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bestiary commented on the word philosopher's egg
a preservative against poison, and a cure for the plague; a panacea. the shell of a new egg being pricked, the white is blown out, and the place filed with saffron or a yolk of an egg mixed with saffron. (infoplease.com)
July 24, 2008
seanahan commented on the word philosopher's egg
How does this relate to a philosopher's stone?
July 27, 2008
bestiary commented on the word philosopher's egg
what i posted is just one book's embellishment (—which now, upon re-reading, seems much stranger than it initially appeared, for some reason.. my apologies).
or do you mean the egg in general? google is your friend.
July 27, 2008
seanahan commented on the word philosopher's egg
Apparently, according to this website http://thealchemicalegg.com/ when you crack open the philosopher's egg, you get the philosopher's stone.
July 28, 2008