"From prehistoric metal extraction to medieval alchemy to modern industry, chemistry has been central to our understanding and use of the physical world as well as to trade, warfare and medicine. In its turn, chemistry has been shaped by changing technologies, institutions and cultural beliefs. A Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first detailed and authoritative survey from antiquity to today, focusing on the West but integrating key developments in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Arabic-Islamic and Byzantine empires."


https://www.academia.edu/70717076/Cultur..._Antiquity

"This paper fleshes out the relationship of the third-century alchemist Zosimos of Panopolis and his colleague, Theosebeia, which was later dramatized in the Book of Pictures, an illustrated Arabic manuscript (thirteenth century) that depicts the couple crowned with the sun and moon, representing various alchemical processes. Their relationship provides an important window into the historical development of erotic themes in alchemical literature. I argue that there is an erotics of pedagogy at work in this text, rooted in alchemical allegories of the fusion of male and female substances and Islamic notions of the initiatory relationship between teacher and student."

Shannon Grimes

https://www.academia.edu/75363660/Zosimo...l_Pedagogy

Rosacroce, libertini e alchimisti nella società veneta del secondo Seicento: i Cavalieri dell’Aurea e Rosa Croce

By Federico Barbierato


https://www.academia.edu/90638413/Rosacr...Rosa_Croce

"The paper argues that Ibn ʿArabī presents an unconventional view of Pharaoh’s fate, suggesting he receives divine mercy rather than condemnation. This perspective challenges traditional narratives and highlights Ibn ʿArabī's belief in God's encompassing mercy. Furthermore, it explores alchemy not merely as a physical process but as a means of inner transformation, linking it to Sufi practices and the broader theme of human development. The paper’s first part delves into these ideas, particularly through the lens of the ‘divine art’ in Ibn ʿArabī's work, and sets the stage for subsequent discussions on futuwwa and further alchemical influences." (AI-generated abstract)

Alison Roberts

https://www.academia.edu/115451051/Recti...hur_Part_1

"George Wilson had it in his heart for many years to write a book corresponding to the Religio Medici of Sir Thomas Browne, with the title Religio Chemici. Several of the Essays in this volume were intended to form chapters of it, but the health and leisure necessary to carry out his plans were never attainable, and thus fragments only of the designed work exist. These fragments, however, being in most cases like finished gems waiting to be set, some of them are now given in a collected form to his friends and the public."

"The essays display a strong belief in the harmony of chemical science with divine purpose, seeing in the order, the laws, and the transformations of matter signs of wisdom and beneficence beyond mere material forces." - Alexander the Library Cat


https://archive.org/details/b21969292/page/n5/mode/2up

"The article explores the historical relationship between Jewish communities and alchemy, highlighting the complexities of this interaction through various alchemical texts and historical documentation. It analyzes how Jewish figures have been portrayed in alchemical literature, emphasizing their contributions and the misconceptions surrounding their involvement in this secretive practice." (abstract generated by AI)

By Gabriele Ferrario

https://www.academia.edu/1285078/The_Jew...c_Approach

"The paper refers to Bakhtin’s philosophy of the act and his theory of a fundamental split between two worlds: the domain of culture and life itself, which he describes as a “split between the content or sense of a given act/activity and the historical actuality of its being, the actual and once-occurrent experiencing of it”50. His theory is related to the realm beyond Bakhtin’s interests – to the research on the alchemists’ activities and their ideals. The aim of the paper is to answer the question whether the alchemists’ thought and efforts do correspond with the Bakhtin’s theory and may be perceived as referring to the unity of sense or meaning of an act/activity and the historical actuality of its being – ipso facto the unity of culture and life."

By Anna Kłonkowska

https://www.academia.edu/21299537/Alchem...ife_Itself

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

By David Quigley

https://www.amazon.com/Alchemical-Hypnos...1523648481

See also his Alchemical Hypnotherapy:

https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780979503306

More info:

https://www.alchemyinstitute.com/about-d...igley.html

"The Alchemy Reader is a collection of primary source readings on alchemy and hermeticism, which offers readers an informed introduction and background to a complex field through the works of important ancient, medieval and early modern alchemical authors. The selections will provide the reader with a basic introduction to the field and its interdisciplinary links with science and medicine, philosophy, religion, and literature and the arts."

https://pyxlovewyf.com/book/2608104/026a...=recommend

Interesting collection of videos including one on "Alchemical Wisdom on the Aroma/Soul Connection".

https://aromaticmedicineschool.com/video-library/