In my personal experience:

Both Salt and Sulphur are contained in the initial Mercurial Water in a dualistically balanced
state.

The Salt fixes the Sulphur which in turn volatilizes the Salt. When properly married by
philosophical circulation, the superfluous Water gradually evaporates and eventually, with the
proper nourishment, leaves the Non-Dualistically Balanced, fixed, fusible and married to itself
Androgynous Mercury at the bottom of the flask.

The 'floating on the compost' bit comes from the fact that sometimes not all the Matter is
made fixed and married to itself, but only the more upper parts of the Matter (the parts
more/better exposed to the Fire). This appears to be a common issue resulting from a
deficient Vessel design and the Matter not being spread out thinly enough.

We can fix the Universal spirit whithout water, without metal, without nitrogen, without an
element that acts like nitrogen. Even without the protocol which uses moon and sun rays with
mirrors.
You just have to hit the rock like Moses in the desert.
A source of clear water, which is the universal spirit fixed itself eventually leave the earth.
But patience must be at least 8 months the first time ...
And it is absolutely not magic either chemistry...

But no author explains that clearly.

Because many do not know how.
Fulcanelli himself does not know how to do and used as the majority of alchemists, a support
for fixing the universal spirit.

The condensation of the spiritus mundi is a very great key. We have to loose our classical view
of the Nature, of the chemical, of the physic.
This condensation is not “normal” in our conception of the World.
A container, which was empty and hermetically sealed, can be filled by a liquid which we
cannot understand the manifestation.
All the key is in the allegory of the crucifixion or of the Moshe’s stick, or of the Saint Michel
flaming sword.

Yes, the rock can be the body from which the universal spirit can arise. But it is not the only.
Check the Mutus Liber : the space (and not the air) can give this spiritus mundi. That is the
second source.And what is the nature of the rock ? This is not just a metal. This is all the Earth
which symbol is like the antimony.We have to put our sword in the earth or in the air (which is
the intermediate between space and earth) to capture the spiritus mundi.And this sword must
be in contact with the hermetically sealed container in which we want to condensate the
spiritus mundi.
I fully understand that you disagree with what I say. This does not absolutely bothers me. I
merely state that there is a method of alchemical work that remains in an "interregnum"
throughout the work. I do not mean merely philosophical or intellectual way. I speak
knowingly because I realized in practice. I saw this water with my eyes. I still need to work out
how to speed up its condensation (for now, it takes 8 months for it wants to get out of the
earth or air).

Just to make you understand that the stone has not necessarily its original in metallic realm:
there are many treaties that talk of a spring of clear water from an oak, or rather just below an
oak, roots level. Similarly to the allegory of the childbirth of Miriam ... Similarly Cyliani
indicates that the clear liquor is from a celestial nymph. And some say droppings of the North
Star. I do not say that work from the metal reign is bad or not working. It works, it is clear.
It's the realm which gives the best result. But it remains determined. The way I speak is
indefinite and therefore more powerful. The first mercury is extracted from the "rock" is
already a powerful medicine. This is the famous Living Mercury spoken Paracelsus.

I can/want not say more on this forum regarding this practice to put in place to successfully
condense the Spiritus Mundi. I sincerely believe that this practice must be disclosed to any one
who are ready. I have already given some tracks that significant enough to create different test
protocols. Read the ancient texts of alchemy and observe nature give the remaining
information. The rest will come with time. Especially, you must be patient and do not give up
until we let nature work for at least 9 months.

Regarding the photos, I have not taken because the condensation of Spiritus Mundi must be
done in the dark. I have observed his appearance by looking at the full moon.
Around April 15 I'll probably store some of this water. I will take a picture to show you its
appearance. But nothing apart visually clear water.

This verifies that it is the Spiritus Mundi is how it appears (the steps):
- Container empty.
- Appearance of a fat oil at the bottom.
- Appearance of a white salt for two days. (Spontaneous appearance of a magnet for the
Spiritus Mundi).
- Transformation of the fatty oil in water.
- Acceleration of condensation when the oil was transformed into a water.

When I store this special water, I will make some specific tests to better understand its
properties. According to the results, I will show you some pictures

No, the sword has nothing to do with iron meteorite or with rotten material. The idea of the
obelisk is to remember if you want to condense the Spiritus Mundi from heaven. But attention
to the direction of the obelisk. It's not for nothing that the authors speak of excretion of the
North Star
Yes, the text Hyle und Coahyl explains how to condensate the salis universalis-pulvis solar.
There are some parallels between this technic and my experience.But I worked with a sealed
container and I don't use the solar rays directly either with mirrors.

