Alchemy (the practice)

Alchemy was born in ancient Egypt, where the word Khem was used in reference to the fertility of the flood plains around the Nile. By 332 BC, Alexander the Great had conquered Egypt. Greek philosophers became interested in the Egyptian ways. When Egypt was occupied by the Arabs in the 7th Century, they added 'al-' to the word Khemia and al-Khemia meaning 'the Black Land' is now seen as a possible origin for the word alchemy.

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Alchemy was also developed independently in China by Taoist monks. The monks pursued both the outer elixir and the inner elixir. Like China and Egypt, India developed alchemy independently. They had beliefs similar to the Chinese, in that they used external and internal methods to purify the body and prolong life. In their work the Indians invented steel and long before Bunsen and Kirchhoff's work, realized the importance of flame color in the identification of metals.

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The introduction of alchemy to the west came in the 8th Century when the Arabs brought it to Spain. From here it quickly spread to the rest of Europe. The Arabian belief was that metals are made up of mercury and sulfur in varying proportions. Gold was seen as the perfect metal and all others were less perfect, an idea popular among western alchemists.

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So it was the Ancient Civilization: c. 2000BC, The Greeks and Romans: 600BC-500AD, The Medieval Period: Europe and the Islamic States: 500-1350AD, The Far East: c.1000AD, The Fall of Alchemy: c.1600-1700AD and Modern Alchemy which turned into chemistry.

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With the philosopher's stone, the alchemist would possess the power of a god, able to progress the transformation index at will. The philosopher's stone, also called the Red stone, was never found over the three hundred years that alchemists pursued it.

One of the most simple, safe, and easy-to-do demonstrations of real alchemy is an experament with freezing water molecules.

To do this, different bottles of water are given different names, and are subject to having those words written on or arround the container. The words or symbols must have either a positive or negative afilliation such as words like love, hate, peace, war, heaven, hell, pure, tainted, beautifull, hideous, joy, sadness, etc. Samples of the different waters are then frozen and put under a microscope. When viewed, the tiny patterns seen in the positivly affilliated water are semetrical, introcate, consistant in pattern shape, and overall good looking. The Negitivly affiliated ice patterns, will appear inconsistant, asemetrical, random, and generaly bad looking.

This phenomenon is caused by the demonstrator's feelings towards these different bottles with words. Seeing something positive and comforting or negative and desturbing on the bottle gives the water alchemical properties that corespond to how they make the viewer feel. These alchemical changes become evident when the water is frozen and the molecules connect to each other randomly. Alchemical properties change the quantum probability of the molecule's alignment and make the outcome of the crystal look either good or bad based on the properties given to it.

An alchemy lab is a space or room where alchemists perform their experiments and create various potions, elixirs, and other substances through the practice of alchemy. It typically contains equipment like cauldrons, alembics, and other glassware used for distillation and mixture of substances in pursuit of transforming base elements into valuable materials.

According to Carl Jung, alchemy symbolized the darkness of midlife, and the attempts by alchemists to return their minds to a "normal" way of functioning. The link below offers more insight into this.

Well. according to the legend, the philosopher's stone consisted of the four elements:

air

fire

earth

water.

The modern day scientist would say that

1. these aren't actually the real elements known today

2. it is absurd even trying to mix these together because one would put the other out eg. air- fire- water- earth.

the secret of how to mix them was lost, but way after the medieval time. the most famous philosopher's stone maker was Nicholas Flamel, followed by the famous Levi. another theory was that the philosopher's stone's key ingredient was mercury. too much of handling with Mercury could lead to poisoning. but the greatest alchemis were the Arabs.

People have always experimented with the mixing of different things to come up with useful chemicals and materials. Sometimes they came up with things that were useful. as time wore on those that were most talented with this way of thinking were constantly coming up with new useful mixtures and compounds. They were our first chemists. needless to say one of the things that they were always trying to produce was gold. and failure is something that tends to be remembered by those that are unable or unwilling to participate.

Greek alchemy is a practice people don't fully relies the extent of it but the elements of alchemy is fire, air, water, earth so far that's what most people know but there's more such as the philosopher's stone, alchemy circles and you must exchange something at equal value in order to get what you want and you may not bring someone back because of a soul and there's nothing equal to a soul but a soul itself.

Alchemy is not a religion, but rather a philosophical and proto-scientific tradition that was practiced in various civilizations throughout history. It focused on transforming base metals into gold, creating a universal panacea, and achieving spiritual enlightenment through the purification of the self. While some alchemists incorporated religious or spiritual beliefs into their practices, alchemy itself is not a religion.

The philosopher's stone is a legend. It was considered to be an alchemical substance that could change any substance to gold and even exude the elixir of life - the one which could make a person immortal. It was sought after by many alchemists in the medieval times. However, the existence of such a stone is a mere legend.

