Brian Cotnoir is an alchemist, multi-media artist and award-winning filmmaker.
In 1979, Cotnoir's article The Philosophical Mercury, written the previous year, was published in Parachemy, the journal of Frater Albertus' Paracelsus Research Society. In 2014, he published a collection of new translations of the Emerald Tablet, a brief alchemical work attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. His other books include Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work (2021) and, most recently, On Alchemy: Essential Practices and Making Art as Alchemy (2023). He is also the author of a series of zines on alchemy. In 2014, he launched Khepri Press as a platform for his work. He has presented seminars and workshops around the world based on his alchemical research and experiences.
As an editor, Cotnoir has worked on documentaries including: The Inland Sea (1991), Dvorak and America (2000) and The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row (1997), as well as the drama film Slam (1998). His film work has been screened at international venues including the Museum of Modern Art, Sundance Film Festival, HBO and PBS.
Works
The Philosophical Mercury, 1979 The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy, 2006 The Emerald Tablet, 2014 Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter, 2017 Empty Chair, 2018 The Philosopher's Stone: A Modern Comparative Approach to Alchemy from the Psychological and Magical Points of View (foreword) (by Israel Regardie), 2019 Visions, 2019 Prelude to A Hymn to Hekate, 2019 Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work, 2021 On Alchemy: Essential Practices and Making Art as Alchemy, 2023
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