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ALCHEMY.TXT------------------------------------------------------------------------ Taken from a 1960 reprint of "AN ENCYCLOPAE !A OOCC#LT!$M"% &' Le(i) $pen*e+ #ni,er)it' Pre))% H' e Park% Ne( York.Ori ina//' P &/i) e in 1920% it i) *on)i ere to &e one of t emo)t *omp/ete te3t) on t e ) &4e*t.------------------------------------------------------------------------

ALCHEMY5 T e )*ien*e &' ai of ( i* t e * emi*a/p i/o)op er) ofme ie,a/ time) attempte to tran)m te t e &a)er meta/)into o/ or)i/,er. T ere i) *on)i era&/e i,er en*e of opinion a)to t e et'mo/o 'of t e (or % & t it (o / )eem to &e eri,e from t eAra&i* a/ t e% ankim'a * emi)tr'% ( i* in t rn eri,e) from t e /ate7reek* emi*a * emi)tr'% from * meia a min /in % or * eein%8to po r o t8 or8mi3 % Ar'an root % to po r% ( en*e t e (or 8 ) .

Mr. A. :a//i); e in i) "E 'ptian Ma i*"% o(e,er% )tate) t at it i)po))i&/e t atit ma' &e eri,e from t e E 'ptian (or k emeia% t at i)to )a' t epreparation of t e &/a*k ore % or 8po( er % ( i* (a)re ar e a) t ea*ti,e prin*ip/e in t e tran)m tation of meta/). To t i)name t e Ara&)affi3e t e arti*/e 8a/ % t ) i,in a/-k emeia% ora/* em'.

H!$TO<Y O ALCHEMY5 rom an ear/' perio t e E 'ptian)po))e))e t erep tation of &ein )ki//f / (orker) in meta/) an %a**or in to 7reek(riter)% t e' (ere *on,er)ant (it t eir tran)m tation%emp/o'in= i*k)i/,er in t e pro*e)) of )eparatin o/ an )i/,erfrom t e nati,ematri3. T e re) /tin o3i e (a) ) ppo)e to po))e))mar,e/o ) po(er)%an it (a) t o t t at t ere re)i e (it in in t ein i,i a/itie) of

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ALCHEMY.TXTt e ,ario ) meta/)% t at in it t eir ,ario ) ) &)tan*e)(erein*orporate . T i) &/a*k po( er (a) m')ti*a//'i entifie (it t en er(or/ form of t e o O)iri)% an *on)e= ent/' (a)*re ite (itma i*a/ propertie). T ) t ere re( p in E 'pt t e&e/ief t atma i*a/ po(er) e3i)te in f/ 3e) an a//o'). Pro&a&/') * a &e/iefe3i)te t ro o t E rope in *onne*tion (it t e&ron>e-(orkin *a)te)of it) )e,era/ ra*e). !t) (a) pro&a&/' in t e ;'>anti mof t e fo rt*ent r'% o(e,er% t at a/* emi*a/ )*ien*e re*ei,eem&r'oni* form.T ere i) /itt/e o &t t at E 'ptian tra ition% fi/terint roA/e3an rian He//eni* )o r*e) (a) t e fo n ation pon( i* t e infant)*ien*e (a) & i/t% an t i) i) &orne o t &' t e*ir* m)tan*e t at t eart (a) attri& te to Herme) Tri)me i)t ) an ) ppo)e to&e *ontainein it) entiret' in i) (ork).

T e Ara&)% after t eir *on= e)t of E 'pt in t e )e,ent*ent r'%*arrie on t e re)ear* e) of t e A/e3an rian )* oo/% ant ro t eirin)tr menta/it' t e art (a) &ro t to Moro**o an t )in t e ei t*ent r' to $pain% ( ere it f/o ri) e e3*ee in /'.!n ee % $pain fromt e nint to t e e/e,ent *ent r' &e*ame t e repo)itor'of a/* emi*)*ien*e% an t e *o//e e) of $e,i//e% Cor o,a an 7rana a(ere t e*enter) from ( i* t i) )*ien*e ra iate t ro o tE rope. T e fir)t pra*ti*a/ a/* emi)t ma' &e )ai to a,e &eent e Ar&ian7e&er% ( o f/o ri) e ?20-?@0. rom i) "$ mmaPerfe*tioni)"% (e ma' &e4 )tifie in a)) min t at a/* emi*a/ )*ien*e (a) a/rea 'mat re in i)a'% an t at e re( i) in)piration) from a )ti// o/ ern&roken /ineof a ept). He (a) fo//o(e &' A,i*enna% Me)na an

