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Card #c312IR // #c312Synthesis

He that seeks for a physical tincture without Sol and Luna, loseth both his cost and pains: for Sol afforded a most plentiful tincture of redness, and Luna of whiteness, for these two only are called perfect; because they are filled with the substance of purest Sulphur, perfectly clarified by the skill of nature.

— In our words · Source: Hermetic Arcanum (Jean d'Espagnet (Collectanea Hermetica Vol. I))

[Use when]

When a process skips the two proven carriers and hopes a third ingredient will color everything.

[Why it matters]

Perfect dyes come from already-clarified sources — skip the luminaries and you buy failure twice.

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