Jabir ibn Hayyan

The work requires solitude, secrecy, and perseverance.

The stone is one, the medicine is one.

The external work mirrors the internal work.

The acid is the key to many operations.

The wise man knows that everything is connected.

The process of calcination reduces the body to its first matter.

The goal is not gold, but understanding.

The furnace is the womb of the work.

The seven metals correspond to the seven planets.

The prima materia is found everywhere, but recognized by few.

The distillation purifies the essence.

The symbol conceals and reveals.

The work is a marriage of the sun and the moon.

The true gold is within.

The book of nature is open for those who have eyes to see.