"Alchemy is popularly viewed as a secret way of turning worthless base metal into gold, and then a precursor to modern chemistry. This is often taken as a metaphor for psychological development. This book describes an innovative "third way" for both the education and exercise of an alchemical imagination that embraces both material matters and psychological insight: alchemy as lyrical poetics, or the intensive production of embodied metaphor. Alchemy here is viewed as an immanent set of metaphor-driven "best practices" for indwelling complex and contradictory earthly matters in a sensual, artistic and humane manner. Or, again, it describes best psychotherapeutic practice."


https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/...57368/html

Becoming Gold: Zosimos of Panopolis and the Alchemical Arts in Roman Egypt / Paperback
by Shannon Grimes (Author)


"FOREMOST among the alchemists of the Hellenized world, the "divine" Zosimos practiced a sacred art in which metaphysical and metallurgical realities were fundamentally intertwined. Rather than being an exclusive product of Alexandrian syncretism, however, the dual spiritual and material emphasis of this alchemy reveals much deeper roots than expected: roots which extend deep into the religious cultures of the Ancient Near East. Through the methods of "cultural biography" and "thick description", Becoming Gold guides the reader deep into the temple culture of Roman Egypt, where the role of scribal priest intersects explicitly with the metallurgical craft traditions."

https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Gold-Zos...0473407752

"In this episode of SIN News, we explore the Paras Stone – a legendary Indian relic said to hold the ultimate alchemical power.

Was it ancient science, spiritual metaphor, or a lost piece of forbidden technology?"

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

"The lost science of Chrysopoeia Alchemic Harmonics has remained an enigma for centuries, whispered only among esoteric circles. Unlike modern interpretations of alchemy, which focus on material transmutation, this ancient practice harnesses aetheric resonance frequencies to realign the vibrational signature of metals, consciousness, and even planetary energies."

https://cyverium.com/chrysopoeia-alchemi...smutation/

"From April 3 to July 19, 2025, Milan ’s BUILDING GALLERY welcomes Transitum, the solo exhibition of Fabrizio Cotognini (Macerata, 1983), curated by Marina Dacci. It is a project that crosses the entire gallery space, articulating itself in a path dense with historical references and alchemical suggestions. More than 90 works, including microcastings, sculptures, installations and drawings, shape a layered narrative in which art becomes a tool for investigating transformation. Cotognini’s research is nourished by references to mythology, epic and alchemy, translating these elements into a reflection on metamorphosis, understood as the evolution of identity and the change of matter."

https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exh...y-in-milan

The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series, Stephanie Garber.

"It starts with a class in an old movie theater. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart."

https://jabberwockybookshop.com/book/9781250789150

"The Alchemical Marriage is one of the most enigmatic and transformative concepts in esoteric history—a mystical union of opposites that promises not just spiritual awakening, but the birth of the divine self. Far more than a metaphor, this sacred fusion of masculine and feminine, light and dark, spirit and matter has been encoded in alchemical texts, Jungian psychology, and ancient rituals for centuries. In this deep dive, we unravel the secrets of the Hieros Gamos (sacred marriage), its role in the alchemists "Great Work," and how this timeless wisdom holds the key to personal and cosmic transformation."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bJYyWQR_oM

"PragmAlchemy an energetic odyssey, blending biomechanics, breathwork, and energy cultivation into one meticulously layered system. The level of detail, from fascia release to breath resistance to the philosophy of pain, makes it clear: this isn’t some casual deep-breathing exercise; it’s an alchemical discipline for those ready to truly work with their own energy field."

https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/9dca293...ical-child

"Yorkshire Sculpture Park hosts Bharti Kher's most extensive U.K. museum presentation to date, spanning 24 years of practice. Centring the female body, Alchemies includes figurative sculptures, abstract constructions, and four major works in bronze."

https://ocula.com/magazine/photologs/bha...ture-park/

   

"Unlike conventional alchemical paths, Zoism explores the living ether—an omnipresent vibratory matrix that influences soul, body, and spirit. Central to this is the concept of gravure imprint spiritual physics, the idea that at the moment of incarnation, a soul carves an energetic blueprint into the local astral field. This imprint acts as a harmonic signature through which thymic etheric harmonics and bioastral fluidic resonance can be measured and realigned."

https://cyverium.com/the-esoterics-of-zo...-revealed/