"The starring role was played by Werner Krauss, a fine actor but also a fervent Nazi supporter. Bearing only a loose relationship to historical fact, the plot revolved around attempts to ward off an infectious plague – or, metaphorically, to cleanse society of undesirable parasites. A clear piece of propaganda, Pabst’s Paracelsus was a box-office flop, although – in contrast with Krauss – the director managed to salvage his reputation after the Third Reich collapsed."

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/gre...-or-mystic

Judge for yourself here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPfKLLTz22w

On-line guide:

https://library.fiveable.me/key-terms/mu...ra/alchemy

"Discover One of the Most Advanced Taoist Inner Alchemy Practices: Kan & Li

Ancient Taoist philosophers practiced inner alchemy to achieve immortality...

But today, it’s known as a profound practice for creating the life you truly want by drawing on potent sources of energy from within."


https://www.holdenqigong.com/p/kan-and-l...se-cohort/

"Opus Magnum is more than just a collection of brain-bending puzzles; it’s a captivating journey into the heart of alchemical philosophy. As you progress through the game’s challenges, you’ll unlock new elements, tools, and recipes, expanding your understanding of this fantastical world. The game also features an in-depth Codex that delves into the lore and history of alchemy, offering intriguing insights into this ancient art."

https://www.free4ski.pl/blog/opus-magnum...l-mastery/

"My PhD thesis, Alchemical Iconography as a Mediator of Knowledge: Visualising Science in European Alchemical Manuscripts of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, focuses on analysing and conceptualising alchemical scientific schemes and allegorical images from European treatises, mainly German and English, including 15th-century works such as Ripley’s Scroll, Buch der Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit, and Aurora consurgens, as well as 16th-century treatises like the Rosarium philosophorum, Crowning of Nature, and others."


https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/centrestaff/zotov/


http://sergei.zotov.tilda.ws/en

Forum thread:

https://www.voynich.ninja/thread-1745.html

Searching for the Cosmic Quintessence: How Alchemists Meditated in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Dennis William Hauck, Ph.D. 

"The meditative techniques practiced by alchemists in the Middle Ages were different from what we think of as meditation today. Alchemical meditation was an active instead of a passive activity, and it focused on harnessing spiritual forces for positive transformation and specific manifestations. The alchemists sought to actually work with the transcendental powers during meditation to achieve union with the divine mind or somehow bring the transformative powers from Above directly into their practical work in the lab or their personal work in the inner laboratory of their souls."

https://www.academia.edu/8459539/Searchi..._Meditated

Jonathan Paul Marshall 

[revised and unabridged version of a conference paper published in Geoffrey Samuel, (ed.) Western Science and Its Alternatives, University of Newcastle Department of Sociology and Anthropology Occasional Papers Series, 1995]

"Alchemy was one of the dominant modes of world description and experimentation in Europe for a period of at least 300 years, yet within a 20-30 year period it lay publicly abandoned. At the secret heart of the so-called scientific revolution pursued by Robert Boyle, John Locke and Isaac Newton, it lay publicly dismissed and abandoned, the pursuit of fools and lunatics alone. What happened?"

https://www.academia.edu/1700173/Alchemy...the_Divide

"Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released in beta in November 2004, the Google Scholar index includes peer-reviewed online academic journals and books, conference papers, theses and dissertations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports, and other scholarly literature."


https://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5

"Revealing the essence of humanity's origin, this extraordinary book delves into the intricate mechanisms that shape our physical existence and the immutable laws that govern our being. Prepare to embark on a transformative journey that spans the realms of mind, body and spirit, illuminating the quest for knowledge and truth.Through the alchemical quest, the seeker embarks on a multidimensional odyssey that transcends the boundaries between the spiritual and the material. Witness the intricate dance of spiritual growth and tangible metamorphosis as the alchemical fires ignite profound change on every level of existence."

Elias Rubinstein

https://tinyurl.com/sa7z28dp