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ALCHEMY.TXT< a)i)% an in ran*e&' A/ain of Li)/e% Arno/ e i//ano,a an Bean e Me nt e tro &a o r+in En /an &' <o er ;a*on an in $pain it)e/f &' <a'monL //'. Later%in ren* a/* em' t e mo)t i// )trio ) name) are t o)e of/ame/ &. *a.1DD0 % an ;ernar Tre,i)an &. *a. 1F60 after ( i* t e*enter of ofintere)t * an e) to 7erman' an in )ome mea) re toEn /an % in ( i**o ntrie) Para*e/) )% G nrat *a. 1@@0 % Maier *a.1@6 % Norton%a/ton% C arno*k% an / kept t e a/* emi*a/ f/ame& rnin &ri t/'.

!t i) ) rpri)in o( /itt/e a/teration (e fint ro o t t e perio&et(een t e )e,ent an t e )e,enteent *ent rie)% t ee' a' ofa/* em'% in t e t eor' an pra*ti*e of t e art. T e )ame)entiment) anpro*e))e) are fo n e3pre))e in t e /ater a/* emi*a/a t oritie) a) int e ear/ie)t% an a (on erf / nanimit' a) re ar ) t e

&a)i* *anon) oft e reat art i) e,in*e &' t e ermeti* )t ent) of t etime. On t eintro *tion of * emi)tr' a) a pra*ti*a/ art% a/* emi*a/)*ien*e fe//into e) et e an i)rep te% o(in * ief/' to t e n m&erof * ar/atan)pra*ti*in it% an &' t e &e innin of t e ei teent*ent r'% a) a)* oo/% it ma' &e )ai to a,e &e*ome ef n*t. Here ant ere% o(e,er%a )o/itar' )t ent of t e art /in ere % an in t eepartment of t i)arti*/e "Mo ern A/* em'" (i// emon)trate t at t e)*ien*e a) to arate e3tent re,i,e rin mo ern time)% a/t o it a)ne,er &een= ite e3tin*t.

THE I#E$T$ O ALCHEMY5 T e ran o&4e*t) of a/* em'(ere 1 t ei)*o,er' of a pro*e)) &' ( i* t e &a)er meta/) mi t &etran)m teinto o/ or )i/,er+ 2 t e i)*o,er' of an e/i3ir &'

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ALCHEMY.TXT( i* /ife mi t&e pro/on e in efinite/'+ an t ere ma' &e a e D %t e man fa*t reof an artifi*ia/ pro*e)) of man /ife. for t e /atter)ee Hom n* / ) THE THEO<Y AN PH!LO$OPHY O ALCHEMY5 T e fir)to&4e*t) (ere to &ea* ie,e a) fo//o()5 T e tran)m tation of meta/) (a) to&e a**omp/i) e&' a po( er% )tone or e3i/ir often *a//e t eP i/o)op er8) $tone% t eapp/i*ation of ( i* (o / effe*t t e tran)m tation oft e &a)er meta/)into o/ or )i/,er% epen in pon t e /en t of time ofit)app/i*ation. ;a)in t eir *on*/ )ion) on a profo ne3amination ofnat ra/ pro*e))e) an re)ear* into t e )e*ret) ofnat re% t ea/* emi)t) arri,e at t e a3iom t at nat re (a) i,i ep i/o)op i*a//'into fo r prin*ipa/ re ion)% t e r'% t e moi)t% t e(arm% t e *o/ %( en*e a// t at e3i)t) m )t &e eri,e . Nat re i) a/)oi,i)i&/e into

