Kyle Bamboo · August 25, 2026
The best-published piece of Masonic symbolism sits in almost every lodge education text I’ve read: the pair of stones. One is rough, unhewn, the way a block comes from the earth. The other is perfectly squared, true on all faces, ready to set into a wall that will hold. The first is the candidate at … Read more
Kyle Bamboo · August 6, 2026
I am not a Freemason. I say this plainly at the start because what I’m about to describe comes from the published record—Albert Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, grand lodge ceremonial guides printed for public purchase, and two centuries of historical archive. I read these texts as a herbalist and plant alchemist reads any craft tradition: … Read more
Kyle Bamboo · July 27, 2026
I am not a Freemason. I want to say that plainly at the start, because what follows is a reading from outside the lodge—a spagyrist and plant alchemist examining the published record of Masonic practice the way I might study a historical text on mineral work or distillation. I read Albert Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, … Read more
Kyle Bamboo · July 11, 2026
What “dissolve and coagulate” means — and a simple way to see it in action. This page is the process, not the etymology. If you want the phrase itself unpacked term by term — the Latin, the translation, and where it comes from — read Solve et Coagula: What the Phrase Actually Means first. What … Read more
Kyle Bamboo · July 11, 2026
A hands-on demonstration of Paracelsus’s three alchemical principles. From Theory to Practice Paracelsus proposed that all matter — including every plant, mineral, and living body — is composed of three principles: Salt (the body, the fixed and mineral component), Sulfur (the soul, the combustible and oil-soluble component), and Mercury (the spirit, the volatile and transformative … Read more
Kyle Bamboo · July 11, 2026
A traditional alchemical method for preparing herbal tinctures, rooted in the work of Paracelsus. What Is a Spagyric Tincture? A spagyric tincture is a style of herbal preparation that goes a step further than standard tincturing. Where an ordinary tincture simply steeps a plant in alcohol, spagyric preparation follows a three-stage alchemical process: separation, purification, … Read more
