A Feather on the Breath of Ra

<p>Meet George Kingswood a modern-day alchemist who doesn't work with lead or gold but with light shadow and silver nitrate. The heir to a hidden lineage of spiritual alchemists Kingswood uses photography to transmute his soul his earthly reality and even to collaborate with the dead. </p><p></p><p>Blending rich historical insight with esoteric wisdom this book unveils a revelation: the forgotten bond between alchemy and photography. This account examines the medieval laboratories where scholars sought the Philosopher's Stone as well as the 19th-century pioneers of light silver and mercury including Louis Daguerre. </p><p></p><p>At its heart this story is about Kingswood's extraordinary practice: a fusion of ancient Egyptian ritual sacred darkroom chemistry and visionary art. Part history part mystical memoir part photographic grimoire A Feather on the Breath of Ra is for seekers of hidden knowledge lovers of photography and those enchanted by the mysteries of alchemy.</p><p> </p><p></p>