The
Roots of a Science of Consciousness in Hermetic Alchemy
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Rose+Croix Journal, Volume 11, Winter 2016. By Dennis William Hauck
Alchemy is not only the origin of systematic experimentation and chemistry but also the first attempt to create a cohesive science of consciousness. This article explores the development of this new science in the work of the leading alchemists and Hermetic philosophers of the Renaissance. The article focuses on the original work of Paracelsus, Isaac Newton, Gottfried Leibniz, John Locke, Geothe, and others.
The
Alchemy Exhibit in the Egyptian Museum at Rosicrucian Park
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Rosicrucian
Digest, Volume 94, No.1, 2016. By
Dennis William Hauck
This detailed tour through the Alchemy Exhibit at the Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California, focuses on the universal operations of alchemy as they are practiced in the lab as well as in spiritual work. The exhibit includes a reproduction of a working alchemists laboratory from the 1500s, as well as a full-size reproduction of the Ripley Scroll, and a unique enclave featuring a guided alchemical meditation practiced by alchemists for centuries. Written by curator and designer Dennis William Hauck, who also narrates the tour.
Searching
for the Cosmic Quintessence: How the Alchemists Meditated in the Middle Ages and
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Rose+Croix
Journal, Volume 10, 2014. By
Dennis William Hauck
The meditative techniques practiced by alchemists in the Middle Ages were different from what we think of as meditation today. Alchemical meditation was an active instead of a passive activity, and it focused on harnessing spiritual forces for positive transformation and specific manifestations. The alchemists sought to actually work with the transcendental powers during meditation to achieve union with the divine mind or somehow bring the transformative powers from Above directly into their practical work in the lab or their personal work in the inner laboratory of their souls. This paper reviews actual meditations practiced by alchemists.
The
Philosopher's Stone: Physical or Philosophical? (Click on Cover to
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Rosicrucian
Digest, Volume 91 Number 1 2013. By
Dennis William Hauck
This is the thirteenth in a series of thematic issues of the highly respsected Rosicrucian Digest exploring sources that have contributed to the Rosicrucian tradition. This issue is dedicated to Alchemy. The article reviews the history of the Philosopher's Stone as a key to both physical and spiritual perfection. The articles includes images of what the Stone looked like and a discussion of the symbolism of the ciphers representing it. Read the Philosopher's Stone article. Download the complete issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Download the free Kindle version. To download an audio recording of the article, click on the icon at left above.
Materia
Prima: The Nature
of the First Matter in the Esoteric and Scientific Traditions
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Rose+Croix Journal, Volume 8, 2011. Presented at the Hidden In Plain Sight Conference, Rosicrucian Order, San Jose, California, by Dennis William Hauck
The alchemists believed that no transformation—whether in the laboratory, in the body, or in the soul—could succeed without the presence of a mysterious ingredient known as the Materia Prima (First Matter). Nothing was more important to alchemist’s work than this energetic essence, which they believed could be extracted from any substance and actually rendered tangible and visible. This paper examines the nature and properties of the elusive First Matter. We will look at how the alchemists exposed it, accumulated it, and worked with it to accomplish the regeneration of the substance at hand. We will explore how the concept of the First Matter evolved in both the scientific and esoteric traditions to become a fundamental, although often unrecognized, tenet of both modern Hermeticism and modern physics.
D.W. Hauck page at Academia.edu
Hauck's The
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Alchemy (Alpha
2008) is considered the best introduction to alchemy available. His bestselling
The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation
(Penguin 1999), presents startling new revelations
about the mysterious artifact that inspired over 3,500 years of alchemy. His
Sorcerer’s Stone: A Beginner’s Guide to Alchemy
(Citadel 2004) is an entertaining introduction
to practical and spiritual alchemy. He
is currently completing the first English translation of
Die Alchemie by Dr.
Gottlieb Latz, a nineteenth-century German alchemist, and is working on his
latest book is First Matter: Autobiography of an
Alchemist.