t e ma/e an t e fema/e. $ e i) t e i,ine &reat % t e*entra/ fire%in,i)i&/e 'et e,er a*ti,e% an i) t'pifie &' ) /p r%( i* i) t emer* r' of t e )a e)% ( i* )/o(/' fr *tifie) n er t eenia/ (armt ofnat re. T e a/* emi)t m )t &e in en o )% of a tr t f /i)po)ition% anifte (it patien*e an pr en*e% fo//o(in nat re ine,er' a/* emi*a/performan*e. He m )t re*o//e*t t at /ike ra() to /ike%an m )t kno(o( to o&tain t e )ee of meta/)% ( i* i) pro *e &'t e fo r e/ement)t ro t e (i// of t e $ preme ;ein an t e !ma inationof Nat re. :eare to/ t e t e ori ina/ matter of meta/) i) o &/e init) e))en*e%&ein a r' eat *om&ine (it a (arm moi)t re% an t atair i) (ater*oa /ate &' fir% *apa&/e of pro *in a ni,er)a/i))o/,ent. T e)eterm) t e neop 'te m )t &e *a tio ) of interpretin in

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ALCHEMY.TXTt eir /itera/)en)e. 7reat *onf )ion e3i)t) in a/* emi*a/nomen*/at re% an t ei&&eri) emp/o'e &' t e )*ore) of * ar/atan) ( o in/ater time)preten e to a kno(/e e of a/* emi*a/ matter) i notten to maket in ) an' more */ear. T e &e inner m )t a/)o a*= ire at orokno(/e e of t e manner in ( i* meta/) ro( in t e&o(e/) of t e eart .T e)e are en en ere &' ) /p r% ( i* i) ma/e% anmer* r'% ( i* i)fema/e% an t e *r 3 of a/* em' i) to o&tain t eir )ee -a pro*e))( i* t e a/* emi)t p i/o)op er) a,e not e)*ri&e (itan' e ree of*/arit'. T e p ')i*a/ t eor' of tran)m tation i) &a)e on t e*ompo)ite* ara*ter of meta/)% an on t e e3i)ten*e of a ) &)tan*e( i* % app/ieto matter% e3a/t) an perfe*t) it. T i)% E eni )P i/a/et e) anot er) *a// T e Li t . T e e/ement) of a// meta/) i)

)imi/ar%ifferin on/' in p rit' an proportion. T e entiretren of t emeta//i* kin om i) to(ar ) t e nat ra/ man fa*t re ofo/ % an t epro *tion of t e &a)er meta/) i) on/' a**i enta/ a) t ere) /t of an nfa,ora&/e en,ironment. T e P i/o)op er ) $tone i) t e*om&ination oft e ma/e an fema/e )ee ) ( i* &e et o/ . T e*ompo)ition of t e)e i))o ,ei/e &' )'m&o/i)m a) to make t eir i entifi*ation amatter ofimpo))i&i/it'. :aite% ) mmari>in t e a/* emi*a/ pro*e))on*e t e)e*ret of t e )tone i) n,ei/e % )a')5 "7i,en t ematter of t e )tonean a/)o t e ne*e))ar' ,e))e/% t e pro*e)) ( i* m )t &et en n ertakento a**omp/i) t e 8ma n m op ) are e)*ri&e (itmo erate perpi* it'.T ere i) t e *a/*ination or p r ation of t e )tone% in

