ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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In early childhood, the author’s ten year older brother awakened a keen interest in Nature. Walking through meadows, parks and botanical herb gardens in and around Antwerp, he told of their common names and explained why they were so named, which led Artofferus to alchemy. At 12 years old, the family moved from Antwerp to Amsterdam where Artofferus completed High School. When his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer the family doctor, who was also a naturopath, advised her to eat raw food. In support of their mother, the children went on the same diet. After mother got cured, Artofferus desired to become a naturopath. The friendly doctor lent him books on healing and addressed his queries. Artofferus migrated from Holland in 1961; found out that in Australia a naturopath does not need to be a medical doctor. He got his degree in the Southern School of Naturopathy, Melbourne, became an assistant in a health clinic in Morwell, Victoria (where he got his hands on Alchemy Rediscovered and Restored by A. Cockren), and thereafter achieved a doctorate in chiropractic and acupuncture. Within 3 years he had a clinic built near Melbourne, which for 15 years provided him with the finance for his research into ‘the nature of things’. Artofferus then met Frater Albertus of the Paracelsus Research Society (P.R.S., Salt Lake City, U.S.A.) who had begun teaching spagyric alchemy in Morwell (upon invitation by his former boss). Artofferus attended his seven two-week seminars, became co-founder and secretary-treasurer of P.R.S Australia. After the seven seminars Frater told his students that they were on their own. Artofferus took it upon him to teach those ‘on their own’. For ten years he facilitated workshops both in Australia and America about the progress he made each year and participants came back year after year. However, after he had discovered what alchemy truly is about he stopped teaching, plunged into fulltime research, and succeeded in elaborating the medicinal Philosophers’ Stone. That’s when he commenced his BOOK OF REVELATION – THE PHILOSOPHERS’ STONE – THE EASY WAY, for which the author chose the pseudonym Artofferus.
In this day and age, the meaning of alchemy is misrepresented by spagyrists, academics, spiritualists and magicians; distorted and exploited by movie makers. This First Seminar gives participants a real understanding of genuine alchemy. Since his extraordinary discoveries, the author shares the gist of his 40-year expertise face to face with everyone present. Therefore, not to miss out on the opportunity of this millennium, obtain a copy and help spread the word to everyone who wants to listen. Dr. Ross Mack
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