Alan Bleakley

Title: Alchemy in the Anthropocene
Subtitle: New Horizons for an Ancient Psychology
Subject Classification:  History, Psychology, Philosophy 
BIC Classification: HB, HP, JM
BISAC Classification: OCC019000, PHI013000, PSY045060
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Publication date: 02 Oct 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-83711-559-4
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-83711-560-0


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"Medieval and Renaissance European alchemy, peaking at the time of Shakespeare, is a heavily coded symbolic system. There are two historical streams to alchemy. First, as a misguided literal attempt to convert base metals into gold that acted as a precursor to modern chemistry. Second, as an abstract symbol system whose development and study aimed at gaining higher consciousness."

https://ethicspress.com/products/alchemy...thropocene

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"Freemasonry’s symbolic language is deeply influenced by alchemical thought. The three primary substances of alchemy — sulphur, mercury, and salt — are not merely chemical agents but metaphysical principles."

https://www.thesquaremagazine.com/mag/ar...eemasonry/

by Benoit Rousseau

"C. G. Jung referred to the Emerald tablet 54 times in his Collected Works. According to him, the compact and cryptid text, dating probably from the 8 th century, states the basic steps to achieve the filius philosophorum, an experience of the Self and a manifestation of mercurius or consciousness. We explain each component of the Emerald tablet with Jung's quotes and his teachings on alchemy leading the reader to the very heart of Analytical psychology."

https://www.academia.edu/144227614/C_G_J...ald_Tablet

Transmission of Alchemy - The Epistle of Morienus to Prince Khālid bin Yazīd (the Risāla)

By J. Erik LaPort and Darius M Klein

"Transmission of Alchemy is a new literal Arabic to English translation from two versions of an ancient source-work known as The Epistle of Morienus, the Wise Monk, to Prince Khālid bin Yazīd. The expression of alchemy preserved in these wonderful manuscripts was foundational to both Islamic and European alchemical traditions.  The Epistle of Morienus is considered a primary historical eyewitness account of the momentous occasion when the torch of Byzantine alchemy was transmitted to the Islamic Empire."

https://www.academia.edu/31294534/Transm...s%C4%81la_

In the Room of the Circles: The Inquisition and Books of Magic in Early Modern Venice (Routledge Studies in Early Modern Religious Dissents and Radicalism)

by Federico Barbierato 

This book investigates the circulation, regulation, and interpretation of magical texts, focusing on the Clavicula Salomonis (Key of Solomon), one of the most sought-after and feared books of the time. Drawing on inquisitorial records, trial proceedings, and archival sources, Federico Barbierato uncovers how these texts were read, copied, and exchanged, illuminating the blurred boundaries between religious orthodoxy, scientific inquiry, and the occult."

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Room-Circles-In...1041092717

https://www.routledge.com/In-the-Room-of...K_dn5v95rj

"The paper explores the origins and evolution of alchemical practices, tracing their roots back to Hellenistic and Byzantine influences that were transmitted into the Arab-Islamic culture. It emphasizes the significance of laboratory practices in the development of alchemy, while noting that many recipes shared across various traditions do not necessarily belong to a strictly alchemical doctrine. The text discusses key figures and writings in early alchemical history, supporting its observations with citations from historical texts."

Michela Pereira

https://www.academia.edu/42008455/PROJEC...THE_ELIXIR

"A manuscript at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America contains the first five chapters of a ten-chapter Hebrew treatise on alchemy. Although Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591–1655) is named as the author, the treatise’s intimate connection with Arabic sources, especially the later Islamic alchemy associated with the work of Aydamar al-Jildakī, raise serious doubts about the attribution. The argument is made that even though Delmedigo could indeed have mastered Arabic, the ascription remains questionable. Highlights of the tract are presented. Publication of the text, with English translation and notes, is planned for some future date."

https://www.academia.edu/16342844/An_Alc..._Delmedigo

Alchemical Engravings of the Seventeenth Century By: Stanislas Klossowski de Rola

I don't know how safe this link is:

https://releasehive.com/the-golden-game-...i-de-rola/

"Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed."

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463110/a...0241714331

https://ursummary.com/alchemised-summary...-senlinyu/