Hauck has contributed to numerous non-fiction works, such as Real Alchemy (Robert Bartlett, Weiser 2006), Way of the
Crucible (Robert Bartlett, Weiser 2008), How to Write a Book Proposal (Michael Larsen, Writer's Digest
1997), The Power of Sacred Space
(Carolyn Cobelo, Akasha 2000),
Alchemy: the Great Secret (Andrea Aromatico, Abrams 2001),
Tarot Court Cards Archetypes
(Kate Warwick-Smith, Inner Traditions 2003), and
Alchemical Healing (Nicki Scully, Bear & Co. 2003).
A dedicated explorer of consciousness, Hauck has done considerable research into
"exceptional human experiences" -- a term he uses to describe a wide variety of
mystical phenomena. His guidebooks to thousands of sacred energy sites and
locations of paranormal activity, International Directory of Haunted Places (Penguin 2000)
and Haunted Places: The National
Directory (Athanor 1994, Penguin 1996, Penguin-Putnam 2002),
have led hundreds of people to places where they have experienced such altered
states of consciousness. His biography of William Shatner (Captain
Quirk -
Pinnacle 1995; Der Captain
- Heyne 1997) chronicles the egocentric actor's personal
transformation after a mystical experience in the Mojave Desert. Hauck made a
movie with William Shatner entitled
Mysteries of
the Gods.
Sorcerer's Stone: A Beginner's Guide to Alchemy
(Citadel Press 2004) presents the operations and methods alchemists used in both
their laboratory and spiritual work.
Hauck has contributed to several anthologies, such as Awaken to a Dream (Watermark 1991), The Practical Guide to Practically Everything (Random House 1995), Magic of Our Universe (Camelot 1999), The Internet Guide to Adventurous & Unusual Travel (Facts On Demand 2001), and Nine Windows to Wholeness: Jungian Sandplay (Sanity Press 2002).
Hauck has worked as editor for a half-dozen holistic and New Age publications. He is currently the publisher of the Alchemy Journal, for which he writes regular articles. He has written on a wide variety of topics for nearly fifty different magazines, including Harper's, Automated Home, Electronic House, Conscious Living, Sacramento Magazine, The City: San Francisco Magazine, Fate, and Writer's Digest. He is considered a pioneer in introducing transpersonal concepts to businesses and government agencies and worked seven years as a staff writer for Today's Supervisor, the official magazine of the 25,000-member California State Supervisor's Association. He also wrote regular columns for the Long Island Journal, New Age Retailer, Perceptions Magazine, and Whole Life Times.
Hauck’s books have been featured in
USA Today, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago
Tribune, New York Post, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Harper’s, Magical Blend,
Lingua Franca, and hundreds of other periodicals.
He has been interviewed on nearly four hundred radio and TV programs, including
"NPR's Morning Edition," "A&E Unexplained," "Sally Jessy Raphael," "Geraldo,"
“The O’Reilly Factor,” "Extra," and "CNN Reports." He also served as a special
consultant to a several leading film companies and a number of popular
television programs. He wrote script and appeared in
Mysteries of the Gods (Hemisphere 1976) and served as a
consultant for other popular novels and movies
ranging from alchemy documentaries to such popular films as
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Columbia 1977) to White Noise
(Brightlight 2005).
Dennis William Hauck holds lectures and workshops throughout the world on the
various aspects
of practical, mental, and spiritual alchemy.
He was a featured speaker at many important
conferences, including the International Alchemy Conference annual event at
www.AlchemyConference.net,
the Conference On Mystical Egypt and Immortality in Cairo, conferences for the
Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the International Society for
Energetic Psychology, and many others.
Hauck is a professional member of the ASSC (Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness), the AMS (American Mathematical Society), the ATP (Association for Transpersonal Psychology), and the CRS (Center for Research in Science). He is an instructor in the Alchemy Study Program ( www.AlchemyStudy.com ) and served as president of the International Alchemy Guild (IAG) at www.AlchemyGuild.org. He has been profiled in numerous publications, including the International Authors and Writers Who’s Who, Who’s Who in California, and The Dictionary of International Biography.
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