Unfortunately, to my knowledge, no alchemical text gives key on the use of the sword/stick to
capture the spiritus mundi.
There are only allegories revolving around the concept of fire/cold, water/fire, hot/cold,
salamander/remore, Phrygian cap, polar star, stick/rock, sword/dragon.
The work can brighten by a deep meditation and an excellent observation of Nature.
We must learn to take a step back towards the texts in this work of condensation of Spiritus
Mundi.

The black sun is the opposite of black holes. It is the opposite of the very high heavy... Heavy is
the characteristic of matter. The black sun is a light source... But not a source which we can
see... Not only with our eyes, but even with our instruments.

Spirit/life is enclose in the matter’s structure. Spirit is a “prisoner”. Alchemists would issue the
Spirit from matter then put this Spirit in a perfect matter.

A light is carried by the photon and the wave associated to this photon. But this is not the light
which interests us. The black light has certain reactions which are the same that “white” light.
But this are not the same lights.

In fact, you raise a paradox.

Indeed, the Philosopher's Stone has a high density. And as stated Salazius, it is strange because
normally it is filled with an energy of light that is imponderable. Therein lies the paradox that
may explain the analysis method of Leo Retilus or other scientists alchemists. In fact, the light
of the black sun has no mass. That's why we do not see it and it has no action on the classical
field. But when using the proper magnet, which is the aim of the alchemist, the light of the
black sun while has the opportunity to act on the matter. And this action on the matter is
incomprehensible as well as the material becomes more pure, crystalline (in the sense of
geometric purity), the action of the light of black sun increases the weight of magnet material.
It is this increase in weight without adding external matter, in an environment that cannot
allow any input of material, which indicates we work according to rules of art. This inexplicable
mass will then have the possibility of early release during the transmutation or absorption of
the elixir vitae. And this release will be in the same form of light than the black sun. This will be
neither gravitational nor nuclear, nor classical light. This will be in the form of pure energy
living, weightless again.
There are two ways from the ancient authors.
The first is the wet path, which is described in most texts.
The second is the dry path which is very rarely described, and always in the form of allegories.
This dry path can be accelerated. This is called short path as indicated by Fulcanelli.

Now Fulcanelli says the hieroglyph of this fire is the salamandre (sal a la mandre) and Limojon
teaches that this Fire is of the Nature of Lime or Calx, and that it is in no sort a Stranger, with
regard to the Subject of Philosophy (Triomphe Hermetique). Does that mean that we have to
bring in contact two substances of the same origin (mineral origin?), of which one has the role
of the fire and the other for the matter (steel and magnet, salamandre and remora, etc.) and
to expect from their mutual and violent reaction to acquire the first mercury or common
mercury of the sages (not the sophic mercury)? Anyone who seeks this secret fire at the
polarized radiation of sun and moon (and many people follow this path), may have to study
again what Fulcanelli and Limojon have to said about the nature of the fire.

This description of Fulcanelli concerns the dry path.

Only in the dry path there is a violent reaction between two protagonists who gives the
common mercury. This common mercury is then directly obtained in salt form.

The wet path does not use two protagonists, but one ... or none.
This may sound strange, but it does.
The majority of alchemical treatises concerning the wet path speak of using a protagonist,
mostly of the mineral / metal realm.
By a proper arrangement, the prima materia will "throw" his blood. The appearance of blood
in this matter has created the impression among writers that it was the matter itself that was
the source of this blood. But this is not the case.
The matter is used to support the manifestation of this blood.
Normally, this common mercury (which is in liquid form, unlike the common mercury of the
dry path) should be undifferentiated. But it wears the green color since its appearance shows
that it is already specified. Indeed, the common mercury is attracted, seems like the dew on
the field and increases. But its contact with the matter will already begin to specify it. This is
confirmed by the green color: the green lion, the vitriol of the wise.
Then the red lion arises naturally by the simple application of the matter boiling in its blood. "
The green lion becomes red lion.
But the root of the wet path is in the universal. Mercury is in fact not linked solely to the realm
of metal. It is the root of all life, the key to creation. As such, it can not be solely related to
metals and minerals.
Under its universal form, this common mercury is a colorless liquid. Of course, this concerns
only the wet path. For dry path, it is not the first form of this common mercury, but direct its
salt form.

It is this universal method that has never been described that I use.
Yes, the typus Mundi presents the general theory to attract the Spiritus Mundi in its
engravings.
A study with both the heart than the mind is necessary.

Note that Magophon, who was Pierre Dujols, was not Fulcanelli. But both men have had the
same teacher and knew each other well.