Synopses & Reviews
Sheds new light on the identity of the alchemist Fulcanelliandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Provides new understanding of the relationships between the most important figures of the esoteric milieu of Paris in the first half of the 20th centuryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Includes a wealth of rarely seen documents, photos, and lettersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fulcanelli, operative alchemist and author of andlt;Iandgt;The Mystery of the Cathedrals andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;The Dwellings of the Philosophers--andlt;/Iandgt;two of the most important esoteric works of the twentieth century--remains himself a mystery. The true identity of the man who allegedly succeeded in creating the philosopherand#8217;s stone has never been discovered, despite ardent searches by many--even the OSS (the wartime U.S. intelligence agency, later to become the CIA) claimed to have looked for him following the end of World War II. Geneviand#36261; Dubois looks at the esoteric milieu of Paris at the turn of the century, a time that witnessed a great revival of the alchemical tradition, and investigates some of its salient personalities. Could one of these have been this enigmatic man, reported to have last appeared in Seville, Spain, in 1952 when he would have been 113 years of age?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The trail followed by the author encounters such figures as Papus, Renand#38919;uand#39855;n, Schwaller de Lubicz, Pierre Dujols, Eugene Canseliet, and Jean-Julien Champagne. Working from rare documents, letters, and photos, Dubois suggests that one of these men could have been hiding his activity behind the pseudonym of Fulcanelli or that Fulcanelli may even have been a composite fabricated by several of these individuals working together. Beyond its attempt to reveal the actual identity of Fulcanelli, andlt;Iandgt;Fulcanelli and the Alchemical Revivalandlt;/Iandgt; also presents an explanation of the alchemical doctrine and reveals the unsuspected relationships among the important twentieth-century truth seekers it highlights.
Review
andquot;If you are of a forensic bent and love to figure out puzzles, this book is ideal for you. It has a wealth of knowledge, with supporting notes and detailed bibliography that are full of references to many areas of further research.andquot;
Review
"If you are of a forensic bent and love to figure out puzzles, this book is ideal for you. It has a wealth of knowledge, with supporting notes and detailed bibliography that are full of references to many areas of further research." < b=""> Jennifer Hoskins <> , < i=""> New Dawn <> , Mar-Apr 2007
About the Author
Geneviand#36261; Dubois, author of several books in French on alchemical and Hermetic studies, is a member of the ARKand#8217;ALL Foundation devoted to the study of operative alchemy. She lives in France.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Foreword andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part 1.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; BACKGROUNDand#160;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; The Chain of Hermes, or the Persistence of the Science of Alchemy andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; The Tenor of the Times andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part 2.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; MILIEUandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; The Art of Interpreting the Philosopherand#8217;s Stone, or the Appearance of Works Signed and#8220;Fulcanelliand#8221; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4.and#160;andlt;/Bandgt; Pierre Dujols and the and#8220;Librairie du Merveilleuxand#8221; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part 3.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; FULCANELLI UNVEILEDandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Jean Julien Champagne and Renand#38931;chwaller de Lubicz andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; The Legend Takes Root: Eugand#35749; Canseliet, Guardian of the Myth andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; APPENDICESandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;A.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Chronology of the Alchemical Revivalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;B.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Chronology of Commander Levet; Letter from Levet to Papusandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;C.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Chronology of Renand#38931;chwaller de Lubicz andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;D.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Letter from Renand#38931;chwaller to Unknown Recipientand#160;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;E.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Translation of Pierre Dujolsand#8217;s Obituaryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;F.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Translation of the Letter from Canseliet to Schwaller de Lubicz andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;G.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Chronology of Eugand#35749; Canseliet (from Atorand#35749;, Le Laboratoire Alchimique, Trand#39201;niel)andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;H.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Natal Chart of Pierre Dujolsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;I.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Natal Chart of Jean-Julien Champagneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;J.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; Bibliography of the Works ofand#160;Renand#38931;chwaller de Lubicz andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;K.andlt;/Bandgt;and#160; A Partial List of Books and Articlesand#160;Discussing Fulcanelli andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Indexand#160;andlt;/Bandgt;