Thread: Help to identify a ring found while metal detecting.

Hey, Alchemic enchanter do you have any recomendations on books or media that would be useful or interesting to read in the same area that you have used for the research you did for the ring? books on symbolism and alchemy and so on? i would be very interested in some good books on that subject. i realize it may not be the bast place for this post but it kinda goes with the ring research you did. lol.
and Iza; was it really worth your time to put that post up? come on even if it was a fake it was still interesting to look into the various symbolisms and what they could possibly mean. and AlchemicEnchanter did a damn good job at that research.

Well some of my favorite books are:

-The Professor of Secrets: It's more of an overview of alchemical/medical history, again a very large mixture of superstition and science. Definitely applies.

-Another book which I cannot remember the title of. I'll post it when I have access to the book again. As is, I only have a small portion of my library here with me at college, so many of my books still reside at home. The particular book I'm thinking of shows the various approaches to alchemy from a cultural standpoint, and how the goals and methods differ.

-As for straight up symbolism, I've never actually found any good books that weren't personal. As is every alchemist had a a different set of codes for specific alchemical processes, and being passed only through generations (closely guarded secrets) there is a wide variance of symbols and meanings. The best thing to do is go onto Google image search and find alchemical symbols. You find what works for you as an alchemist, and stick to that set of symbols. The difficulty of this is that there being so much variance, it essentially all comes down to the root of the symbols. I could disclose my personal alchemical alphabet, however this would go against my oaths, as it is very specific to my families branch of work.

Sorry, this post probably didn't help, but theres not much to tell. My actual alchemical skills are very limited. I understand the language, and the applications more favoring the occult side of things, ie: alchemic enchantment.

Another good thing I would recommend is searching for alchemical pictures online and meditation on them. Some alchemists chose to conceal their recipes in elaborate pictures, and once you have a good grasp on base symbolism, can read pictures the same as you would a book.

I actually made a wooden chest that I covered in alchemical pictures. It looks very epic. Originally it was to hold all my occult books, but now the chest is far too small so I'm working on a large old steamer trunk I'm restoring.

Enough rambling. I'm sure I wasn't helpful in the least, but honestly beyond the history of alchemy, much can be learned from pictures. Track patterns and symbolic meaning. That should give you a good start/glimpse into the world of the alchemist.

Yeah, after being with the OTO for many years it isn't a masonic ring, no OTO, no Knight Of Templar, Nada. The bum was full of it and made Al Enchant look like a fool. The ring wasn't found in the ground, that is a piece of jewelry, probably from an occult shop. The face I have seen before. It was made and who ever did it just threw every fucking symbol they could think of. There's a lot of self made orders of fucking assholes that have rings made. "Oh look we have a Magick Coven."