Previous Menu Next The Material of the Philosopher's Stone It is one thing, and through two it is also three things; All there are but one. If you do not understand me, you will find none. The dragon is not dear, because it is lazy and loses its power. But it has within itself the king's bourn and rich gifts. There are two mercuries: quickly unite the volatile and the fixed. It is one soul, one body, one spirit to which art and nature direct you.