V.I.T.R.I.O.L.

Translated into today's lingo, it means "kill your ego".

>>18142318
Fuck. That makes sense. Shit.

I've been dealing with/meditating on death for awhile now and had been mystified by this expression.

That's pretty clear cut, then.

>>18142328
> Fuck. That makes sense. Shit.

There has only been one true Science throughout history. Many Adepts have given their own twist to the Art, but it all decodes to the same principle.

Visit the interior of the Earth and by rectifying, find the hidden gem.

The tense is fucked up. It tries to make a 3rd person statement, but used a second person verb.

In proper english: Visit the interior of the Earth and by rectifying, you will find the hidden gem.

OP here. I know the literal meaning. I more wanted your take on the "process" of VITRIOL.

FPBP but maybe some of you have anything additional to add?

>>18142373
It's more like "stone". The Philosophical Stone, itself a metaphor in alchemy for the transmutation of man himself, through the "magnum opus".

My take on it would be: be open to the possibility of being wrong, but strive towards righteousness.