Tony Salvitti

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Publisher Marketing: The elixir of life, from Arabic: also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water or Persian: Aab-e-Hayaat and sometimes equated with the philosopher's stone, is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker eternal life or eternal youth. Many practitioners of alchemy pursued it. The elixir of life was also said to be able to create life. It is related to the myths of Enoch, Thoth, and Hermes Trismegistus, all of whom in various tales are said to have drunk "the white drops" (liquid gold) and thus achieved immortality. It is also associated with the Qur'an's Al Khidr ('The Green Man'), and is mentioned in one of the Nag Hammadi texts. It is unlikely that any such potion has ever been discovered though alchemists in ancient China, India, and the Western world spent a great deal of time and effort on it. An elixir can be referred to as the 'Quintessence of life' or by other names - quintessence being reference to the five elements of Chinese alchemical philosophy or a theorized fifth element in European alchemy. It has been anecdotally suggested that tea is one of the ingredients to the elixir of life. In fact, the fermented tea-based Kombucha was originally known in Chinese as "The Tea of Immortality." It is also known to Sikhs as Amrit, the Nectar of Immortality. The term elixir is derived from the Arabic Al-Ikseer, which itself may have come from the Persian Aab-e-Hayaat. This was due to the efforts of Arab and Persian alchemists in the medieval Near East in finding an elixir of life. The Elixir has had hundreds of names (one scholar of Chinese history reportedly found over 1,000 names for it.), including (among others) Amrit Ras or Amrita, Aab-i-Hayat, Maha Ras, Aab-Haiwan, Dancing Water, hasma-i-Kausar, Mansarover or the Pool of Nectar, Philosopher's stone, and Soma Ras. The word elixir was not used until the 7th century A. D. and derives from the Arabic name for miracle substances, "al iksir." Some view it as a metaphor for the spirit of God (e.g. Jesus' reference to "the Water of Life" or "the Fountain of Life"). The Scots and the Irish adopted the name for their "liquid gold": the Gaelic name for whiskey is uisge beatha, or water of life. Note: Aab-i-Hayat and Aab-i-Haiwan are Persian and both mean "water of life." "Chashma-i-Kausar" (not "hasma") is the "Fountain of Bounty," which Muslims believe to be located in Paradise. As for the Indian names, "Amrit Ras" means "immortality juice," "Maha Ras" means "great juice," and "Soma Ras" means "juice of Soma"; Soma was a psychoactive drug, by which the poets of the Vedas Veda received their visions, but the plant is not known any more. Later, Soma came to mean the moon. "Ras" later came to mean "sacred mood, which is experienced by listening to good poetry or music"; there are altogether nine of them. Mansarovar, the "mind lake" is the holy lake at the foot of Mt. Kailash in Tibet, close to the source of the Ganges. These ancient legends can now be scientifically shown and demonstrated to have validity. Using modern supplements, herbs, and exercise you can slow down aging in its tracks. Anti-Aging will have you rearranging your life for the better. Plus, reap the benefits of longevity!