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how ancient scientists tried to create an elixir of eternal youth, but invented chemistry instead
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Alchemy has its origins in the obscurity of prehistoric times. The Chaldeans, Phoenicians, and Babylonians were familiar with the principles of alchemy. Together with astrology, it was practised in Greece and Rome, and considered a basic science among the Egyptians
To answer this question we need to understand how the doctrine came to be
Let's start from the beginning
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Alchemy was believed to have been discovered by the mysterious Egyptian demigod Hermes Trismegistus. The Egyptians attributed the authorship of all arts and sciences to this figure
The Alchemists believed that
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Magic
Philosophy
Substances
Astrology
Were closely interlinked, and it was only a matter of finding the connection. The alchemists tried to understand one through understanding the other using a system of symbols
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It’s cоnfusing, isn’t it?
АLCHEМY
It is a medieval mystical doctrine, which preceded scientific chemistry, aimed at finding the "philosopher's stone" as a miraculous means of transforming simple metals into gold and curing all diseases.
a bit of terminology
The doctrine
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does not include
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herbs
witchcraft
fancy hoodie
hero adventure
reclusiveness
compounds and reactions
metals
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Alchemical symbols were created to denote chemical elements, various processes (reactions), elements, and other objects. They are fascinating to study, especially since many of them are used in modern days and functioning successfully
thousand signs. At times the same element was labeled differently and on the contrary, different substances were assigned the same or a similar symbol. As all labels were written by hand, we now have a variety of spelling variants.
The alchemists distinguished four basic substances:
Water
earth
fire
air
Tria Prima Tria Prima
Tria Prima Tria Prima
basic substance, basic matter
liquid that binds Heaven and Earth
omnipresent spirit of life
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In alchemy basic metals are associated with the planets. Each planet controls a specific element. The Sun was considered a planet at that time, and Uranus, Pluto and Neptune had not yet been discovered, so these planets do not correspond to any metal.
sun
gold
mercury
mercury
venus
copper
moon
silver
mars
iron
Jupiter
tin
saturn
lead
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The twelve alchemical processes are seen as the basis of modern chemical processes. Each of them is controlled by one of the twelve signs of the zodiac
hover over your zodiac sign to find out which process you are responsible for
Decomposition by oxidation/ calcination
Modification through solidification
Modification through fixation
Connection through dissolution
Decomposition by digestion/heating
Separation by distillation
Separation by sublimation
Separation by filtration
Modification by softening to a waxy state
Decomposition by fermentation
Connection by multiplication
Connection by projection
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Decomposition by oxidation/ calcination
Modification through solidification
Modification through fixation
Connection through dissolution
Decomposition by digestion/heating
Separation by distillation
Separation by sublimation
Separation by filtration
Modification by softening to a waxy state
Decomposition by fermentation
Connection by multiplication
Connection by projection
The twelve alchemical processes are seen as the basis of modern chemical processes.
Each of them is controlled by one of the twelve signs of the zodiac