My name is Benjamin Turale - I have entered and exited the Hermetic labyrinth, completing advanced studies in laboratory and spiritual alchemy in the continuing traditions of Frater Albertus, Robert Bartlett and Dennis William Hauck.

As Director of the Temple of Mercury and recipient of the 2021 Paracelsus Award, my primary focus is preserving and passing on the Hermetic tradition of laboratory alchemy; specifically crafting herbal, animal and particularly metallic/mineral spagyrics, and various antimonial approaches to the Lapis Philosophorum (Philosopher's Stone). 

Grounded in traditional lineages, my work as a teacher is complemented by decades of esoteric study with a background in transpersonal psychotherapy and adult higher education since 2007. I speak at and organise events like the Victorian Occult Conference, bringing people together from various streams of the Western Mystery Tradition.
 
My approach is purely experiential: hands-on teachings to transform ancient esoteric theory into immediate, living experience.