24 JULY 1926, Page 32

We know next to nothing about the Chariot of Basil

Valentine, the Spagyric Art, the Grand Magisterium, the Chain of Hermes, the Myth of Flamel, and so on, but we could learn all about these strange subjects and many others by reading The Secret Tradition in Alchemy by Dr. A. E. Waite (Kegan Paul. 15s.). Dr. Waite is an expert guide to the alchemists and can be recommended to those interested in such people and such subjects.