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This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.

Paracelsus

All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.
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Amount Dosage Poison Quality
If we want to make a statement about a man’s nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed.
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Man Nature Reveal Statement
All things are poisons. It is simply the dose that distinguishes between a poison and a remedy.
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Distinguish Poison Remedy Simplicity
Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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Acceptance Dreams Greatness True
Whether wine is a nourishment, medicine or poison is a matter of dosage.
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Dosage Medicine Nourishment Poison Wine
The art of medicine has its roots in the heart.
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Art Health Medicine Root
Some children are born from heaven and others are born from hell, because each human being has his inherent tendencies, and these tendencies belong to his spirit, and indicate the state in which he existed before he was born.
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Born Children Existence Heaven Hell Human State
Nature is a light, and by looking at Nature in her own light we will understand her. Visible Nature may be seen in her visible light; invisible Nature may become visible if we acquire the power to perceive her invisible light.
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Herself Light Nature Understand Visible
It should be forbidden and severely punished to remove cancer by cutting, burning, cautery, and other fiendish tortures. It is from nature that the disease comes, and from nature comes the cure, not from physicians.
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Burn Punishment Removal
All drugs are poisons the benefit depends on the dosage.
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Benefit Dosage Drugs
Let no one who can be his own belong to another.
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Be Yourself Himself
The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.
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Art Doctor Healing Mindset Nature
But is not He who created it for the sake of the sick body more than the remedy? And is not He who cures the soul, which is more than the body, greater?
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Body Creation Greatness Sick Soul
Consider that we shouldn’t call our brother a fool, since we don’t know ourselves what we are.
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Brother Call Fools Ourselves
Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow.
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Art Creation Flow Heaven Source
Then God sends us such a messenger who appears to us in spirit, warns us, consoles us, teaches us, and brings us His good tidings.
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Appearance God Goodness Himself

This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.

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