"What were the Templars really doing beneath the Temple Mount during their earliest years in Jerusalem? Some historians suggest they were searching for sacred relics. Others believe they were looking for hidden archives — ancient manuscripts buried beneath the ruins of the Temple of Solomon, containing knowledge preserved from earlier civilizations. Among the most intriguing theories is the possibility that the Templars encountered fragments of the Hermetic and alchemical tradition, preserved in the scholarly networks of the medieval Islamic world. In this episode of The Alchemical Codex, we explore the historical evidence and esoteric traditions surrounding the alleged connection between the Knights Templar and the transmission of alchemical knowledge into medieval Europe."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU9zl-zQNjw

Allison Adams and Matthew Ashdown.

"My guest Matthew is joining me from Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, though he spent much of his life growing up in Great Britain — a landscape rich with the tradition of Arthurian legend and Tolkien’s magical worlds — and as you’ll hear, those stories have left a lasting impression on the way he thinks and works. I know Matthew through our shared work in the Gene Keys and the Dream Arc systems, and while we’ve had a number of conversations over the years, this is actually the first time the two of us have sat down together to record one. Today we’re exploring myth, storytelling, and spiritual symbolism — touching on themes like the Phoenix, the alchemical rubedo stage, and the Grail myths — and what these stories reveal about transformation, both personal and collective."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-0mfl1Nohc

Madame de la Martinville (1555 – after 1610) was a French alchemist in the Paracelsian school. Historian Didier Kahn has identified her as Louise Robot, and her husband as Charles le Fort.  She is also referred to as Matrone de Martinvilla and Madame Martin Viel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_de_la_Martinville

"Johann Jacob Diesbach was trying to develop a red lacquer. However, to his surprise, he came up with a vibrant blue. This is the story of a Berlin-based Swiss inventor."

https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2026/0...e-of-blue/

Treatise on the new observation and true knowledge of mineral waters, and on their qualities and virtues hitherto unknown. And the universal spirit.

Translation by  Mitko Janeski

https://www.alchemy-texts.com/book/treat...al-spirit/

"Chinese Alchemy is not a method for instant results. It is a traditional framework for understanding how vitality is formed, preserved, and gradually transformed over time. Unlike modern approaches that emphasize stimulation, performance, or rapid optimization, Chinese alchemical thought views the human body as an interconnected system shaped by rhythm, balance, and conservation. Strength is not something to be forced, but something that emerges when internal conditions are stable. Energy, essence, and recovery are long-term processes rather than isolated outcomes."

https://chinesealchemy.com/alchemy/

"Alchemical Texts is Bruce Boston's second speculative poetry collection. Conceived as an eight-poem cycle, the work portrays the life journey of a medieval alchemist through a sequence of interconnected speculative poems.Several poems in the collection originated as earlier publications in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Star*Line, and Velocities, incorporated as reprints to form the unified cycle. The conception draws on the historical alchemical tradition to shape its central narrative and figure, while reflecting the surreal tendencies evident in Boston's early poetry and blending them with speculative fiction elements. This approach aligns with Boston's broader speculative poetry style, which frequently applies diverse perspectives to genre tropes to create cohesive series."

https://grokipedia.com/page/alchemical_texts_(book)

"The Journey to the West Research blog [is] a repository for research on the great Chinese classic Xiyou ji (西遊記, 1592 CE). The story follows a Buddhist monk and his fallen gods-turned-monster disciples on a quest to procure salvation-bestowing scriptures from the Buddha in India."

Many alchemical references.

https://journeytothewestresearch.com/tag...cal-stove/

"In this debut episode of Chain Reaction, we go on a thrilling journey through the earliest chapters of chemistry’s history starting with the quest to make gold from abundant metals. Chemical historian Larry Principe guides us through the winding past of alchemy – its evolution across Greek, Islamic, and European traditions, and the secrecy, symbolism, and ambition that defined the craft. From coded manuscripts to the social politics that ultimately pushed alchemy underground, Larry reveals how hands-on experimentation shaped the scientific mindset we now take for granted."

https://www.acs.org/pressroom/chain-reac...istry.html

"As part of a project sponsored by members of the Friends of the Francke Foundations, an extensive handwritten collection of recipes dating from 1712 has been fully transcribed by Dr Claudia Brandt and Claudia Weiß. The manuscript contains a total of around 180 alchemical recipes by Samuel Richter, a theorist and practitioner of great significance to the history of alchemy in the 18th century. In addition to medicinal recipes and instructions for transforming base metals into precious ones, the collection also contains some bizarre prescriptions that amaze modern readers. For instance, under the heading ‘Making teeth fall out without pain’, Richter recommends extracting an oil from green tree frogs and proceeding as follows: “Apply this oil to the teeth, and they will fall out; but you must take care that it does not come into contact with a healthy tooth, otherwise those too would come loose.”"

https://www.francke-halle.de/en/news/art...-completed

Texts and transcriptions here:

https://digital.francke-halle.de/fsha/1277471