Alchemy, by Melody Brumfield
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- 1 – Book cover
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- 2- inside title and author
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- 3- Some people believe alchemy rooted in the Science: the alchemical symbol for Mercury which represents the spirit, also this symbol represents the life force or a state that could transcend death or the earth.
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- 4- Gold bar: Historically, alchemist believed they could make gold
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- 5- Alchemy apparatus, made to, under the right conditions, “coalesce a metallic sludge out of simulated thought processes and various bit of decomposing matter.”
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- 6- photo of various shapes which represent alchemy and the alchemical symbols
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- 8- A picture of a wheel containing all of the signs fo the zodiac with corresponding alchemical symbols.
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- 7-Some philosophers believe alchemy is rooted in Astrology: A picture that represents Astrological signs, such as an eye inside of the palm of a hand, a half moon, a key, hourglass, and a lion.
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- 9- A picture of moons, suns, and stars
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- 10-And some believe that alchemy is the study of Magic: included is a fun photo with the Abracadabra written in an upside down pyramid shape.
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- 11-Picture of the alchemical symbol for magic.
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- 12- A picture of which shows multiple alchemical symbols, which represents magic, “A magic which revolves around the discovery, creation, and combination of symbols to create other types of magic”
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- 13- Lastly, some people, past and present, study alchemy as a religion. see a picture of two very old men holding up what appears to be ancient scrolls, under the sign of the sun and crescent moon
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- Back cover
Sources:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- The Zymoglyphic Museum (online)
- Discover Magazine.com July-August 2010 Issue
- 123rf.com
- http://blackcloverfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy_Magic
- https://depositphotos.com/163316670/stock-illustration-astrology-and-alchemy-symbols-and.html
- Astrology and alchemy, symbols and signs of astrology:
- Alchemy, religion, hermeticism, and symbols
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