STUDIES IN ALCHEMY
The Science of Self-Transformation

Chapter 7
Methods of Transfer

Light is the alchemical key! The words “Let there be light” <1> are the first fiat of the cre­ation and the first step in proper precipitation. When man, who himself is a manifestation of God, desires to emulate the Supreme Father and pre­cip­i­tate, as a true son of Light should learn to do, he ought to follow those methods used by the Supreme Intelligence if consistent and worthy results are to be anticipated.

By examining the obvious methods of the Creator and by observing nature, you can deduce much of value if you will school yourself to think independently. For it is necessary to bypass mere human syllogisms and to penetrate the limitless consciousness of God, who is the great Master Alchemist, in order to “go and do likewise,” <2> ever beholding your services as good.

When you have determined within yourself to experiment with the art of precipitation, first create a mind blueprint of the object you wish to produce. This should incorporate definite size, proportion, substance, density, color, and quality in detailed picture form. When the visualization of the blueprint within your mind is complete, it ought to be immediately sealed. This is a vital step in its speedy and effective release into the world of Matter-form.

Do not misunderstand this step and think that by sealing your plan you are closing the door to the improvement of its design. Such is not the case, for improvements can be made in sub­se­quent models; but unless you release the blue­print to the elementals and builders of form as a finished work, they cannot properly bring it into manifestation. The words “It is finished!” are therefore the second fiat of creation following “Let there be light!”

Now that you have created a thought matrix and sealed it against the intrusion of impinging mind radiation from others, set up either con­sciously (in some cases through jealousy or ego) or unconsciously by the mass mind’s collective resis­tance to progress, you must observe the third rule to protect your creative intent and “tell no man.” This, too, is a law of precipitation–one that allows you to circumvent concentrated beams of human thought and feeling patterns which can be most disturbing to a successful alchemical exper­i­ment unless certain safeguards are activated.

Avoid, then, the dissipation of energy by the in­tru­sion of a multiplicity of minds, except where two or more individuals are specifically cooperat­ing in joint precipitation. Those who are of a sci­en­tif­ic nature and are familiar with Coulomb scat­ter­ing and Rutherford’s law will under­stand how thought-energy, as waves scat­ter­ing other waves as if composed of minute particles, can set up a penetration of great enough intensity to break down the field of mag­net­ic thought-energy fo­cus­ing the specific pat­tern of the creative matrix.

Each student should recognize that geo­met­ric figures such as the square, the triangle, the circle, the ellipse, and the parallelogram are em­ployed almost universally in creating within the macrocosmic as well as the microcosmic three-dimensional world. Although higher forms of cre­ativ­ity are found in the mathematical world of algebra, calculus, and trigonometry, the highest symbology of all known to us at inner spiritual levels is the science of engrammic rhythms.

This study deals with the control and release of energy, with engrams (which term we use to refer to the causative key behind the effects ob­served by worldly scientists and called by them en­grams), with the use of mantras, with the stor­ing of fohatic energy, and with safe­guards ac­ti­vat­ing principles of demarcation be­tween the evo­lu­tions of the human conscious­ness in the planes of Matter and the world of perfect divine order that exists in the planes of Spirit.

When contemplating this science, one should bear in mind that even the infinite, omni­present consciousness of God, as it extends itself into the realm of the material creation, moves through the gamut of creative expression from simple patterns to those of increasing complexity.

The student of alchemy should consider the memory, when employed as the instrument of the Higher Mind, as an invaluable adjunct to his experiment; for the processes of the human mem­ory are remarkable indeed. And when these are coordinated with the mental body, superlative action is always forthcoming. Thus there are a number of individuals who can memorize and execute an entire symphony without noticeable flaw. Mathematicians, too, demonstrate mar­vel­ous faculties of mental con­trol in their cal­cu­la­tions which approximate infi­nite precision.

Let each student of alchemy, then, recognize that he has within himself a Higher Mind that is capable of holding patterns of infinite dimen­sions. This Mind functions independently of the outer mind without human restriction of any kind. Hence, as the vehicle of the Higher Mind, a purified memory body, feeding as it does the impressions of that Mind to the outer mind, is indispensable to the alchemist.

Let the sincere student who would ponder and practice methods of mind and memory con­trol, which are the methods of God himself, acquire the habit of consciously giving to this blessed Higher Mind, or Christ Self, the respon­si­bil­ity for designing and perfecting the embryonic ideas and patterns of his creation. For many of these patterns which at first appeared to be con­sciously conceived by the alchemist frequently have their origin within this higher portion of the blessed Self.

Remember, twenty-four hours of each day your Higher Mind is active in expanded dimen­sions. This blessed Comforter, unknown and un­ex­pe­ri­enced by you outwardly, waits to be called into action and does function free of ordi­nary space/time limitations. Employ your Higher Mind, then, both as your apprentice and as your teacher; for the Holy Spirit of truth moving there­in can lead you into all truth! <3>

I would like to call to the attention of the students that if they so desire, they can immea­surably assist themselves in the alchemical arts through outside reading. Care must be exercised in this, however, so that the byways of technology and scientific theory do not serve to divert the mighty flow of alchemy as the greatest science into byways of materialism where the ends are said to justify the means.