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ALCHEMY.TXTGni t)" t etran)m tation) performe &' t e perfe*t )tone are )oa&)o/ te t at notra*e remain) of t e ori ina/ meta/. !t *annot% o(e,er%e)tro' o/ %nor e3a/t it into a more perfe*t meta//i* ) &)tan*e+ it%t erefore%tran)m te) it into a me i*ine a t o )an time) ) periorto an' ,irt e)( i* *an &e e3tra*te from it) , / ar )tate. T i)me i*ine &e*ome) amo)t potent a ent in t e e3a/tation of &a)e meta/)." T ere are not (antin a t oritie) ( o en' t at t etran)m tation) ofmeta/) (a) t e ran o&4e*t of a/* em'% an ( o inferfrom t ea/* emi)ti*a/ (ritin ) t at t e en of t e art (a) t e)pirit a/re eneration of man. Mr). At(oo % a t or of "A$ e)ti,e !n= ir' intot e Hermeti* M')ter'"% an an Ameri*an (riter nameHit* *o*k arep r ap) t e * ief prota oni)t) of t e &e/ief t e &')pirit a/ pro*e))e)akin to t o)e of t e * emi*a/ pro*e)) of a/* em'% t e

)o / of man ma' &ep rifie an e3a/te . ; t &ot *ommit t e ra i*a/ errorof )tatin t et e a/* emi*a/ (riter) i not a,er t at t etran)m tation of &a)e meta/into o/ (a) t eir ran en . None of t e pa))a e) t e'= ote% i)in*on)i)tent (it t e p ')i*a/ o&4e*t of a/* em'% an ina (ork% "T eMarro( of A/* em'"% )tate to &e &' E eni ) P i/a/ete)%it i) /ai o(nt at t e rea/ = e)t i) for o/ . !t i) *on)tant/'impre))e pon t erea er% o(e,er% in t e per )a/ of e)teeme a/* emi*a/(ork)% t at on/'t o)e ( o are in)tr *te &' 7o *an a* ie,e t e ran)e*ret. Ot er)%a ain% )tate t at a t'ro ma' po))i&/' )t m&/e pon it%& t t at n/e))e i) i e &' an a ept e a) )ma// * an*e of a* ie,int e ranar*an m. !t (i// &e o&,io ) to t e t'ro% o(e,er% t atnot in *an e,er

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ALCHEMY.TXT &e a* ie,e &' tr )tin to t e a//e orie) of t e a ept)or t e man'* ar/atan) ( o *ro( e t e rank) of t e art. 7o/ ma' &ema e% or itma' not% & t t e tr t or fa//a*' of t e a/* emi*a/met o /ie) (itmo ern * emi)tr'. T e tran)*en enta/ ,ie( of a/* em'%o(e,er% i)rapi /' ainin ro n % an pro&a&/' ori inate in t e*ompre en)i,enat re of Hermeti* t eor' an t e *on)*io )ne)) in t ea/* emi*a/ mint at ( at mi t (it ) **e)) &e app/ie to nat re *o /a/)o &e app/ieto man (it )imi/ar re) /t). $a') Mr. :aite% "T e o/of t ep i/o)op er i) not a meta/% on t e ot er an % man i) a&ein ( opo))e))e) (it in im)e/f t e )ee ) of a perfe*tion ( i*e a) ne,errea/i>e % an t at e t erefore *orre)pon ) to t o)emeta/) ( i* t eHermeti* t eor' ) ppo)e) to &e *apa&/e of e,e/opin t e/atent

po))i&i/itie) in t e ) &4e*t man." At t e )ame time% itm )t &ea mitte t at t e *r'pti* * ara*ter of a/* emi*a//an a e (a) pro&a&/'o**a)ione &' a fear on t e part of t e a/* emi*a/ m')ti*t at e mi t/a' im)e/f open t ro i) ma i*a/ opinion) to t eri or) of t e /a(. <ECO< $ O ACT#AL T<AN$M#TAT!ON$5 $e,era/ re*or ) ofa//e etran)m tation) of &a)e meta/ into o/ are in e3i)ten*e.T e)e (erea* ie,e &' Ni* o/a) /ame/% an He/mont% Martini%<i* t a )en% an$et on. or a etai/e a**o nt of t e met o ) emp/o'et e rea er i)referre to )e,era/ arti*/e) on t e)e ermeti)t). !nnear/' e,er' *a)et e tran)m tin e/ement (a) a m')terio ) po( er or t e"P i/o)op er )$tone". MO E<N ALCHEMY T at a/* em' a) &een )t ie in mo erntime) t ere

