A Word on 'Alchemy'

The study of metallurgy began in the ancient times with royalties and alchemists studying the properties of metals and mostly gold. They experimented with metals to create something unique out of it, thus giving rise to the world of alchemy. The study of alchemy is scientific and magical with methods being adopted into the modern world, this article looks into the various key alchemy symbols and their specific meanings.

In ancient times, the quest to create the magical Philosopher’s Stone – the divine elixir which was believed to have the power to change anything to gold and that carried magical properties of imparting immortality to humans, escalated the alchemist activities and the study of alchemy. Alchemy is defined as “A medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life.” In alchemy, it was mandatory to use symbols to represent an idea, and individual alchemists used different symbols to depict one idea. Symbols were seen as part of a whole emblem and an emblem was the core of a complex process. Mostly symbols of planets, elements and animals were used to mention or create a new idea....<<<Read More>>>...