[Botanicals]

Have you ever walked on grass in the morning after a cool night and it was wet when it had not rained? The water you see and feel is called dew. Dew is water droplets that form on cool surfaces at night, meaning it can form on any surface that is cool; not just plants. This is because the atmospheric vapor condenses.

But, where does it have its place in alchemy and alchemical philosophy?

The dew is the condensation of the universal spirit. It is known as Prana in Yoga, Chi or Qi in China, and can quite possibly even be related to soft electrons in modern-day science. It is the precipitation of cosmic fire and is the key solvent used in the purification processes of the Tria Prima (the three principles of the soul, spirit, and body which are represented by sulfur, mercury, and salt). It is nature’s finest representation of the alchemical process of circulation. Dew is of the Earth and drawn by the Sun, thereby bringing forth moisture, which is then condensed by the cool of night to again settle on the Earth. Because of this, dew is considered to be the distilled concept of the heavens above; Earth below.

Read more: Dew in Alchemy

[zorrophreak]

This is a pretty cool thing I haven't heard before. I know of Prana and cosmic fire, however I wasn't aware that it had direct applications (through Dew) in Alchemical areas.