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ALCHEMY.TXT*an &e no o &t. M. fi ier in i) "L A/* imie et /e)A/* imi)te)"%ea/in (it t e ) &4e*t of mo ern a/* em'% a) e3pre))e&' t einitiate) of t e fir)t a/f of t e nineteent *ent r'%)tate) t at man'ren* a/* emi)t) of i) time re ar e t e i)*o,erie) ofmo ern )*ien*ea) mere/' )o man' e,i en*e) of t e tr t of t e o*trine)t e' em&ra*e . T ro o t E rope% e )a')% t e po)iti,e a/* emi*a/o*trine a man'a erent) at t e en of t e ei teent *ent r' an t e&e innin of t enineteent . T ) a ",a)t a))o*iation of a/* emi)t)"%fo n e in:e)tp a/ia in 1?90% *ontin e to f/o ri) in t e 'ear1 19% n er t ename of t e "Hermeti* $o*iet'". !n 1 D?% an a/* emi)t ofT rin iapre)ente to t e $o*iete !n )trie//e of :eimar atin*t re ( i* ea,erre (o / effe*t meta//i* tran)m tation. A&o t t e)ame time)e,era/ ren* 4o rna/) anno n*e a p &/i* *o r)e of

/e*t re) onermeti* p i/o)op ' &' a profe))or of t e #ni,er)it' ofM ni* . Hef rt er )tate) t at man' Hono,erian an ;a,arian fami/ie)p r) e in*ommon t e )ear* for t e ran ar*an m. Pari)% o(e,er%(a) re ar ea) t e a/* emi*a/ Me**a. T ere (e/t man' t eoreti*a/a/* emi)t) an"empiri*a/ a ept)". T e fir)t p r) e an ar*an mt ro t e me i m of&ook)% t e ot er en a e in pra*ti*a/ effort) to effe*ttran)m tation. M. i ier )tate) t at in t e fortie) of t e /a)t*ent r' efre= ente t e /a&orator' of a *ertain Mon)ie r L.% ( i*(a) t eren e>,o ) of t e a/* emi)t) in Pari). : en Mon)ie r L8)p pi/) /eftt e /a&orator' for t e a'% t e mo ern a ept) roppe inone &' one% ani ier re/ate) o( eep/' impre))e e (a) &' t eappearan*e an

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ALCHEMY.TXT*o)t me) of t e)e )tran e men. !n t e a'time% efre= ent/'en*o ntere t em in t e p &/i* /i&rarie)% & rie ini anti* fo/io)% anin t e e,enin t e' mi t &e )een pa*in t e )o/itar'&ri e) (it e'e)fi3e in ,a e *ontemp/ation pon t e fir)t pa/e )tar) ofni t. A /on*/oak ) a//' *o,ere t e mea er /im&)% an t eirntrimme &ear ) anmatte /o*k) /ent t em a (i/ appearan*e. T e' (a/ke(it a )o/emn anmea) re ait% an )e t e fi re) of )pee* emp/o'e &'t e me ie,a/i// mine). T eir e3pre))ion (a) enera//' a mi3t re oft e mo)t ar entope an fi3e e)pair. Amon t e a ept) ( o )o t t e/a&orator' of Mon)ie r L.% i ier remarke e)pe*ia//' a 'o n man% in( o)e a&it)an /an a e e *o / not in in *ommon (it t o)e of i))tran e*ompanion). He *onfo n e t e (i) om of t e a/* emi*a/a ept (it t e

tenet) of t e mo ern )*ienti)t in t e mo)t )in /arfa) ion% an meetinim one a' at t e ate of t e O&)er,ator'% M. i ierrene(e t e) &4e*t of t eir /a)t i)* ))ion% ep/orin t at " a manof i) ift)*o / p r) e t e )em&/an*e of a * imera." :it o trep/'in % t e 'o na ept /e im into t e O&)er,ator' ar en% an pro*ee eto re,ea/ toim t e m')terie) of mo ern a/* emi*a/ )*ien*e. T e 'o n man pro*ee e to fi3 a /imit to t ere)ear* e) of t e mo erna/* emi)t). 7o/ % e )ai % a**or in to t e an*ienta t or)% a) t reei)tin*t propertie)5 1 t at of re)o/,in t e &a)ermeta/) into it)e/f%an inter* an in an metamorp o)in a// meta/) into oneanot er+ 2t e * rin of aff/i*tion) an t e pro/on ation of /ife+D % a) a)pirit ) m n i to &rin mankin into rapport (it t e) perm n ane

