| | PART I | |
| | HISTORICAL | |
| CHAPTER | | |
| I. | BEGINNINGS OF ALCHEMY | 19 |
| II. | EARLY EUROPEAN ALCHEMISTS | 25 |
| III. | THE STORY OF NICHOLAS FLAMEL | 30 |
| IV. | BASIL VALENTINE | 40 |
| V. | PARACELSUS | 46 |
| VI. | ALCHEMY IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES | 51 |
| VII. | ENGLISH ALCHEMISTS | 60 |
| VIII. | THE COMTE DE ST. GERMAIN | 71 |
| | PART II | |
| | THEORETICAL | |
| I. | THE SEED OF METALS | 79 |
| II. | THE SPIRIT OF MERCURY | 87 |
| III. | THE QUINTESSENCE | 94 |
| IV. | THE QUINTESSENCE IN DAILY LIFE | 103 |
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| | PART III | |
| I. | THE MEDICINE FROM METALS | 111 |
| II. | PRACTICAL | 119 |
| | CONCLUSION | 129 |
| | 'AUREUS' OR THE GOLDEN TRACTATE | 131 |
| | THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION OF HERMES | 149 |