Reading the Emerald Tablet as a Practical Manual
Hold a piece of glassware up to the light. A separatory funnel, if you have one — that teardrop-shaped vessel with the stopcock at the bottom. Fill it with anything: a tincture, a distillate, an oil-and-water mixture. Watch what happens without your interference. The heavy sinks. The light rises. The layers find themselves, separate, clarify. … Read more