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Beginner's guide I am continually asked by people who have recently discovered alchemy to give them some advice on how to get started. Regrettably, I do not really have the spare time to give people more than a cursory account of how they should proceed, so I have decided to place some information onto some web pages. To begin, we must realise that alchemy has many facets, and that people use the word "alchemy" to refer to a number different things. There are also many ways of looking at the subject. Thus beginners should ask themselves some questions about their interests. Are you interested in finding out about the true historical facts about alchemy ? Are you primarily interested alchemical imagery and symbolism ? Are you especially drawn to esoteric and Jungian views on alchemy ? Are you wanting to do laboratory experiments ?

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