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The Vile Metals and the Arsenified Sulphur – (487)

Introduction

Often the vile metals or dry mercury and arsenified sulphur is mentioned in Alchemical texts and not it is often it is not clear what these two things really are. The following excerpts clearly define what these two elements are. The very interesting thing is that they can be found in us right here and now.


Excerpt 1 – Vile Metals and Arsenified Sulphur

“Whosoever has created the bodies must then perfect them. In order for the bodies to be perfected it is absolutely necessary to eliminate the Dry Mercury, which is nothing more than the pluralized ‘I’ (ego).

If one does not eliminate the pluralized ‘I’, then the existential bodies cannot be perfected and they cannot be recovered by the distinct parts of the Being.

In order for the bodies to be recovered by the distinct parts of the Being, they must be perfected. They must be converted into pure vehicles of Gold. However, these vehicles cannot be converted into instruments of pure Gold unless the Dry Mercury and the Arsenic Sulphur are eliminated.

What is Dry Mercury? It is the ‘I’ (ego). What is Arsenified Sulphur? It is the carnal, bestial fire of the atomic infernos of the human being. This fire corresponds to the abominable Kundabuffer organ.
Thus, it is necessary to eliminate the Dry Mercury and the Arsenified Sulphur in order for the existential superior bodies, which are created by the Arche of Alchemy, to be converted into the finest quality vehicles of pure Gold.”

Excerpt from the lecture: “The Arche”, by V.M Samael Aun Weor.


Excerpt 2 – Vile Metals and Arsenified Sulphur

“The Great Work is performed with Her. However, if one does not eliminate the Dry-Mercury (ego) and the Arsenic-Sulphur (passional fire), one does not achieve the fusion with Divinity.  If there is no psychological death, then one is transformed into an abortion, into a failure.  Therefore, the work must be performed correctly.

The Antimony is willing to settle the atoms of Gold in Mercury with the condition that the Dry-Mercury and the Arsenic Sulphur are eliminated with the help of Stella Maris. If we perform this, then the Antimony works in settling the Gold.”

Excerpt from the lecture: “The Arche”, by V.M Samael Aun Weor.


Summary

In summary the vile metals are the egoic substances in us, which are really substance that is not physical. The vile metals are our egos or the many psychological “I’s” that we carry within our psychology. They are fragments of our essence trapped or conditioned to think, feel and act in very particular ways. The arsenified sulphur is the sexual enthusiasm or impulse or fire that is conditioned to work in a lustful way.

As a final note, in the work of Alchemy we have to dissolve both the vile metals and the arsenified sulphur, this releasing the freed and purified sulphur and the freed and purified metals. Both the dry mercury and the arsenified sulphur are dissolved by working first of all psychologically, that is, using self-observation and comprehension then appealing to our particular individual Divine Mother or the feminine aspect of our interior Divinity to reduce them to dust.


End (487).

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