The Demiurge is the soul of the universe, and like our souls, is made of etheric and astral energy fields. Etheric energy is a subtle energy that influences the probability of quantum phenomena; the quantum level underpins our everyday world, thus changes at the quantum level can cascade upwards in scale to everyday visible phenomena. Astral energies contain archetypal essences that guide the direction in which etheric energy alters physicality. Hence the Demiurge fashioning the world follows from these properties.
Thus to manipulate etheric and astral energies is to manipulate the Demiurge and, if done with sufficient complexity and intensity, physical reality itself. Through certain means, one can locally reprogram the Demiurge and thereby change matter, energy, space, and time. That is the basis of what is hereby called “demiurgic technology.” This technology alters the etheric and astral “matrix code” beneath reality to reshape reality. Within limits, higher applications of demiurgic technology include manifesting solid objects and foodstuffs out of thin air, altering physical geography, and rewriting the timeline.
An example of lower demiurgic technology is the Philosopher’s Stone, which is a physical material that has been imbued with an immense concentration of etheric energy and then tinged with the astral essence of gold or silver. It is capable of transmuting metals at the atomic level, among other feats.
The Stone is produced through a process known as “The Work,” which has metaphysical analogs but is most definitely a physical procedure performed in a laboratory. There are numerous variations on the process, the basic method being delineated in the works of Cyliani, Fulcanelli, Artephius, Pontanus, Sendivogius, and Adam Friedrich Böhme. In short, the process begins by decomposing a certain sulfide ore, a veritable firestone, under the action of gentle warmth and moisture imbued with etheric energy, such as from morning dew collected under the influence of lunar radiation.
From this is extracted a saline fluid containing the alchemical sulfur and mercury. This fluid is rich in etheric energy and must be putrefied under warmth and biological action, which kick-starts the “secret fire” that increases its lifeforce or etheric energy content and separates out the sulfur and mercury. Upon combining these, putrefying them, and performing distillations whereby the distillate is poured back into the remains and filtered, etheric energy continues to increase and the solid substances in the solution become increasingly impregnated by such energy. Eventually, this etheric concentration becomes high enough that gold or silver mixed into the solution can be dissolved at the quantum level and contribute their astral essences. After a few more steps, the distilled product is refined into a glassy solid, which is the Philosopher’s Stone.
Production of the Stone is very finicky because, in addition to chemical aspects, there are also demiurgic factors that enter into the equation. For instance, the local ambient etheric and astral energy concentrations and qualities – which vary by season and location – affect the outcome. Thus the identical procedure performed separately by two individuals may have one succeed and the other fail. Without knowing the exact hidden variables that determine success or failure, attempting to produce the Stone is an expensive and lengthy matter of trial and error. Even Fulcanelli, the most famous of modern alchemists, took over three decades of attempts before succeeding.
The Stone is said to reverse aging, allow transmutation of lead or mercury into gold or silver, and, if multiplied in power through further refinements, becomes an inexhaustible glowing light. When ingested, its etheric energy adds to the human soul in such quantities that clairvoyant abilities manifest. However, anyone who has not purified their souls and gained sufficient esoteric mastery risks going insane or psychotic from soul flaws likewise being amplified.
Thus the Philosopher’s Stone is an example of Low Demiurgic Technology, of using etheric and astral energies concentrated into a solid carrier to produce seemingly miraculous effects (or only highly improbable effects; remember etheric energy bends probability). The question then arises, what happens if the Stone were made much bigger, and a million times more powerful? What “miracles” would it accomplish, and what powers would it possess?
Tom Montalk – https://montalk.net/gnosis/222/0-gnosis-summary