tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post1393654224664798706..comments2024-02-06T10:23:35.321-08:00Comments on Sharon M. Himsl - Shells, Tales and Sails: C for Cleopatra the Alchemist: Female Scientists Before Our TimeSharon Himslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-38217892096912347702017-04-07T00:17:42.779-07:002017-04-07T00:17:42.779-07:00I'm thinking of Cleopatra the Queen...but they...I'm thinking of Cleopatra the Queen...but they're obviously two different people.Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-40635623672897652472017-04-06T16:34:24.733-07:002017-04-06T16:34:24.733-07:00Thank you, Susan. As I mentioned above, this is a ...Thank you, Susan. As I mentioned above, this is a brief sketch on alchemy, a subject I honestly know very little about. I hope you'll consider writing on the subject since it's of special interest to you. That would be fascinating to read!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-43354340519165532602017-04-06T16:25:33.839-07:002017-04-06T16:25:33.839-07:00Hello Angela! I'm glad you returned. I am unab...Hello Angela! I'm glad you returned. I am unable to reach your blog. There is something wrong with your link. As for chrysopoeia, there is lots more to read! This is only a brief sketch. Meanwhile, I hope you fix the link. I can reach the google+ main screen but it stops there. Check your settings!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-15349431000844973502017-04-05T05:45:17.023-07:002017-04-05T05:45:17.023-07:00Alchemy is of special interest to me in psychologi...Alchemy is of special interest to me in psychological terms and the search for the philosopher's stone. The core we each have within but like the archeologists, we have to mine and dig deep ..While the earlier alchemists may have hoped to have turned lead into gold, the whole process and the experimentation led to deep philosophical thinkings. It's such a fascinating field - the Rosarium Philosophorum, a key alchemical treatise among many others. Thank you Sharon!!!Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-62737012751989391322017-04-05T05:04:39.876-07:002017-04-05T05:04:39.876-07:00Sharon, has anyone tried her Chrysopoiea details t...Sharon, has anyone tried her Chrysopoiea details to see what she did do and how it worked? She apparently thought it worth writing about so others could learn from her work. Fascinating. Loving your posts. I'm not sure my comments on the first two recorded so I'm going to comment as myself this time and hope it makes it to your site.<br /><br />Angelica French<br /><a href="angelicafrench.blogspot.com/2017/04/personality-quirks-is-for-disposophobia.html" rel="nofollow">A-ZPersonalityQuirksforWriters</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198675113489144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-56209115610011574022017-04-04T23:42:21.902-07:002017-04-04T23:42:21.902-07:00@Nilanjana. How true. The name Cleopatra would hav...@Nilanjana. How true. The name Cleopatra would have been extremely popular. <br /><br />@Donna. Nice of you to visit. Thanks, Donna!<br /><br />@Roslyn. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks. Love your cross stitch figures! Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-6423658661122807392017-04-04T23:37:46.675-07:002017-04-04T23:37:46.675-07:00@Bob. Ha-ha. Well, at least the sketch makes sense...@Bob. Ha-ha. Well, at least the sketch makes sense. Thanks, Bob.<br /><br />@Janet. Thank you!<br /><br />@Sue. Interesting about the equipment and the link to cooking. So true!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-36239954641053882952017-04-04T22:19:42.306-07:002017-04-04T22:19:42.306-07:00Very interesting to read about another Cleopatra (...Very interesting to read about another Cleopatra (I'd only heard of the Queen until now).<br />Have fun :)<br />Ros from <a href="http://fangirlstitches.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Fangirl Stitches</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468948808914679060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-53560676146561513722017-04-04T22:07:28.132-07:002017-04-04T22:07:28.132-07:00Thanks for stopping by - your theme is interesting...Thanks for stopping by - your theme is interesting, will be stopping in from time to time.<br /><br />C: Carolinas & Catskills<br /><a href="http://dbmcnicol.blogspot.com/2017/04/atozchallenge-C.html" rel="nofollow">DB McNicol, author & traveler<br />Theme: Oh, the places we will go!</a>Donna B. McNicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209611782116113024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-57208793366735184872017-04-04T21:52:56.066-07:002017-04-04T21:52:56.066-07:00Cool theme! There must have been heaps of women ca...Cool theme! There must have been heaps of women called Cleopatra, for real and as a pseudonym - always a fashion to take the name of the reining monarch.<br /><br />Thoroughly enjoyed reading, thanks!<br />Nilanjana.<br />From <a href="http://nilabose.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Madly-in-Verse</a> <br />Theme : Arabiana<br /><br />Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-89312643574941259162017-04-04T20:45:10.925-07:002017-04-04T20:45:10.925-07:00I've heard of Maria the Jewess, not of Cleopat...I've heard of Maria the Jewess, not of Cleopatra. Nice! I remember reading somewhere that in some ways, women are responsible for the equipment of the chemistry lab, because what is cooking but chemistry?Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-50451205472169323692017-04-04T20:19:31.991-07:002017-04-04T20:19:31.991-07:00Interesting topic, Sharon.Interesting topic, Sharon.