Only in the course of the nineteenth century, when spirit began to degenerate into intellect, did a reaction set in against the unbearable dominance of intellectualism, and this led to the unpardonable mistake of confusing intellect with spirit and blaming the latter for the misdeeds of the former.

Translated by R.F.C. Hull, Alchemical Studies, Difficulties Encountered by a European in Trying to Understand the