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ALCHEMY.TXTmeta/) *ea)e) to &e a (i/ % npra*ti*a/ ream% an&e*ome) a )*ientifi*po))i&i/it'% t e tran)formation &ein &ro t a&o t &' amo/e* /arrearran ement. !)omeri)m *an &e e)ta&/i) e in t e *a)eof *ompo n) &)tan*e) &' * emi*a/ ana/')i). ) o(in t e i entit' oft eir*on)tit ent part). !n t e *a)e of meta/) it *an &epro,e &' t e*ompari)on of t e propertie) of i)ometri* &o ie) (it t epropertie) ofmeta/)% in or er to i)*o,er ( et er t e' a,e an' *ommon* ara*teri)ti*). $ * e3periment)% e *ontin e % a&een *on *te &'M. ma)% (it t e re) /t t e i)ometri* ) &)tan*e) (ereto &e fo n toa,e e= a/ e= i,a/ent)% or e= i,a/ent) ( i* (ere e3a*tm /tip/e) of oneanot er. T i) * ara*teri)ti* i) a/)o a feat re ofmeta/). 7o/ ano)mi m a,e i enti*a/ e= i,a/ent)% a) a,e p/atin m aniri i m. T ee= i,a/ent of *o&a/t i) a/mo)t t e )ame a) t at ofni*ke/% an t e

)emi-e= i,a/ent of tin i) e= a/ to t e e= i,a/ent of t et(o pre*e inmeta/). M. ma). )peakin &efore t e ;riti) A))o*iation% a) o(n t at ( ent ree )imp/e &o ie) i)p/a'e reat ana/o ie) in t eirpropertie)% ) *a) * /orine% &romi e% an io ine% &ari m% )tronti m% an*a/*i m% t e * emi*a/ e= i,a/ent of t e interme iate &o ' i)repre)ente &' t earit meti*a/ mean &et(een t e e= i,a/ent) of t e ot ert(o. $ * a)tatement (e// ) o(e t e i)omeri)m of e/ementar') &)tan*e)% an pro,et at meta/)% o(e,er i))imi/ar in o t(ar appearan*e%(ere *ompo)e oft e )ame matter ifferent/' arran e an proportione .T i) t eor') **e))f //' emo/i) e) t e iffi* /tie) in t e (a' oftran)m tation.A ain% r. Pro t )a') t at t e * emi*a/ e= i,a/ent) of

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ALCHEMY.TXTnear/' a//e/ementa/ ) &)tan*e) are t e m /tip/e) of one amon t em. T )% if t ee= i,a/ent of ' ro en &e taken for t e nit% t ee= i,a/ent of e,er'ot er ) &)tan*e (i// &e an e3a*t m /tip/e of it - *ar&on(i// &erepre)ente &' )i3% a3ote &' fo rteen% o3' en &' )i3teen%>ink &'t irt'-t(o. ; t% pointe o t M. i ier ) frien % if t emo/e* /arma))e) in *ompo n ) &)tan*e) a,e )o )imp/e a*onne*tion% oe) it noto to pro,e t e a// nat ra/ &o ie) are forme of oneprin*ip/e%ifferent/' arran e an *on en)e to pro *e a// kno(n*ompo n )J !f tran)m tation i) t ) t eoreti*a//' po))i&/e% iton/' remain) to) o( &' pra*ti*a/ e3periment t at it i) )tri*t/' ina**or an*e (it* emi*a/ /a()% an &' no mean) in*/ine) to t e) pernat ra/. At t i)4 n*t re t e 'o n a/* emi)t pro*ee e to /iken t ea*tion of t e