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-59422507004113975292017-04-04T19:55:50.925-07:002017-04-04T19:55:50.925-07:00That first drawing looks like a sketch I would hav...That first drawing looks like a sketch I would have produced in my chemistry textbook at school I had' heard of this Cleopatra either. You have a magnificent theme running here.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-28988028845591442712017-04-04T19:22:12.078-07:002017-04-04T19:22:12.078-07:00@Anne. Certainly. I think it was a practiced for c...@Anne. Certainly. I think it was a practiced for centuries...lots written on alchemy lore and history.<br /><br />@Sage. ~Sigh~ My sailing days may have passed. Getting ready to sell our "Duet." But still boating...a small speed boat and kayaks still. <br /><br />@Harvest moon. Chrysopoeia is an interesting word. Another post maybe... <br /><br />@Denise. Yes, and there's always more, huh. I could do this forever :)<br />Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-43150778706030986662017-04-04T18:39:24.720-07:002017-04-04T18:39:24.720-07:00All new to me. So much to learn.All new to me. So much to learn.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-26375586592439987082017-04-04T18:19:21.532-07:002017-04-04T18:19:21.532-07:00Fascinating post! I learned new things thanks to w...Fascinating post! I learned new things thanks to what you wrote about Cleopatra and Chrysopoeia (which I had never heard of until today). Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-74155844783073984192017-04-04T17:57:33.808-07:002017-04-04T17:57:33.808-07:00I was wondering if the later queen was named for h...I was wondering if the later queen was named for her... Btw, have you written about the "Sail" component of your name? It's a wonderful sport.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-57151846513786319592017-04-04T13:43:56.059-07:002017-04-04T13:43:56.059-07:00Visiting from A to Z. I enjoyed your post. I think...Visiting from A to Z. I enjoyed your post. I think people wish sometimes for an easy solution and chemistry is mysterious, sometimes you produce totally new compounds ... it would have taken a while to figure out elements and work out that gold was an element.<br /><a href="http://ayfamilyhistory.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/c-is-for-caught-in-caen-during-reign-of.html" rel="nofollow"><br />C is for caught in Caen during the Reign of Terror<br /><br /></a><br />----------<br><br />Anne Young <br><br /><a href="http://ayfamilyhistory.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Anne's family history </a><br /><br /><br /><br />Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-32787973551216209732017-04-04T12:27:44.526-07:002017-04-04T12:27:44.526-07:00@Deborah. I'm glad you found your way here too...@Deborah. I'm glad you found your way here too. Welcome!<br /><br />@Alex. Nice to meet you, Alex :) Hmm....just noticed that. In research I found a lot of reference to Queen Cleopatra in 1st century, and sometimes the two Cleopatras overlapped. I'll remove the logo. Thanks for pointing that out!<br /><br />@Birgit. I love the Rumpelstiltskin connection too and one blogger is even thinking of story to write. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-45633676580113839692017-04-04T12:21:15.840-07:002017-04-04T12:21:15.840-07:00@Tarkabarka. Ooh....I'll look forward to that....@Tarkabarka. Ooh....I'll look forward to that. Let me know if you do!<br /><br />@Tamara. I know, isn't that cool? I never knew this either!<br /><br />@Elizabeth. I wish I had room to include all four ladies, but the alphabet was a challenge! Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-15868075104335490882017-04-04T12:17:32.365-07:002017-04-04T12:17:32.365-07:00I'm glad you said she has no relation to the v...I'm glad you said she has no relation to the vixen Queen otherwise I would have made that mistake. I love that she was a big part in alchemy during this time. I love how you connected it to the popular Grimm Fairy tale alsoBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-69243697837363003042017-04-04T12:17:03.273-07:002017-04-04T12:17:03.273-07:00@Sarah. They must have dreamed and thought about T...@Sarah. They must have dreamed and thought about The Philosopher's Stone all the time. <br /><br />@Natasha. Yes, a big hurrah! There were more women than I realized. Thanks! <br /><br />@Anne. Thank you. Nice to meet you :)Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-22062061286112489302017-04-04T12:16:52.718-07:002017-04-04T12:16:52.718-07:00What a great idea for a theme. It's interesti...What a great idea for a theme. It's interesting how there is the word Regina under Cleopatra's name isn't it which means Queen doesn't it...I'm very confused.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-90406700069589849572017-04-04T12:12:21.599-07:002017-04-04T12:12:21.599-07:00@Hilary. Hi Hilary. I had to read up on the subjec...@Hilary. Hi Hilary. I had to read up on the subject of alchemy. Loved the connection with Rumpelstiltskin. A TV series called "Once Upon a Time" has had a lot of fun playing with this ancient character. Take care! <br /><br />@Jodie. This whole alchemy thing was a learning curve for me, and the deal with the philosopher's stone really fires up the imagination. A very fascinating subject indeed!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-69153410183590151422017-04-04T07:04:29.563-07:002017-04-04T07:04:29.563-07:00What an interesting post - I'm so glad to have...What an interesting post - I'm so glad to have found my way here and look forward to the rest of your challenge posts. Alchemy is a fascinating topic, and it's lovely to have females given credit for their work.Deborah Weberhttp://deborah-weber.com/2017-c-is-for/noreply@blogger.com