There are few mysteries in the world quite as fascinating as the Triangular Book Of St Germain. https://archive.org/details/manlypalmerbox34ms209hall/mode/2up
According to legend St Germain personally left the book in the hands of Mainly P Hall with the promise it contained the secret to his immortality. The book itself contains a simple substitution cipher which decrypts to French. https://trianglebook.weebly.com/translation.html
Upon examination the cipher was decrypted as though it were an ordinary linear book and contains a prayer for God to open further understanding on the matter. What I noticed when double checking the cypher myself is there are numerous deliberate misspellings and that some of the symbols in the cipher can represent multiple letters. St Germain was a highly educated man he would not have misspelled words by accident. This was my first clue that there might be a second cipher. One of the symbols in particular was a 6 pointed star which is well known to have roots in Alchemy. So I printed the book and indeed there are exactly enough pages to create 2 full 6 pointed stars. Who knows what secrets it may contain when the second cipher is unlocked?
There is one person I was able to find who claims to have decrypted the second cipher. While it has not been independently verified, the only way to know is to try. https://triangularbook.com/the-tea-of-immortality
Who knows if this recipe is genuine but just because a thing is impossible doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try yes? We can learn far more from trying and doing than we ever could from books alone.
Ingredients
- Senna Pods – 3.90 parts
- Elder Flowers – 2.53 parts
- Fennel – 1.27 parts
- Star Anise – 1.23 parts
- Potassium bitartrate (Cream of Tartar) – 1.00 parts
Note: All herbs should be dried and unprocessed (i.e., not previously powdered or altered). Ideally, they should originate from the Mediterranean region.
Process
- Measure the herbs according to the specified proportions. For instance, if using 39 grams of senna pods, combine with 25.3 grams of elder flowers, and so on.
- Dissolve potassium bitartrate in a small amount of warm water to create a paste. Spread the senna pods on a baking sheet and evenly coat them with the paste.
- Place the baking sheet in a warm (not hot) oven, set to the lowest temperature, to dry the paste. Once dry, remove the pods and combine them with the other ingredients.
- Using a mortar and pestle (or a similar tool), crush the ingredients to a uniform consistency. Aim for a texture suitable for herbal tea, which is finer than coarse chunks but does not need to be as fine as powder.
- To prepare the tea, use one teaspoon of the mixture per cup of boiling water. Steep for 3 minutes. This tea, unlike some senna-based products, is suitable for regular use, such as once a week.
