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Phantom Play’s Earth Salt Self Extractor

By Iulia Millesima

The necessity of earth and/or manure salt extraction is a topic you can often find in ancient treatises. Here’s a modern interpretation by Phantom Play. [Read more…] about Phantom Play’s Earth Salt Self Extractor

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Phantom Play’s Tribute to the Raising Benzoin

By Iulia Millesima

Benzoic Acid is not the Salt of Wises, as Phantom Plays seems to think, but let us point at this substance as one of the most volatile alchemists may avail. Since, together with Secret Fire, they do need to volatilize mineral salts not so willing to.

Benzoic_acid_3DThis page by Phantom Play has been expired, like the whole site, but I decided to “resurrect” it wishing for the one time owner to find it agreeable. So Phantom, wherever you are, thanks for having dared to put in clear words something which had been, perhaps not concealed, but surely dissembled.

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Aqua Regia & Fulminating Gold

By Iulia Millesima

Ancient proceedings from Ammonium chloride and Saltpeter to obtain Aqua Regia through Hydrochloric Acid and Nitric Acid 3:1 often leads to Fulminating Gold. [Read more…] about Aqua Regia & Fulminating Gold

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