"The history of herbal medicine is deeply intertwined with the ancient practice of alchemy. From the earliest days of human civilization, people have sought to understand and harness the healing properties of plants. This quest for knowledge led to the development of herbal studies, which were often closely linked with alchemical practices. Alchemy, with its roots in ancient Egypt, China, and Greece, was not just about the transmutation of base metals into gold; it was also a spiritual and philosophical pursuit aimed at understanding the mysteries of nature and the universe. Alchemists believed that by studying the natural world, they could unlock the secrets of life and health."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ats75mgVMK4

"The Alchemical AI Music collection, with its 3 tracks, embodies the perfect blend of mystical alchemy and musical innovation. This diverse assembly showcases the genre's vast spectrum, from ethereal compositions to experimental tones, highlighting the transformative power of AI in reshaping music."

https://musichero.ai/tag/Alchemical

Alchemical works (Cambridge, University Library, MS Dd.4.45)

This manuscript of alchemical texts comprises four distinct parts that appear to have been produced separately in fifteenth-century England.


https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DD-00004-00045/1



Alchemical and Astrological Texts (Cambridge, University Library, MS Ii.3.17)

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-II-00003-00017/1

Terence Mckenna Talks about Alchemists and reads a couple of Alchemical Texts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hxP8cCk1Xw

Links to articles and papers by this interesting scholar, including items on Llull and cryptography:

https://scholar.google.com.bo/citations?...AAAJ&hl=ro

"This contribution focuses on two Arabic alchemical treatises that circulated under the name of the 10th century philosopher, physician, and alchemist Muḥammad ibn Zakarīya al-Rāzī: the genuine Book of Secrets (Kitāb al-Asrār) and the spurious Book on Alums and Salts. The two treatises are discussed in the context of al-Rāzī’s genuine and spurious production and of their reception among Western scholars. By examining the contents and structural features of these two treatises, this work seeks to shed light on the relationship between perceived authority, structure, and laboratory practice in medieval alchemy."

https://cris.unibo.it/handle/11585/981145

"Agrippa is famous for his Three Books of Occult Philosophy but we also know he was a lifelong student of the Hermetic Art of Alchemy. For centuries his alchemical theory and practice were only understood from a few, brief passages in other works and letters - most still untranslated. However, in the past decade an otherwise anonymous text published in 1572 known as De Arte Chimica (On the Art of Alchemy) has been shown to have very probably been composed by Agrippa! Why do we think Agrippa wrote it? What do we learn about his practice of Alchemy? How does his Alchemy interact with his famous Three Books of Occult Philosophy? Join me as I explore a lost textbook of Agrippa's Occult Alchemy."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5VebMeiGs

"Ruined by the 1929 stock market crash, Tristram finds himself penniless and stranded in Budapest, friendless and far from home. He's given a last chance to save himself - simply deliver an old locket to be repaired. But in a near-miss road accident, the locket vanishes and he finds himself on the streets. Befriended by the suave but dissolute Voit, Tristram becomes convinced the locket has been stolen by the ruthless Attar Nox and he and Voit try to steal it back. The robbery goes wrong and Tristram finds himself on the run. Along the way, he meets Alba, Nox's fiancée and former prisoner. As they find temporary refuge in a small basement flat, Tristram is haunted by spectres past and present and, when their safety is finally shattered by the appearance of an unexpected ghost from his past, he is forced deeper into a quest that is stranger and more challenging than Tristram realises. Blending echoes of Celtic myth and Grail legend with an undercurrent of Alchemical thought, A Locket of Hermes is a spiritual quest towards a deeper reality, a deeper sense of self."

https://www.amazon.com/Locket-Hermes-Ada...1911540130

Nigredo: A Full Initiation into Spiritual Alchemy. Foreword read by Steve Seven.

"This volume is based around the occult history of the toad which has been a common symbol for the shadow in alchemical systems throughout the centuries. There are many facets of the toad which has made it such a popular candidate for a symbol of the shadow. Most obviously the toad has very definite stages of metamorphosis from an egg, to tadpole and then into the toad proper. This life cycle lends itself to being an apt symbol of the transformation of the fires of alchemy. The present volume is brought to resolution with the closing chapters on the psychology of the so-called “evil eye” and the toad in Western alchemy. The rituals and exercises that are detailed and discussed in the closing pages of this book are part of a series of practical elements of the initiation and Work of spiritual alchemy and these will be extended and added to throughout this series."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI_x7r9Zt7Q

"We challenge conventional wisdom by exploring the intriguing contradictions between alchemy and Greek philosophy. Discover how early Christian thinkers, like Bardaisan, rejected Greek syncretism and forged a unique alchemical path, distinct from Platonism and Aristotelianism."

Dr Paul Blackham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhwvwKeVGZQ