Theories of Categories in Early Mediaeval Chinese Alchemy
Author(s): Ho Ping-Yü and Joseph Needham
Source:
Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes , Jul. - Dec., 1959, Vol. 22, No.
3/4 (Jul. - Dec., 1959), pp. 173-210
Published by: The Warburg Institute


https://rexresearch1.com/AlchemyArchives...lchemy.pdf

The Unknown Instruments Orchestra/ Hermes Zygott

Hermes Zygott (born 1965, Leningrad) is a Russian-born, multidisciplinary avant-garde artist, musician, composer, and performer known for blending archaic instruments, electronic soundscapes, and visual art. Working in performance and conceptual art, Zygott's work often explores the "transformation of sound into the music of the spheres

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-alc...1855623049

"Alchemical Botany is my twelfth annual art calendar — a project that continues a personal tradition I began in 2011: creating one fully illustrated calendar each year, dedicated to a single theme and conceived as a complete visual narrative. This calendar explores botany through the lens of alchemy — not as a literal historical reconstruction, but as a poetic system of transformation, observation, and meaning. Each month represents a stage in a cyclical process, where plants, vessels, and organic forms become metaphors for growth, decay, fermentation, separation, and renewal."

https://www.behance.net/gallery/24105990...i590469126

By Daniel Thomas Dyer, from (God willing) his forthcoming book, The Mystic Keats

"Alchemy has long been associated with nearly all forms of mystical monotheism—true adherents being more concerned with the transmutation of the base self rather than base metal. Nowhere is this more evident than in Sufi literature, in which alchemy is nothing other than an increasingly intimate and transformative relationship with God, starting with the outer religion (the ‘Law’), progressing to the esoteric mysteries (the ‘Path’), and arriving at the spiritual gold (the ‘Truth’)"

https://rumiscircle.com/2025/08/13/alche...and-keats/

"In medieval laboratories. Behind locked doors. Surrounded by bubbling alembics and glowing furnaces. Men and women worked. Not to make gold. Though that was the claim. But to transform themselves. Transmute consciousness. Perfect the soul. This was alchemy. The Royal Art. The Great Work. Magnum Opus. To the uninitiated it seemed to be about metals. Turning lead into gold. Creating the Philosopher's Stone. Finding the Elixir of Life. But the true alchemists knew the outer work was symbol. The real work was inner. The metals represented stages of consciousness. The laboratory was the human body and soul. The fire was spiritual practice. The goal was not material wealth but divine perfection. Union with God. Immortality of spirit. Tonight, you will learn the complete alchemical process. The seven stages of transformation. The secret of the Philosopher's Stone. The meaning of solve et coagula. How to perform the Great Work. Not in a laboratory. But in your consciousness. In your life. In your soul. This is ancient wisdom dressed in chemical symbolism. Preserved through persecution. Available now to those ready to die, to be purified, to be reborn as gold."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PXut2z6WvE

"Decode the mysteries of the Aurora Consurgens, one of medieval Europe's most enigmatic alchemical manuscripts, falsely attributed to Thomas Aquinas and preserved in the Zentralbibliothek Zürich as Codex Rhenoviensis 172. In this deeply analytical episode of The Alchemical Codex, we undertake a rigorous historical and philological examination of this 13th-century text that weaves together Christian mystical theology with hermetic alchemical symbolism. Discover the true origins of this manuscript, its relationship to Cistercian contemplative practice, and its sophisticated integration of the Song of Songs with the three-stage alchemical process: Nigredo, Albedo, and Rubedo."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4y2V4Cl2vc

It's a pity that the 'Recommended Reading' doesn't include Adam's Magnum Opus edition of the whole text with illustrations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4y2V4Cl2vc

Homunculus: The Alchemical Creation of Little People with Great Powers

"Although science has made much progress in the last century, there are still numerous ethical issues that need to be addressed by the scientific community. One such issue is that of the creation of artificial life. For some, this is the logical progress of scientific knowledge; for others, this is a realm that should not be intruded by human beings. Concepts relating to the creation of artificial life such as genetic engineering and human cloning are relatively modern scientific ideas. In the past, however, it was in the field of alchemy that Medieval scientists sought to artificially create life. One of the beings that alchemists were purportedly able to create was the homunculus, meaning ‘little man’ in Latin."

https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifact...ers-002928

This is a trilogy of experimental modern classical works by UK based Polish musical Wojciech Rusin, beginning with his studio debut The Funnel, followed by Syphon and Honey For The Ants. Collectively called an alchemical trilogy, these three albums are constructed from his compositions with singers, instrumentalists, electronic manipulation and his signature 3D printed reed instruments. 

https://thelastpsychedelic.blog/2025/12/...019-22-25/

"Nicolas Flamel, a humble medieval scribe, allegedly discovered the secrets of alchemy - gold transmutation and eternal life. For hundreds of years since Flamel's supposed 'death', sightings and evidence have raised the question of whether the alchemist created the Philosopher's Stone and became a genuine immortal."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYsU9xAPvus

BY NICOLE LAU

Alchemy. The word conjures images of medieval laboratories, bubbling potions, and the quest to turn lead into gold. But alchemy is far more than an ancient proto-science—it's a complete spiritual philosophy, a map of consciousness transformation, and a practical system for personal evolution. This comprehensive guide reveals what alchemy truly is, how it works, and why it matters for modern seekers.


https://mysticryst.com/eo/blogs/the-myst...ners-guide