Early devotees to practicing alchemy
were the Greek-Egyptians. Bolos-Democritus
(c. 200 BC) pioneered the field of transmutation of lead and iron into
gold.
This became the ancient pseudo-science
of alchemy, fuelled by the desire to obtain a single cure for all diseases and
prolong life indefinitely. Neither
of these was ever achieved, but an interest in transmutation of the elements has
remained through to the twentieth century, with the exception of the Roman era,
when khemeia had almost faded into obscurity - the emperors believed that the
ability to convert lead or iron into gold would destroy the economy of the great
Empire.
"Alchemy is the art of manipulating
life, and consciousness in matter, to help it evolve, or to solve problems of inner disharmonies."
- Jean Dubuis
Back to home page