The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy of Personal Transformation

by Dennis William Hauck

Book Overview

The Emerald Tablet--an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings--has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religious traditions. Ostensibly concerned with turning base metals into gold, alchemy was in fact dedicated to transforming the lead of self into the gold of spirit. This brilliant history of alchemy traces its sources back to ancient Egypt, and presents alchemy as a useful, practical system of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140195718
• ISBN13: 9780140195712
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Well done

Interesting read. I would recommend this manual.

Deep and practical for everyday life

I found The Emerald Tablet by Dennis William Hauck, a deep, mystical, transformative and practical book, with enough historical information about its origins, great and simple description of the 7 steps with beautiful examples to help us get a clearer idea to what this steps would look in our life, powerful and practical meditations to help the reader get the most out of this experience. As I am reading this book, it's teachings have come alive in my own life, transforming to the core and from the core of my being!!!! A life changing book!!!!

Reveals the Hidden, Makes Clear the Dark

"The Emerald Tablet - Alchemy for Personal Transformation" by Dennis William Hauck is an interesting read. Filled with examples from his life and those whom he has known - including William Shatner of Star Trek fame - of how alchemical principals works in daily life, "Tablet" also places the process in its vast historical perspective in an informative and somewhat of a page-turner fashion. While "Tablet" does not contain laboratory directions, it does have a great deal of information that is important for practicing alchemists, so that they can see the effects in their 'outer' life of what is happing on the 'inner'. An ideal read for anyone interested in self-transformation, Jungian alchemy, and as said, laboratory work as well. This is a very practical book and one I enjoy reading often. Hauck is a well known and respected author and teacher on alchemy, and I have enjoyed my brief discussions with him. His students have been generous in their discussion of him to me as well.

The Precursor of All Belief

The Emerald Tablet is a well-researched book that documents the earliest spiritual writings known to humankind. It is essential reading for anyone interested in how the Universe really operates, which is about mind, energy, vibration, correspondence, polarity etc. What a great book! Reading this makes one realize where all the other faiths got their material. Hats off to Dennis Hauck and a special "Namasté" to Hermes Trismegestus.

Worth re-reading

Not just for the good writing, organization and fascinating topic, but also for the fact that i've read this book twice, and last night started browsing through it again - one of those books that is worth keeping and reading again every few years. The depth, complexity of some of the alchemists' illustrations are explained in detail. I also like the interleaving of ordinary descriptive material with story - like the story of Balinas at the start of the book or an imaginary visit with Hermes.

Finally a transparent alchemy book

If you've tried to understand the alchemical and Hermetictraditions from primary sources, or translations thereof,you have probably been as frustrated as I was. Those sourcesare not written to be read by the uninitiated or even thesemi-initiated. Hauck has tied the tradition together from its earliest origins and made it understandable. I looked formy copy of _The Emerald Tablet_ to be able to cite details forthis review, but it's making the rounds of my circle of friendsright now. I may just have to buy another.