A concise guide to the history, theory, and practice of alchemy (the “great work”)—the art of working with the energies of nature for spiritual developmen

Alchemy, the Noble Art, conjures up scenes of mysterious, dimly lit laboratories populated with bearded old men stirring cauldrons. Though the history of alchem

The contributors to these Proceedings give an unusually comprehensive survey of Indian, Greek, Arabic and European alchemy which will serve as an authoritative

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