In-Person Intensive Workshops
Goldfields, Victoria, Australia.
UPCOMING CLASS SCHEDULE:
Herbal Alchemy- 15th & 16th November, 10am - 6pm daily.
Mineral & Metallic Alchemy - 13th & 14th December, 10am-6pm daily.
Antimony - 31st January & 1st February, 10am - 6pm daily.
Talismanic Magick - 30th November, 10am-6pm daily.
One workshop can propel you literally years ahead in your alchemical work. Come to a deep dive at the ⚚emple of Mercury and it is an experience you will cherish for the rest of your life.
All workshops are held onsite at the Temple of Mercury - a working alchemical laboratory & ceremonial magic space located in Ballarat. Please note: we are always taking expressions of interest for future courses, but spaces are limited so book early. If you want to attend a future course, download and fill out the respective application form located at the bottom of each course description below (answer all questions) and return it to templeofmercury@gmail.com.
After your application is received, if it is successful, you will receive an invoice for payment. After payment you will receive an orientation letter with everything to help you prepare for the course. Please note for privacy reasons we do not share the address of the Temple until applications are successful and payment is received.
Please also subscribe to our mailing list here to be notified of upcoming courses via our Newsletter.
All courses are taught by the school Director, Benjamin Turale, who you can find out more about here.
Class Descriptions
Herbal Alchemy & Spagyrics - 2 Day Course
Beginners Level - No Prior Experience Required.
This course is a chance to see hands-on demonstrations and get practical experience, jam packed with working with herbs in the lab. Herbs are where every beginner starts in alchemy out of the three kingdoms vegetable, animal & mineral, because herbs are friendly - they tend to be easier to work with than other materials. Learning spagyric lab processes with herbs prepares a student for later work.
In this workshop attendees will learn the basics of Spagyrics - a word the great alchemist Paracelsus coined from two Greek words: spao "to draw out" and ageiro "to gather". Thus the practice is about drawing out the hidden essences of materials and gathering them together in a new, exalted form. If spagyric processes are done correctly, then true alchemy may take place in due process. In plain speak, this workshop teaches you how to make your own powerful, exalted medicines and sacraments for your health, wellbeing and illumination that can also be used in magickal and/or theurgical settings. Learn how to confect holistic medicines such as a herbal tincture, essence, elixir, the primum ens, the herbal stone, magistery and more. No prior experience is required.
Delve into the Western esoteric tradition of laboratory alchemy & spagyrics with two days of intensive, hands-on training covering the separation, purification and Cohobation of herbs, the use of lab equipment and secret Hermetic philosophy.
Cost: $600 AUD (Australian Dollars). An up-front non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to secure your place. Payment must be made in full before attendance. Spots are limited to 10, secure your place today!
Payment plans are available.
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Minerals & Metallic Alchemy- 2 Day Course
Intermediate to Advanced Level.
Take your understanding of the alchemical Tria Prima to another level with practical, hands on experience of working with minerals, metals and menstruums. The mineral realm is where the Hermetic tradition really comes into its own, taking our experience of spagyrics and indeed, reality to a whole new level. Very few people offer training worldwide in this enigmatic and highly secretive subject. One day in the lab with someone who knows what they are doing is worth many, many hours of practice and study alone.
Topics include philosophical menstrua, sal ammoniac & the Kerckring menstruum, dry & wet paths (via sicca & via humida), metallic oils, sweetening processes, gemstone elixirs and practical demonstrations. Lectures on secret Hermetic cosmology included.
Students who complete this workshop will also have the option to go on and do further, more in-depth classes on antimony & paths to the Stone.
This class is open only to students who have completed the herbal spagyrics class through the Temple of Mercury. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for other people who have completed training in herbal spagyrics through another reputable, recognised teacher internationally.
Cost: $1000 AUD (Australian Dollars). An up-front non-refundable deposit of $150 is required to secure your place. Payment must be received in full before attendance. Spots are limited to 10. Secure your place today!
Payment plans are available.
Antimony- 2 Day Course
Advanced Level only.
Antimony. The wolf. Black scaly dragon. Our Luna. Venomous serpent. The Red and White Flowers. It has been given many names by alchemists down through the ages and this course is an exploration of the traditional Hermetic art of taming the dragon to perform wonders of nature. In this course students will prepare: the Kermes mineral, glass of antimony and a star regulus. Weather permitting, the class will also make special use of our new fresnal lens to make the white flower written about by the early Rosicrucian fraternity. We will cover the theory and praxis of Basil Valentine: his fixed & unfixed tinctures of antimony and his Fire Stone. We will explore other approaches using antimony to the Lapis, some not taught before in English, by such significant practitioners as Artephius, Roger Bacon, Flamel, Toeltius, Von Suchten, Bacstrom, Fulcanelli (via Canseliet), Stuart Nettleton, LaPort and others.
Finally a totally new and novel means of producing an exalted oil of gold and antimony as an Ars Brevis (brief art) shall be explained.
This is a subject rarely taught anywhere in the world in such a detailed and open manner. This class is open only to students who have completed the herbal spagyrics and mineral/metallic alchemy classes through the Temple of Mercury. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for other people who have completed training in herbal spagyrics through another reputable, recognised teacher internationally. Spots are limited to 10 places, secure your place today!
Cost: $1500 AUD (Australian Dollars). An up-front non-refundable deposit of $150 is required to secure your place. Payment must be received in full before attendance. Spots are limited to 10. Secure your place today!
Payment plans are available.
Talismanic Magick - 1 Day Course
No Prior Experience Required.
A one day class open to anyone who has an interest in learning to create talismans and practice ceremonial magick. This 1 day workshop introduces you to the basic practices of Hermetic sorcery with traditional, easy-to-learn rituals. The course will go into some depth regarding rituals for purification, protection & strengthening of one's etheric field. Everyone will also learn how to etch and enhallow their very own brass Talisman at the workshop (depicted in the adjacent image, all materials provided) utilising traditional sigils and materials drawn from the grimoire tradition. Finally in a group ritual everyone will consecrate the astral current into the talismans, empowering them. The outcome being, knowledge of how to create Talismans for any practical or spiritual purpose.
Cost: $400 for the day. An up-front, non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to secure your place. Payment must be received in full before attendance. Spots are limited to 10. Secure your place today!
Payment plans are available.
