"Beethoven, I argue, works musically (as do many of the representatives of the “Goethezeit”) in a way analogous to what emerged psychologically in the medieval
practice of alchemy"

David Michael Suggate
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, University of Otago
University of Otago
2022

Full Text.


https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/o...9672201891

Epub at Everand.

I have no idea about the copyright status of this text.

https://fr.everand.com/author/818540417/...d-Bacstrom

"Shivalinga can be termed the elusive philosopher’s stone and has a distinctive spherical shape,' Yogiraj Siddhanath said…. the science of mercury solidification, a technique that Europe and Arabia so dearly wanted but could not comprehend, has been known to India for 7,000 years, since the time of the Indo-Saraswati civilisation."

https://www.siddhanath-india.org/alchemi...-shivaling

"Rasaratna Samucchaya is a significant Sanskrit treatise on Indian alchemy authored by Rasa Vagbhata in the 13th century. This text serves as a comprehensive guide to the field of Rasashastra, emphasizing the philosophical and practical aspects of herbo-mineral formulations."

https://www.wisdomlib.org/science/journa...85437.html

A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry (Critical Editions and Studies)
By Anke Timmermann

Full text.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication..._Knowledge

Interesting articles reviewing both the original Albin Grau 1922 silent movie and the version by Robert Eggers premiering on New Year's Day 2025:

https://www.crazyalchemist.com/nosferatu...of-horror/
(with links to the 1922 movie on YouTube and a podcast)

https://lampoonmagazine.com/article/2024...ma-horror/

Daily Mail Q & A:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...mists.html

Useful list to browse through:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy_in...ertainment

"This podcast explores the evolution of Mysteries from ancient times to the Middle Ages, focusing on the shift from outward joy to inner tragedy experienced by those seeking spiritual knowledge. The podcast examines how ancient Mysteries, such as those in Asia Minor, Ephesus, Greece, and Hibernia, operated in secrecy within temples, with initiates undergoing pain and sorrow to attain spiritual enlightenment. This pursuit, despite its challenges, was characterized by a profound sense of joy."

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

"Immerse yourself into the warm, sunlit heart of 19th-century Provence, where a simple glass of golden-green elixir holds the fate of an entire monastery. In "The Reverend Father Gaucher’s Elixir" by Alphonse Daudet, discover the tale of a humble cowherd turned alchemical savant, whose concoction breathes life into the crumbling cloisters of the White Fathers. But what begins as a divine solution soon becomes a devilish temptation, testing the soul of the endearingly eccentric Father Gaucher. Will the secret of the elixir bring salvation or ruin?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6vkB1lab8M

English text here:
https://archive.org/details/alphonsedaud...0/mode/2up

French text here:
https://archive.org/details/bwb_KP-883-5...4/mode/2up