DENNIS WILLIAM HAUCK

The Roots of a Science of Consciousness in Hermetic Alchemy

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.

Searching for the Cosmic Quintessence: How the Alchemists Meditated in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

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. 

Materia Prima: The Nature of the First Matter in the Esoteric and Scientific Traditions

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.