iliaster, n.Definitions

Iliaster (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Paracelsus' coinage from Greek "matter" and "star," meaning roughly the spirit of life of classical alchemy; Cagastrum, from "bad" and "star," is its corrupt counterpart.

Iliaster (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a universal formative principle and principle of individuation in Paracelsus: there are as many Iliastri as men, each holding together one person's peculiar mix of qualities.