It has been mentioned in various literary and entertainment works. For example, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc.

Once tomb robbers went to his grave, bug it up, opened it up...and no body, just rocks. Plus, after he "died" there was a book published under his name. Plus there SUPPOSEDLY have been sightings

Tomb robbers once want to get his gold from his grave, but nothing was in his tomb but rocks...no body. Later after he "died" a book was publish in his name. And people have seen him, supposedly. He spent countless years doing alchemy... studing the philosiphers stone and the book of Abraham the Mage... but... I hate to say it, but no one really knows. It really depends on what you believe. Do you believe in magic? Do believe that people weren't lying about sightings? Do you believe immortality can last 750 years? Do you believe secrets that big can be kept secrets for so long? The key to immortality is immagination...use it wisely

The alchemists were the first chemists. But in addition to mixing chemicals, they also believed that magic would help with their experiments and formulas. It didn't. But their experiments led to the development of the science of chemistry.

Perenelle was 30 when she married nicholas and in michal scott's book nicholas is 10 years younger... so I would say 20.

Alchemy is often defined as a pseudo-scientific predecessor to chemistry that sought to transmute base metals into gold, produce an elixir to prolong life indefinitely, produce a panacea or universal remedy, and produce an 'alkhest' or universal solvent. Alchemy is actually about all possible transmutations (changes of state and form) of all matter.

The practice of alchemy appears to be quite ancient. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and early Arab community all engaged in alchemical investigations, and some exchange of information between these groups seems to have occurred as well.

His tombstone is located at its original location of Musée de Cluny in Paris.

He is supposeldy buried in the church of Saints- Innocenets in Paris France. But

In the night of his death, some thiefs wanted to open his grave and steal the Great Flamel Treasure, but found nothing. There was no treasure, and no body. The grave was empty.

Alchemy contributed to the development of modern chemistry by producing laboratory techniques, equipment, and apparatus. It also played a role in advancing the understanding of chemical processes and the discovery of new substances. Additionally, alchemy laid the groundwork for the scientific method and experimentation in the field of chemistry.

Alchemy was popular during the medieval and Renaissance periods, roughly between the 12th and 17th centuries. It was practiced by scholars, philosophers, and mystics in their quest to transmute base metals into gold and to seek the elixir of life, among other pursuits.

The practice of alchemy appears to be quite ancient. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and early Arab communities all engaged in alchemical investigations, and some exchange of information between these groups seems to have occurred as well.

Alchemy is often defined as a pseudo-scientific predecessor to chemistry that sought to transmute base metals into gold, produce an elixir to prolong life indefinitely, produce a panacea or universal remedy, and produce an 'alkhest' or universal solvent. Alchemy is actually about all possible transmutations (changes of state and form) of all matter.

Each title references a specific main character in the series: The Alchemyst refers to Nicholas Flamel

The Magician refers to Dr. John Dee

The Sorceress refers to Perenelle Flamel (Nicholas's wife) These are just my opinion (guesses) but the release dates are correct: The Necromancer will be published April 29, 2010 and all I know is that Michael Scott posted on his fan site that it references "a character that it is not new. It will be someone you've met by the end of Book 3". If I had to guess, and he stays with main characters, it would be Dr. John Dee's Dark Elder. If he goes outside the main characters, my guess is that it will be either The Witch of Endor or Billy the Kid.

The Warlock will be published in 2011 and my guess is that it refers to Josh*

The Enchantress will be published in 2012 and again, my guess is that it's Sophie* *Both these are a guess without knowing who the Necromancer really is. Once that is established, it's easier to guess. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com/

No, a homunculus is not a real creature. It is a concept in alchemy and folklore, representing a miniature human creature created through mystical or artificial means. It is not scientifically possible to create a living, miniature human in reality.

Nicholas Flamel And the Philosopher's Stone, Hieroglyphical Figures: Concerning both the Theory and Practice of the Philosophers Stone and the Nicholas Flammel's Theory and Practice of the Philosopher's Stone are not fictional book about him.

The Alchemists mostly wanted to find a means by which lead could be transformed into gold.

Alchemy is unscientific in its practices because it relies on metaphysical concepts like the transmutation of base metals into gold and the creation of a philosopher's stone, which have no basis in scientific understanding. Additionally, alchemy often involves magical or mystical elements that are not verifiable or replicable through empirical methods, making it incompatible with the principles of the scientific method.

There was a time when the church had books control. Knowledge was not common. Alchemy was beginning of chemistry we have today. Because of the control of the church, there was a law concerning the contents of manuscripts. Early alchemists hid their work because the punishment was heavy.

It is thought that traditional alchemy originated in Egypt because it can be traced back to some of the Greek and Roman writings in Egypt when the country was under Roman rule.