Most people think of an alchemist as one who changes lead into gold. But that's not the whole story. According to wkipedia: Alchemy (Arabic:al-kimi) (Hebrew:אלכימיה al-khimia) is both a philosophy and a practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, 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. So leaving aside the "lead into gold" part, an alchemist is one who searches for wisdom (you can decide the immortality part for yourself), one who changes things. Hopefully from bad to good or at least a bit better. As an alchemist my goal is to take the insanity and chaos, not to mention the mundanity, of life and create something meaningful for myself. Or perhaps rise above is a better way to put it. In other words to transform it in some regard. What do you think? Possible? Inpossible? Let me hear from you. Add Comment |  AuthorI have had a lifelong interest in philosophy and spirituality. Finding only bits and pieces of in various texts that resonated with me, I decided to create my own code. I called it the Book of Aedan, and it was the genesis of this blog.
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