What is your religion?

[Daniel]

Actually, that's a tincture of a leaf called Aztec Gold, not an actual tincture of gold..... Wish it were.

[delalluvia]

Does anyone know where I can buy Tincture of Gold for an alchemy ritual I'm performing...?

Or if not Tincture of Gold, where I can buy pure gold by the gram?

Since a tincture is just an infusion in alcohol, may I suggest Goldschlager?  It's an alcoholic cordial with real flakes of gold already in it.

[David In Indy]

Daniel -

I am being totally serious when I ask this quetion, but couldn't you use some of that liquid gold they sell to dip jewelry in? In the advertisements they say it is 24K gold.

Would that work for you or no?

[Daniel]

Hmm, well neither of those will work really....

Tincture of Gold is a very specific chemical solution which is heated at just the right temperature until the gold is evenly spread throughout the solution. I will probably have to make it myself, I just need the pure gold, only 3 grams of it.

It's better to make alchemical things yourself anyway.

[Daniel]

Well it was easy enough to procure the gold.... $20.00 on Ebay will get you at least a few grams of unrefined 23K gold in flake form.

Now to procure the rest of what I need for the Tincture of the Sun: that's going to be significantly more difficult. This is hilarious. You would think the gold would be the most expensive part. To get the rest of what I would need to make the tincture will cost me about $350.00...

• Spirit of Salt (Hydrochloric Acid) $19.00
• Spirit of Nitre (Nitric Acid) $17.00
• Ether (Purified Ether (C₄H₁₀O) $47.00
• Water of Life / Spirit of Wine (Concentrated Aqueous Ethanol 200 proof) $28.00
• Glass Syringe $38.00
• Glassware Kit $189.95

Of course, I don't know what I'm complaining about... Seeing the film 25 times in the theatre, buying two DVDs, the poster, the book, the ~Unmentionable Awards~ consideration book, has cost me about $400.00 total, but thats a rough estimate.... and I guess another $100.00 for various books, notebooks, pens, paints, pigments, for my diligant study of personal transformation, and well I did spend about $200.00 on a computer so I could work on my book in privacy.... Wow, this is really adding up. This is the most expensive thing that's ever happened to me.  I guess you get out of it what you put into it though, so its all good.

[vkm91941]

Well it was easy enough to procure the gold.... $20.00 on Ebay will get you at least a few grams of unrefined 23K gold in flake form.

Now to procure the rest of what I need for the Tincture of the Sun: that's going to be significantly more difficult. This is hilarious. You would think the gold would be the most expensive part. To get the rest of what I would need to make the tincture will cost me about $350.00...

• Spirit of Salt (Hydrochloric Acid) $19.00
• Spirit of Nitre (Nitric Acid) $17.00
• Ether (Purified Ether (C₄H₁₀O) $47.00
• Water of Life / Spirit of Wine (Concentrated Aqueous Ethanol 200 proof) $28.00
• Glass Syringe $38.00
• Glassware Kit $189.95

Of course, I don't know what I'm complaining about... Seeing the film 25 times in the theatre, buying two DVDs, the poster, the book, the ~Unmentionable Awards~ consideration book, has cost me about $400.00 total, but thats a rough estimate.... and I guess another $100.00 for various books, notebooks, pens, paints, pigments, for my diligant study of personal transformation, and well I did spend about $200.00 on a computer so I could work on my book in privacy.... Wow, this is really adding up. This is the most expensive thing that's ever happened to me.  I guess you get out of it what you put into it though, so its all good.

Wow Daniel, fascinating.  SO when your all done what exactly is this tincture supposed to do?  What's it's purpose?  Serious question I am really interested.

[Daniel]

"Tincture Of Gold" contains the energy, vibration, purity and beauty of Gold, the mineral of light. "Tincture Of Gold" is congealed sunlight; a super conductor which revitalizes and regenerates the blood, the cells and the subtle bodies...

In addition, "Tincture Of Gold" serves to align us with the universal perfected energies within the sun itself. This subtle, yet powerful agent raises the consciousness of our cells (our self), and promotes peace, harmony and vitality...

As to what I am personally doing with it.... its a little surprise.. But I'll let you know as soon as I'm done.

[delalluvia]

Well it was easy enough to procure the gold.... $20.00 on Ebay will get you at least a few grams of unrefined 23K gold in flake form.

Now to procure the rest of what I need for the Tincture of the Sun: that's going to be significantly more difficult. This is hilarious. You would think the gold would be the most expensive part. To get the rest of what I would need to make the tincture will cost me about $350.00...

• Spirit of Salt (Hydrochloric Acid) $19.00
• Spirit of Nitre (Nitric Acid) $17.00
• Ether (Purified Ether (C₄H₁₀O) $47.00
• Water of Life / Spirit of Wine (Concentrated Aqueous Ethanol 200 proof) $28.00
• Glass Syringe $38.00
• Glassware Kit $189.95

Of course, I don't know what I'm complaining about... Seeing the film 25 times in the theatre, buying two DVDs, the poster, the book, the ~Unmentionable Awards~ consideration book, has cost me about $400.00 total, but thats a rough estimate.... and I guess another $100.00 for various books, notebooks, pens, paints, pigments, for my diligant study of personal transformation, and well I did spend about $200.00 on a computer so I could work on my book in privacy.... Wow, this is really adding up. This is the most expensive thing that's ever happened to me.  I guess you get out of it what you put into it though, so its all good.

Being CM is always expensive.

[Daniel]

CM?

[delalluvia]

CM?

Sorry, most people I know who do alchemaic (sp?) rituals are CM (Ceremonial Magicians).