{"product_id":"long-livers-with-the-rare-secret-of-rejuvenescency-1722","title":"Long Livers: with the Rare Secret of Rejuvenescency (1722)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Martin Faulks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLong livers: a curious history of such persons of both sexes who have liv'd several ages, and grown young again: with the rare secret of rejuvenescency of Arnoldus de Villa Nova, and a great many ... rules to prolong life: as also how to prepare the universal medicine ....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBy Eugenius Philalethes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-empty=\"true\"\u003ewith a reader's guide by Martin Faulks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn 1722, a mysterious book was published in London, England under the pseudonym Eugenius Philalethes, a renowned alchemist who was thought to have been deceased for many years. The text itself claimed to hold the secret to extending life, or even ceasing the ageing process altogether. It contained various special health regimes and examples of how, in the past, these secret treatments, lifestyles or remedies had led to long, happy lives. These included specific diets, special baths, fasting practices, herbal poultices, methods of turning precious metals and stones into drinkable potions and even an alchemical recipe that could cure all illnesses! Perhaps most astonishingly, the reader was also given an in-depth explanation of why we age and what caused eternal youth in the Garden of Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis text, however, unlike other works on the subject at the time, contained a very special, secret method that would be more effective than the rest. A system of inner evolution that would bring about a change from within. The name of this secret method was Freemasonry. The author, himself a Freemason, dedicated the work to the Grand Master, Masters and Wardens and Brethren of the most Ancient and most Honourable Fraternity of the Free Masons of Great Britain and Ireland, claiming to reveal the true secrets of Freemasonry as a method of inner alchemy and path of enlightenment that only genuine brothers would understand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePerhaps the earliest known work on esoteric Freemasonry this work is filled with Rosicrucian and Hermetic references. The text has always been considered of great historical interest, but has puzzled readers ever since due to its strange symbolism, encoded messages and mysterious writing style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNow, over three hundred years later, Lewis Masonic has produced a new edition of this book, featuring an introduction by Martin Faulks, which provides guidance for those who wish to read it and gain an understanding of the author's original message. The complete manuscript has been carefully digitally restored and printed at a scale close to the original for ease of readability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailable as a Paperback or Foil Embossed Hardback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e308 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong fr-original-style=\"\"\u003eContents Include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dedication - A Text On True Freemasonry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Immortality of the First man - Why we were immortal and why we now age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe Duration of the Life of Man in the First Age of the World from the Creation to the Flood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duration of the Life of Man in the Second Age of the World from the Flood to Abraham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Duration of the Life of Man in the Third Age of the World from Abraham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat the year of the Ancients was not composed of one of our Months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat the Years were never regulated by the Seasons, the Greek Olympiad, much less the Roman Luftrum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat the Patriarchal year followed the Course of the Sun upon the Zodiac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat the year was always composed of 12 Months and every Month had 27 days according to the Holy Scriptures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That even after the Flood, several persons have lived one, two and three hundred years and upwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Of Kings and Princes who have lived above one hundred Years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Of Governors and Generals who have lived above one hundred Years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Learned Men who have lived to a very great Age,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Prelates and Churchmen who lived very long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf old Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That Temperance contributes to long Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Climates, where people arrive at an extreme Old Age,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That the Life of Man was never limited to forty, fifty, or one hundred Years, according to Divinities,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sentiments of the Antients upon Death\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOf Rejuvenescency, or growing young again and if it be possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Men and Women who have been believed to grow young again,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Method of Arnold de Villa Nova, to be used in the grand Operation of Rejventency,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Things which may prolong Life,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rules for a long Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the Universal Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lewis Masonic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56386712666497,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0192\/1843\/2064\/files\/cover-mockup_81ef0184e8.jpg?v=1791590890","url":"https:\/\/ravenmasonicbooks.co.uk\/products\/long-livers-with-the-rare-secret-of-rejuvenescency-1722","provider":"Raven Masonic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}