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Author:   Patrick Lepetit
Publisher:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.719kg
ISBN:  

9798888501672

Pages:   360
Publication Date:   26 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Alchemy of the Word 1 Surrealism and Esotericism 2 Surrealism and Alchemy 3 Eugene Canseliet, F.C.H. 4 Kaleidoscopic Journeys 5 Andre Breton, Alchemist? 6 Rene Alleau, Fulcanelli’s Other Disciple? 7 The Mysterious Doctor Hunwald and the Hermes Circle 8 Art and Alchemy 9 The Paris of Bernard Roger 10 Bernard Roger and the Lady of the Work 11 Jorge Camacho and Alain Gruger, Surrealists and Operatives 12 The Open Books of the Artists 13 The New Alchemical Heraldry 14 Maurice Baskine, Fantasopher 15 Elie-Charles Flamand 16 Elie-Charles Flamand in the Steps of the Daughter of the Sun 17 Ithell Colquhoun and the Goose of Hermogenes Conclusion: Total Liberation of the Mind Appendix: Documents of the Hermes Circle Notes Bibliography Index

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“Lepetit’s work is an invaluable contribution to understanding the history and practice of 20th-century alchemy in France and later elsewhere. Students of operative alchemy, particularly the writings of Fulcanelli, will find a tremendous amount of literary gold in these pages—and maybe even a few hints of the Stone as well. This is a book that readers will return to often.” * Mark Stavish, founder and director of the Institute for Hermetic Studies and author of The Path of F * “Surrealism, which, according to André Breton, reveals the prima materia of language, whatever its form, occupies a lineage clarified by alchemy. When our interior psychophysical world fuses with the external material world reciprocally, the goals of alchemy and surrealism appear as one: the full expression of what being human signifies. This book tracks that precious rendezvous with exceptional erudition, passion, and relevance to the fraught historical period we are living through. For readers wondering what the ‘gold of time’ is or where to find it, this is a talisman for their quest.” * Allan Graubard, author of Sun Step Black Lake and Language of Birds *

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Patrick Lepetit is the author of The Esoteric Secrets of Surrealism and has written several books in French on surrealism and esoteric traditions. He is a member of the Grand Orient de France and of the Mélusine Network of scholars interested in surrealism. He lives in Mons en Baroeul, France.

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