It can be understood in Jungian terms as the dissolution of the ego. In Chemistry, dissolution refers to the dissolving of solid material, such as salt dissolved in water.
ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR BLOOD FREE
Dissolution can be understood as the stage in which we free ourselves from our inauthentic and acquired sense of identity. Water could be interpreted as a symbol for the unconscious, which contains the hidden parts of ourselves of which we are afraid and up until now have not been explored. The second stage of spiritual alchemy involves dissolving the ashes in water. Stage Two: Dissolution Perfect Nature of the Microcosm by Antonio Neri, from Tesoro Del Mondo, 1599, via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this way, the transmutation of lead into gold functions as a metaphor for the process of self-actualization and spiritual rebirth. The personality contains the inauthentic part of the self, including one’s beliefs, concepts, opinions, wounds, fears, and phobias. It is used to achieve contentment, harmony, and awareness by liberating one’s essence from one’s acquired personality. Spiritual alchemy, then, is an ancient philosophy that uses the metaphor of transforming metals into gold for attaining spiritual enlightenment.
Alchemy was practiced by people who wanted to attain material wealth and those who sought a universal elixir for immortality. It began during the medieval period and sought to transmute base metals, such as lead, into gold. On the other hand, alchemy was an occult science and a forerunner to modern-day chemistry. Spiritual alchemy is an ancient practice with the goal of spiritual transformation, not material. This makes the blood rune only a temporarily effective technique.The Alchemist by David Teniers the Younger, 1643-45, via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This can lead to the complete destruction of the soul as it slips away to The Gate. The person will start to experience moments of exhaustion, which cause that person's soul to disappear from the object, as stated by Al, who compares his body to a time bomb. Although never mentioned in the 2003 anime (and as such, presumably not applicable to as it was ending when this fact was acknowledged in the manga) there is an even greater danger if one's soul is bound to an inanimate object for too long, the soul and object will eventually start to repel each other. This can be very dangerous to the person's mental health. Sometimes, the person inside the object can start to question their own existence. This makes the protection of the blood rune the most important task of the bound soul. If the rune is damaged in some way, the person's soul will start to fade from the object. Also, as the person has no body, they can sustain more damage than normal humans, placing the person in a state of high invulnerability. If the person whose soul is to be bound is through the Gate, the alchemist performing the transmutation must give a part of their body as a toll in order to pass through, retrieve the soul and bind it to the host object.Ī person whose soul is bound to an inanimate object feels no pain, hunger, or fatigue, thus enabling them to perform immense physical feats.
The practitioner must draw a rune in blood on an inanimate metal object (usually armour) which will bind with the iron in the blood.
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