{"product_id":"a-short-enquiry-concerning-the-hermetic-art-with-an-introduction-to-alchemy-paperback","title":"A Short Enquiry Concerning the Hermetic Art — W. Wynn Westcott | Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the great inquiry, there was this one — brief, precise, and quietly radical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1714, this \u003cem\u003eShort Enquiry into the Hermetic Art\u003c\/em\u003e by William Wynn Westcott is widely believed to have seeded the far more expansive \u003cem\u003eSuggestive Enquiry into the Hermetic Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e published in 1850. Where that later work explores alchemy on the spiritual plane in full, this volume focuses on the science of alchemy as it applies to human improvement — while never dismissing the equally possible, if almost incredible, power of material transmutation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestcott (1848–1925) was a Rosicrucian, Theosophist, and founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This text is Volume 3 of his 10-volume \u003cem\u003eCollectanea Hermetica\u003c\/em\u003e — a series that remains one of the most important reference sets in Western esotericism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: W. Wynn Westcott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback, 42 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.98 × 9.02 × 0.09 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: March 6, 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the 10-volume Collectanea Hermetica series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short path is sometimes the most direct one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52736572424473,"sku":"9781544097084","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/1361\/3081\/files\/ShortEnquiry.png?v=1782681811","url":"https:\/\/alchemy-cabinet-2.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-enquiry-concerning-the-hermetic-art-with-an-introduction-to-alchemy-paperback","provider":"Alchemy Cabinet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}