I realize full well that many related subjects would not only be boring, but also beyond the com­pre­hen­sion of some of our students. Desiring not to limit the masses of mankind from having the blessings of alchemy, I have deliberately stat­ed many of these points in such a way as to make them easily understood. Let no one feel, how­ever, that all knowledge can be reached through a single­ approach or without effort and study.

I suggest for those wishing more technical information to augment the course that they study wave propagation, the mechanics of the quantum theory, elementary and advanced chem­is­try and physics, seismology, astronomy, ge­ol­ogy, and related subjects. These studies, to­gether with courses in the humanities, the world’s religions, and the Shakespearean plays, will be of immense value as you are guided from within and also by your personal tastes.

Let none feel that the pursuit of such extra­curricular subjects is absolutely necessary or the mandate of the Masters, for the teachings of greatest importance are included herein–albeit in some cases between the lines. Let God guide; and to those who do not recognize his reins, I say, fortune is as fortune does!

I am a bit hopeful that material science will not look too much askance on the control of Mat­ter by the power of the mind and spirit. I doubt that religion could justly deny the so-called mir­a­cles which demonstrate (if they are to be be­lieved) that individuals who have lived upon earth have been able to practice transmutation, which is simply changing one form into another, such as water into wine; <4> amplification and mul­ti­pli­ca­tion of the atomic and molecular sub­stance, such as multiplying the loaves and fishes; <5> and precipitation of the elements, such as calling down fire from heaven. <6> Equally wondrous feats performed by masters unascended and ascended indicate a most exact science of control over Mat­ter and energy.

I myself have never questioned the truth of these matters, simply because I have always re­tained in humility my faith in the power of Good to endure forever. Moreover, I am active in dem­on­strat­ing the laws of alchemy which make of the entire process of the control of Matter and energy an everyday affair.

I realize that the uninitiated or those who have never seen these so-called miracles for them­selves may easily question their authenticity. Alchem­ists of God, I do not now ask you to be­lieve alone. I ask you to begin in some measure to dem­on­strate these truths for yourself!

A few students of higher law have been able to externalize successfully one or more visible objects directly from the Universal such as a rose, a precious stone, or a cup of liquid essence quick­en­ing both mind and body. Naturally, we are anxious to see people achieve the power of pro­ducing anything and everything directly from the Universal.

Yet such secrets can hardly be written down or spelled out in full, for we cannot upset the present economic system until greater justice is established by mankind on earth. But neither can these secrets be justifiably concealed from the worthy. Hence we have included marvelous keys in this total course which, to the eyes of the faith­ful or those who would strive to become so, will open many a door of progress.

Every Ascended Master has these powers to precipitate at will, and therefore he never lacks for any good thing. Let unascended mankind ask themselves this question: How long will you spend your energy struggling to eke out a bare existence from Nature’s cupboard, which to some seems bare indeed, when all your needs can be met by mastering the cosmic laws which Christ Jesus and other great teachers have demonstrated by their own lives in the past?

The use of the term light in alchemy in­cludes light in its known visible aspects as well as in its invisible characteristics, some of which are yet unknown to physical science. When I pro­duced rare gems and precious stones by means of alchemy, the methods I used could not have been easily applied by the average person who had not by discipline, faith, and meditative quietude es­tab­lished the necessary mind control.

These methods are known to every initiate; and only an initiate could be so tempted of the dark forces as Jesus was, who, aware of his alchemi­cal power, rebuked the temptation to use alchemy during the period of the testing of his faith. Rather than relieve physical discomfort by commanding “these stones be made bread,” <7> as he might have done, he rendered his allegiance to the supreme God Presence and the Word of God and acknowledged these as far more im­portant than the demands of his physical body. This enabled him to pass his test and to prepare for the disciplines which gave him his victory on the cross and in the tomb and carried him upward from Bethany’s hill into the arms of God.

However, the alchemy of spiritual progress seems less important to many who prefer the more spectacular modes of psychic phenomena to the attainment of those transmutative changes which will make them Godlike. Little do men dream that the assurance “All these things shall be added unto you” <8> includes the power of con­trol over wind and wave, of substance and energy, once man has made the kingdom of God his first and most important objective.

Yet, balance is needed, and I am delighted once again to tell the students that the use of alchemy to work change in the physical octave is not inordinate in the least if it is prop­erly used.

The methods of alchemy can be simply stated and easily absorbed, but its precepts re­quire the practice of a master artist. Nevertheless, results can come forth in diverse ways if the stu­dent will at least begin and try. There are many methods of precipitation, but here I shall outline just one of them in part.

First design a mental matrix of the desired object, then determine where you wish it to man­i­fest. If you know the material substance of which it is composed, memorize its atomic pattern; if not, call to the Divine Intelligence within your Higher Mind to register the pattern for you from the Universal Intelligence and impress it upon your memory body and your mind.

