Alchemy - The Ancient Science

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"Contents 1 The Meaning of Alchemy
The basic ideas and processes of the
traditional alchemists.
2 The Principles of Alchemy
The theoretical background to the work
that the alchemists carried out.
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3 Two Mysterious Frenchmen
Flamel, a medieval alchemist, and
Fulcanelli, a modern writer on alchemy.
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4 The Medieval Masters
Mysterious figures, half-veiled in
legend, of alchemy's great period.
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5 The Wandering Alchemists
The masters who traveled from city to
city contacting other adepts.
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6 What Happened to Alchemy?
The changes that occurred in alchemy as
the infant sciences developed.
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7 Sex and Symbolism
The course of Eastern alchemy, and how
it influenced alchemy in the West.
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8 Alchemy Lives On
The practice of alchemy in the 20th century.
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