The Quintessence of Secret Mercury by David Chaim Smith (2021) Hardcover

The Quintessence of Secret Mercury by David Chaim Smith (2021) HardcoverDavid Chaim Smith. The Quintessence of Secret Mercury, Lightning Flash of Alef Volume 5. David Chaim Smith, 2021. Hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pages. Condition: New Description from the publisher: Quintessence of Secret Mercury, the fifth book in the Lightning Flash of Alef series, is an image saturated expression of mystical surrender into the expanse of the infinite. The work contains a selection of highly unusual contemplative practices and

Offset printed on archival acid-free paper

Fully illustrated by Lupe Vasconcelos & other classical artists

yet ever present

vigorous piece of storytelling that provides an outstanding example of the essentially oral nature of early prose

While theology and liturgy are important

paid for with the coins of betrayal

Smith’s complete translations in French and Spanish

Moving between history and practice

Think of Necromancy as a specialty branch of occult science

Part One: Skin-Turners and Shape-Shifters

- The Sacred Quaternary

Defining and redefining magic