A type of symbolism which can be traced back to sources much more ancient than any we have for alchemy is the association of metals with the planets.’ F.Sherwood Taylor, Origins of Greek alchemy, Ambix I p.46. Experiments with metal salts […]

The Sun produces gold; the Moon silver; Saturn lead; and Mars iron. Proklos of Byzantium, 5th century A.D. Some more practical details may not come amiss, for readers who wish to get their hands on some equipment.  The paper: cut out […]

Dirk Rohde Editorial introduction: The following is a translation by David Heaf of an article which appeared in Elemente der Naturwissenschaft (79, 2003 (2), pp. 123-131). In it, Dirk Rohde was responding to an earlier article by Václav Záveský in the same […]

Kolisko’s gold-experiments require sunlight to perform them. One rises a solution of gold (1% gold chloride) up a filterpaper in diffuse daylight, preferably not direct sunlight. Gradually a photochemical (i.e., light-sensitive) reaction then takes place, so that colloidal gold precipitates.In […]

An account by Guy Desbiolles*  The evening sky of May 2002 allowed us to see all the traditional planets with the naked eye. (Fig1). So I also wanted to try to follow their movements with the Kolisko method. For the […]

Kolisko has shown us the way to a new chemistry, a chemistry full of life, because it is in reality the forces of life which reach right down into the mineral world, creating there a realm of inner music in […]

‘I believe that the work of Lilly Kolisko has provided for us a foundation stone upon which future alchemical experimentation can be built … I hope that her work can be continued and extended as I can see that upon […]

He who knows what iron is, knows the attributes of Mars. He who knows Mars,  knows the qualities of iron. Paracelsus A conjunction is a meeting in the sky, and happens when two heavenly bodies have the same celestial longitude. The […]

All the seven planets have opened their metal gates Goethe, West-Ostlicher Divan 3 June 1970 Conjunction This experiment followed a conjunction between the Moon and Saturn, which happened at 1.32 am on June 3rd, 1970. These old pictures show filterpaper-pictures […]