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Alchemy definition7/26/2023 ![]() While this is a central focus in Alchemical thought and procedure, the reasons behind this attempted transmutation are more complicated than profit alone. Many who have heard of Alchemy were introduced by way of the concept of turning an ordinary metals, such as lead or iron, into gold. This brings to mind the most common cultural perception, apart from Harry Potter perhaps, of Alchemy in the Western world. The ultimate goal of Alchemy is to change an element, either within the practitioner or within the universe, from a less desirable state to a more desirable one. The alchemical process is rooted in understanding and working with the fluid nature of both the universe and oneself. So what does any of this have to do with Alchemy? And what do Alchemists do? Because all of the universe is in a constant state of change, so must our understanding of it be continually evolving. Where does your body end and the chair you’re sitting on begin? Turns out, that’s a trickier question to answer than it may seem at first glance.īy extension, this means that the physical laws we believe to govern the cosmos are also ever-shifting. Contemporary science would even argue that the barriers between material objects are flimsy at best. ![]() Everything is becoming, nothing is being. All matter is in a constant state of flux. In the material, physical world in which we spend the vast majority of our lives, nothing is fixed. ![]() And this brings us to our first important, alchemical distinction. ![]() By fixed, I’m referring to something with finite properties. ![]()
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