Recognize that light is an energy substance universally manifesting on earth, thanks to the sun center of being, the focal point of the Christ in this solar system. Call for light to take on the atomic pattern you are holding, to coalesce around that pattern, and then to “densify” into form. Call for the multiplication of this atomic structure until molecules of substance begin to fill the void occupying the space in which you desire the object to appear.

When the total outline is filled with the vibratory action of the fourth-dimensional sub­stance representing the desired manifestation, ask for the full lowering of the atomic density into three-dimensional form and substance with­in the pattern established by the matrix of your mind; and then await results.

Do not be tense if your manifestation is not im­me­di­ate or if after a reasonable length of time it ap­pears that results are not forthcoming. Re­mem­ber, blessed ones, despair destroys the very faith up­on which your experiment is built. For faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evi­dence of things not seen, <9> and you must hold your faith as you hold the gossamer veil compos­ing the mental image.

If you have spent years in the grip of human emo­tions absorbing the discord of the mass consciousness and the doubts and fears by human­kind, these records must be consumed by al­chem­i­cal fires to make way for these nobler ideas and forms which you would image forth. To your new ideas you must give your time and your energy. Thus you begin to weave a web of fruition ded­i­cat­ed to spirituality, to the spir­i­tu­al­iza­tion of the material consciousness, and to the material­iza­tion of heavenly concepts right here on earth where the kingdom of God must come into man­i­fes­ta­tion.

I would like to point out that the scanning method used in the projection of television pic­tures, whereby an electronic stream effect flu­o­resces on a screen and the electronic particles sweep in a horizontal linear pattern to create within a microsecond an eye picture, cannot be success­fully used in alchemical precipitation, but is most suitable for the projection of mental pic­tures at a distance. In precipitation, a rapid expansion of the light rays in three dimensions must occur; and in the screen method, the optical image is on a flat, single-plane dimension.

A study of cytology and embryology will pro­vide the student with some understanding of how a single cell multiplies and reproduces. When you are dealing with instantaneous manifestation, the velocity and intensity of light must reach startling speed and power.

It must be realized that the exercise of such control over Matter by the mind is no ordinary process. While I do not say that ordinary people cannot master the technique of executing these laws and that the most humble individual cannot be invested with or invest himself with such au­thor­ity within the inalienable rights that God gives to man, I do not wish a sense of frustration to arise within those who may attempt to pre­cip­i­tate and then feel discouraged because they ap­par­ently fail.

I say “apparently” because the law does not fail. In most cases where direct precipitation does not occur, if the effort and the technique be pur­sued in full faith that the call compels the answer, an indirect precipitation will sooner or later be brought about whereby through one hand or an­other the desired manifestation does take place.

Remember, this is divine artistry of the high­est type. It is also co-creation with God and, as such, is best used by those whose purposes paral­lel the divine. Thus, when the will of man is aligned with the will of God, the light of God does not fail to precipitate that will in the full-ness of time, space, and opportunity.

I have devoted six lessons to this subject, deal­ing with practical methods for assisting the spir­i­tu­al scientist in obtaining greater personal hap­pi­ness each day through the merger of the per­son with the patterns of Principle itself. Both in­ner and outer peace and a sense of personal well-being are required for the successful de­vel­op­ment of one’s spiritual powers, albeit some indi­vid­uals may thrive in the midst of con­flict. I ad­mit that up­on earth courageous leaders in many fields are needed to unfold and develop the type of society which could be considered to be designed by the gods.

In addition to the alchemy of instanta-neous precipitation, the alchemy of preparation is needed, whereby the use of one’s energies and opportunities is planned in an intelligent manner so that Life does not receive a hit-and-miss return on its investment of energy in an individual life­stream.

I am hopeful that my readers thus far have not been disappointed in the homey use I have made of their time and attention. I humbly sub­mit that the rereading of this material may fur­ther enlighten you, each one, in the true depth of my perceptions, which are calculated to exalt those of various social and religious strata into areas of greater usefulness to themselves, to man­kind, and to God. If, when the course is complete, I have in some measure accomplished that or aug­mented its possibility, I shall be content.

Some of you may desire my personal guid­ance as you attempt your first alchemical pre­cip­i­ta­tion. I shall gladly assist all who will silently request my aid, providing the motive be right and the desired change beneficial to your life plan and providing you exercise care and prayer in seeking that God’s will always be done.

Let me suggest, then, that you attempt as a first effort the precipitation of an amethyst in the form of a Maltese cross. You see, this would be most excellent, for I have personally used alchemy to make many experimental models. And I am most happy to add my momentum to your own!

From the simple to the complex, from the dawn of the beginning of the use of Light’s ray to the noontide zenith of progress, let all move in the byways of life as in a caravan of faith. Let each would-be alchemist aim at the mark of achieve­ment. You build in the eternal day right now.

I AM dedicated to your success,

Saint Germain

1. Gen. 1:3.
2. Luke 10:37.
3. John 14:17; 15:26; 16:13.
4. John 2:1-11.
5. Matt. 14:15-21.
6. II Chron. 7:1-3; II Kings 1:10, 12.
7. Matt. 4:3, 4.
8. Matt. 6:33.
9. Heb. 11:1.

[Taken from the book version Saint Germain on Alchemy]

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