Burckhardt
a chapter from his book

“Copper is restless until it becomes gold”, said Meister Eckhart, referring in reality to the soul, which longs for its own eternal being… The alchemical symbols of perfection refer to the spiritual mastery of the human state, to the return to the centre or mean, to what the three monotheistic religions call the regaining of the earthly paradise.

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Originally published as a chapter of Alchemy: Science of The Cosmos, Science of The Soul. Republished here with thanks.