P i/o)op er8) $tone on meta/) to t at of a ferment onor ani* matter.: en meta/) are me/te an &ro t to re eat% amo/e* /ar * an e ma'&e pro *e ana/o o ) to fermentation. B )t a) ) ar%n er t einf/ en*e of a ferment% ma' &e * an e into /a*ti* a*i(it o t a/terinit) *on)tit ent)% )o meta/) *an a/ter t eir * ara*tern er t einf/ en*e of t e P i/o)op er8) $tone. T e e3p/anation oft e /atter*a)e i) no more iffi* /t t an t at of t e former. T eferment oe) nottake an' part in t e * emi*a/ * an e) it &rin ) a&o t%an no)ati)fa*tor' e3p/anation of it) effe*t) *an &e fo neit er in t e /a()of affinit' or in t e for*e) of e/e*tri*it'% /i t% oreat. A) (itt e ferment% t e re= ire = antit' of t e P i/o)op er8)$tone i)infinite)ima/. Me i*ine% p i/o)op '% e,er' mo ern

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ALCHEMY.TXT)*ien*e (a) at onetime a )o r*e of ) * error) an e3tra,a an*e) a) area))o*iate (itme ie,a/ a/* em'% & t t e' are not t erefore ne /e*tean e)pi)e .: erefore% t en% ) o / (e &e &/in tot e )*ientifi*nat re oftran)m tationJ One of t e fo n ation) of a/* emi*a/ t eorie) (a) t atminera/) re(an e,e/ope in t e eart % /ike or ani* t in ). !t (a)a/(a') t e aimof nat re to pro *e o/ % t e mo)t pre*io ) meta/% & t( en*ir* m)tan*e) (ere not fa,ora&/e t e &a)er meta/)re) /te . T e e)ireof t e o/ a/* emi)t) (a) to ) rpri)e nat re8) )e*ret)%an t ) attaint e a&i/it' to o in a ) ort perio ( at nat re take)'ear) toa**omp/i) . Ne,ert e/e))% t e me ie,a/ a/* emi)t)appre*iate t e ,a/ eof time in t eir e3periment) a) mo ern a/* emi)t) ne,ero. M.i ier8) frien r e im not to *on emn t e)e e3ponent)

of t eermeti* p i/o)op ' for t eir metap ')i*a/ ten en*ie)%for% e )ai %t ere are fa*t) in o r )*ien*e) t at *an on/' &ee3p/aine in t at/i t. !f% for in)tan*e% *opper &e p/a*e in air or(ater% t ere (i//&e no re) /t% & t if a to * of )ome a*i &e a e % it(i// o3i i>e.T e e3p/anation i) t at "t e a*i pro,oke) o3i ation oft e meta/&e*a )e it a) an affinit' for t e o3i e ( i* ten ) toform." - amateria/ fa*t mo)t metap ')i*a/ in it) pro *tion% anon/' e3p/i*a&/et ere&'. He *on*/ e i) ar ment (it an appea/ for to/eran*eto(ar ) t eme ie,a/ a/* emi)t)% ( o)e (ork i) n errate &e*a )e iti) not proper/'n er)too .

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ALCHEMY.TXT At(oo % A $ e)ti,e !n= ir' into t e Hermeti*Ma)ter'% 1 @0 Hit* *o*k% <emark) on A/* em' an t e A/* emi)t)%;o)ton% 1 @? :aite% Li,e) of t e A/* em')ti*a/ P i/o)op er)%Lon on% 1 " T e O** /t $*ien*e)% Lon on% 1 91 ;a*on% Mirror of A/* em'% 1@9? $. /e o 3% i*tionnaire Hermeti= e% 169@ Lan /et e fre)no'% Hi)toire e /a P i/o)op ieHermeti= e% 1?92 " " T eatr m C emi* m% 1662 a/entine% Tri mp a/ C ariot of Antimon'% 16@6 <e ro,e% A/* em' An*ient an Mo ern i ier% L A/* imie et /e) A/* imi)te)% Pari)% 1 @?

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