The Solar Trinity

The ancients took the Sun as the external symbol of the Absolute Self.

The Sun at dawn is the Creator Brahma

At midday he is the destroyer Shiva

At Sunset he is the Preserver Vishnu

He is the lord of all the three realms!

Brahmaswaroopa Udaye

Madhyahne Thu Sadasiva

Astha Kale Swayam Vishnu
Trailokyam Dinakarah

The Western mystics took his three manifestations as Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.

Manly P Hall writes in " The Secret Teachings of the Ages" thus

The philosophers of Greece and Egypt divided the life of the sun during the year into four parts; therefore they symbolized the Solar Man by four different figures. When He was born in the winter solstice, the Sun God was symbolized as a dependent infant who in some mysterious manner had managed to escape the Powers of Darkness seeking to destroy Him while He was still in the cradle of winter. The sun, being weak at this season of the year, had no golden rays (or locks of hair), but the survival of the light through the darkness of winter was symbolized by one tiny hair which alone adorned the head of the Celestial Child. (As the birth of the sun took place in Capricorn, it was often represented as being suckled by a goat.)

At the vernal equinox, the sun had grown to be a beautiful youth. His golden hair hung in ringlets on his shoulders and his light, as Schiller said, extended to all parts of infinity. At the summer solstice, the sun became a strong man, heavily bearded, who, in the prime of maturity, symbolized the fact that Nature at this period of the year is strongest and most fecund. At the autumnal equinox, the sun was pictured as an aged man, shuffling along with bended back and whitened locks into the oblivion of winter darkness. Thus, twelve months were assigned to the sun as the length of its life. During this period it circled the twelve signs of the zodiac in a magnificent triumphal march. When fall came, it entered, like Samson, into the house of Delilah (Virgo), where its rays were cut off and it lost its strength. In Masonry, the cruel winter months are symbolized by three murderers who sought to destroy the God of Light and Truth.
The coming of the sun was hailed with joy; the time of its departure was viewed as a period to be set aside for sorrow and unhappiness. This glorious, radiant orb of day, the true light "which lighteth every man who cometh into the world," the supreme benefactor, who raised all things from the dead, who fed the hungry multitudes, who stilled the tempest, who after dying rose again and restored all things to life--this Supreme Spirit of humanitarianism and philanthropy is known to Christendom as Christ, the Redeemer of worlds, the Only Begotten of The Father, the Word made Flesh, and the Hope of Glory.

Transcendental Alchemy

There are four types of Alchemy

1) Physical Alchemy

2) Psychological Alchemy

3) Biological Alchemy

4) Trascendental Alchemy

Alchemy is related to Astrology, as the Seven Revolving Heavens represents the metals seven

Gold - Sun

Silver - Moon

Jupiter - Tin

Venus - Copper

Saturn - Lead

Mars - Iron

Mercury - Mercury

Gold is the metal of the Sun. The Sun represents the Absolute Self, the Divine Solar Consciousness in World Mysticism.

Hence the purpose of Transcendental Alchemy is to transmute our earthly nature ( base metals ) into gold ( divine nature ). Meditation Triune is prescribed for this transmutation

Alchemy is effected by the Fourfold Yoga, via Wisdom, which involves the Discriminative Intellect, which discriminates between the Eternal and the Temporal. The Eternal is the Self, the Witness Consciousness in us. It is like a Mirror, which mirrors everything. It is filled with perceptions of the outer world. Hence it does not experience its own nature. Negating the Ureal and affirming the Real is genuine Wisdom.

Union via Action is renouncing all actions for the Ego and doing all actions in rhythm with Natural Law, for the Absolute Self.

Union via Psychic Control is controlling the Mind and transmuting it into a diviner mind.

Union via Love is the most important. Yogis says that they who do not love grow old quickly. You have heard of the adage " Judge not or ye be judged ". We should be Heart centred and should be non-judgemental !

Alchemy, Yoga & Astrology

Alchemy is a similar discipline as Yoga. The soul undergoes Putrefaction, Fermentation and Combustion and these are yogic processes. Alchemy is referred to as Labour of the Sun, of the Greater Central Sun. All mystic schools were Solar ! Astrology is also considered as Saura, of the Solar Path ! By Sol is the meant the Inner Sun, the Absolute Self, the Divine Solar Consciousness. This labour of the Sun is symbolised by the Eye of Ra, the Solar Symbol, the Eye of Divine Providence !

In the West, Alchemy was founded by the divine Hermes Trigmegistus. It was referred to as the Fire Religion, as alchemical principles were based on the Inner Divine Fire or the Kundalinic Fire, the fiery Serpent which lies coiled in humans. During its ascent, it burns away the mortal dross ! She lies coiled at the Muladhara, the Base Chakra. During Meditation, She rises and ascends to the Crown Chakra, giving the initiate the taste of Cosmic Consciousness.

Alchemy is derived from two words in Arabic, "al" meaning " the " and "Khem" meaning Egypt. Sir William Budge opined that Alchemy comes from the Egyptian word "Khemein", meaning black powder. This word became prominent in the Alexandrian Mystery Schools. Alexandria was then the philosophic capital of Egypt.

Purpose of Alchemy

Alchemy is the Science of Being, based on the values of the Infinite. It is the Divine Plan and the vehicle of the Ageless Wisdom. Masterminds of the ages wouldnt have indulged in it, if it had only a mundane aim.

In every man, there is a hunger to learn about superconscient truths. He is always in search of "the Philosopher's Stone" or " the Holy Grail ". Alchemy is referred to as " Path of Return", from Becoming to Being. Alchemy teaches Man the principles of regeneration and resurrection, laws of creation and transmutation; the laws that would assist Man to regain his "Paradise". Alchemy is the true Jnana Yoga; Union with the Divine is effected through the principles of

Sanctification

Purification

Putrefaction

Fermentation

Combustion

Regeneration

At-One-Ment

The ancient Mysteries called it the Regenerative Science par excellence !