"Alchemists believed that there were ten mundane elements. They are antimony, arsenic, bismuth, boron, lithium, magnesium, phosphorus, platinum, sulfur, and zinc. There are also seven planetary metals that each correspond to different planets. They are lead, tin, iron, gold, copper, mercury, and silver. These elements were all commonly used in alchemical processes."

https://thoughtcatalog.com/daniella-urdi...y-symbols/

"Quicksilver is a novel combining fantasy and romance, marking the debut of Callie Hart’s Fae & Alchemy series. The story follows 24-year-old Saeris Fane as she navigates magical and mythological worlds. Saeris's journey involves uncovering her alchemical abilities and interactions with a Fae warrior named Kingfisher."

https://www.audible.com/blog/summary-qui...allie-hart

"Psychotherapy is often seen as a journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. But what if we could think of this journey through the lens of alchemy? Alchemy, the ancient practice of transforming base metals into gold, offers a vivid metaphor for the emotional and psychological changes that occur in therapy. By understanding psychotherapy as an alchemical process, we can unveil a powerful path to the soul."


https://www.ageofalchemy.ca/post/transfo...chotherapy

"Following Fulcanelli, Françoise Bonardel questions the recurrence of alchemical motifs in our Christian churches... Was alchemy more accepted yesterday than it is today? Excerpt from a presentation entitled "Art and Alchemy, a Link between Macrocosm and Microcosm"."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dJ7a3bTINg

"The Alchemical Operation assigned to Cancer is Dissolution. Spiritually, Dissolution involves the breaking down of corrupted aspects of the personality, or personality structures which have been erected due to societal or family programming. These aspects live in the subconscious and can be difficult to access. Certain meditations and practices help to access these structures, which must at least be recognized if not totally dissolved, if personal growth is to occur."

https://www.lindaruttanmoldawsky.com/sac...issolution

"The paper explores the concept of 'queer' through the lens of contemporary art, specifically examining the works of Brice Brown as representations of instability and transformation in identity. It argues against the normative associations often attached to queer identity and emphasizes the affective experience of engagement with art that reflects a constant state of flux. The discussion draws parallels between artistic practices and alchemical transformation, suggesting that both challenge fixed identities and invite viewers to consider their own processes of change."

https://www.academia.edu/3689900/Queer_Alchemy

"Alchemy is an ancient philosophical and spiritual practice that seeks to transform base metals into gold, but more profoundly, it aims to transform the human soul by uniting opposites such as masculine and feminine, hot and cold, and conscious and unconscious. This mystical pursuit of self-transformation has inspired countless artists, writers, and thinkers throughout history with its promise of personal growth, spiritual enlightenment, and ultimate union with the divine."

https://www.mediastorehouse.com/galleries/alchemical

"The study of medieval alchemical texts is significantly limited by their inaccessibility on several levels—be it the lack of critical editions, their esoteric language, complex textual tradition and the unclear relationships in the definition of their genres and their registers. Additionally, the historiographical problem of the relationship between allegorical imagery and proto-chemical procedures in alchemy, along with its genres, still remains unresolved. This study explores the potential to expand the taxonomy of alchemical genres by integrating them into a broader classification of literary types, as verified through quantitative text analysis."

Zdenko Vozár.

In Czech.

https://teorievedy.flu.cas.cz/index.php/...e/view/683

https://www.deepl.com/en/translator

"Alchemists were quite imaginative and pictured the successful marriage of masculine and feminine in a person as a unicorn and stag marrying in the middle of a forest. And why not, because it is a magical event indeed. One becomes a whole person, able to merge both thinking and feeling with what the Egyptians poetically referred to as the "intelligence of the Heart"."

https://sophiequi.com/blog/alchemical-ma...nd-unicorn

"This essay explores the profound parallels between the Talmudic concept of the talmid chacham who is nokem v'noter "like a snake," the dual nature of venom as both poison and medicine, and the Torah's characterization as either sam chayim (elixir of life) or sam mavet (deadly poison). Drawing from classical Jewish sources, particularly the Degel Machaneh Ephraim's mystical interpretation, we examine how ancient wisdom traditions understood the fundamental duality inherent in powerful substances—whether they be sacred knowledge, natural compounds, or modern pharmaceuticals. The study concludes with a critical analysis of contemporary pharmaceutical practices, exploring how the ancient principle of dosage determining poison versus medicine has been both vindicated and violated in modern medical practice."

https://www.jyungar.com/essays-on-healin...red-wisdom