Archeus definitions

Archeus

In alchemy, Archeus, or archaeus, is a term used generally to refer to the lowest and most dense aspect of the astral plane which presides over the growth and continuation of all living beings. The term was used by medieval Paracelsus and those after him, such as Jan Baptist van Helmont. To define it, the philosophers maintained that the Archeus w...
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Archeus

• (n.) The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers.
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archeus

Synonym for archaeus ... Term first used by Valentine and later by Paracelsus and van Helmont to denote a spirit that presided over and governed bodily processes. ... Synonym: archeus. ... Origin: L. Fr. G. Archaios, chief, leader ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Archeus

Ar·che'us noun [ Late Latin archēus , Greek 'archai^os ancient, primeval, from 'archh` beginning. See Archi- , pref .] The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings;...
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