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Alchemy, originally derived from the Ancient Greek word khemia (Χημία) meaning "art of transmuting metals", later Arabized as al-kimia (الكيمياء), is both a philosophy and an ancient practice focused on the attempt to change base metals into gold, investigating the preparation of the "elixir of longevity", and achieving ultimate wisdom, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy generated the basics of modern inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification and use of many current substances. Alchemy has been practiced in Mesopotamia (comprising much of today's Iraq), Egypt, Persia (today's Iran), India, China, Japan, Korea and in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Post-Islamic Persia, and then in Europe up to the 20th century, in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  angelrainbows.com 964px x 954px | 152.50kB [source page] is both unified and triune in its intrinsic characteristics of Sulfur Mercury and Salt which essentially epitomize the Light of Spirit All forms are held within the womb of the world Alchemical Fire Air Earth Water Elementals From Yahoo Image Search: "Alchemical"  comicalchemy.blogspot.com ALCHEMICAL Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:03:00 GM rough work for a new project...  transalchemy.blogspot.com (Particleion) hu, 15 Oct 2009 16:49:39 GM We call that . alchemy. , and we call the 500 year period the Dark Ages. Every . alchemist. discovered for himself that drinking mercury was a bad idea and not much technological progress occurred. One day, an . alchemist. got the bright idea of ...  mavericklibrarian.vox.com Maverick Librarian Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:07 GM We Can't Afford to Wait. Here we go again. This time around, the inspiration for me to do this is that a couple of my colleagues are suggesting that the library make an actual research guide on the topic of "health care management" ... From Google Blog Search: "Alchemical"  news.google.com The Australian It has not undergone that alchemical translation into the artifice of painting that makes a picture memorable as a work of the imagination. ... news.google.com All About Jazz There is an alchemical connection to their playing that makes it deeply creative. Even though the music is deeply anchored in the folk traditions of Mali, ... news.google.com Ethiopian Review Norm building is a poorly analyzed, alchemical process in which political activism, risk-taking leadership, resolute negotiators, and mere words combine ... and more » From Google News Search: "Alchemical" Who would be able and willing to answer questions about alchemical theory? Q. Who would be able and willing to answer questions about alchemical theory? Asked by medzthemedik - Sun Aug 16 14:33:49 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You should get a less expensive , more available hobby, Alchemy is the basis of modern chemistry, you can not transmute lead into gold or make a Gollem, maybe Mister Wizard would be helpful-he probably the greatest scientist of the 20th century. there's also Bill Nye. Answered by cardimom - Sun Aug 16 20:59:52 2009 Does anyone know of any good alchemical websites.? Q. with a working, happening forum to talk with other real alchemist. Asked by sweetochun - Thu Jul 10 12:54:29 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are none. Modern alchemists, just like the historical alchemists, are a secretive and very uncommunicative group of people. Any public websites or publicly proclaimed alchemists are usually students of the art and not true practicing masters. Take everything you find with skepticism. Alchemists believed in the transformation of the Base humanistic traits into the Noble being. The path for each might be similar, but is highly individualistic. You would be better off learning Latin and studying the usually long out of print works of Master Alchemists than to trade information with people who may know less about the real arts than you do. Answered by Richard - Sun Jul 13 08:22:53 2008 Please help to interpret this Alchemical teaching!?
Q. (this is from a book by mark booth) In alchemy the precipitation of the morning dew is a symbol of the emanation of the cosmic Mind into the realm of matter. As the Cabala puts it, the Ancient of Days shakes his shaggy head and a dew of divine white light falls. More particularly dew is a symbol of the spiritual forces that work on the conscience during the night. This is why a bad conscience may give us a sleepless night. Here initiates are seen collecting and working on the dew - in other words reaping the benefits upon waking of the spiritual exercises they performed when they went to bed. (Shows a picture of two people ringing water out of a towel with some other stuff around) Ok so I don't get any of this, dew is a reward for a… [cont.] Asked by Mahab - Mon Dec 21 17:52:51 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Morning dew is moisture condensed from the atmosphere when the ambient temperature drops below the air's ability to hold water in solution. Hence the name "dew-point." Answered by Jeff Spicoli - Mon Dec 21 18:00:19 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Alchemical"
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