Outline of alchemy
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to alchemy:
Alchemy – A philosophical tradition recognized as protoscience, that includes the application of Hermetic principles, and practices related to mythology, religion, and spirituality.
Concepts
Symbolism
Alchemical symbol consists of:
1. Glyphs
2. Imagery
3. Visual Symbolism
Processes
Magnum opus – great work of alchemy consisting of:
Alchemists also engaged in practical and symbolic processes including:
Alchemists
The most influential names in the history of alchemy include:
- Hermes Trismegistus – by tradition, the founder of Western alchemy.
- Wei Boyang – authored the earliest known book on theoretical alchemy in China.
- Zosimos of Panopolis – a Gnostic mystic who wrote the oldest known books on Western alchemy.
- Khālid ibn Yazīd – credited with bringing alchemy to Arabia.
- Jābir ibn Hayyān – notable for takwin, sulfur-mercury theory, and emphasis on experimental science.
- Roger Bacon – influenced the reintegration of alchemy and Christianity.
- Paracelsus – developer of iatrochemistry.
- Robert Boyle – alchemist critical of Paracelsus, credited as the father of modern chemistry.
- Mary Anne Atwood – key figure in the occult revival of alchemy.
- Carl Jung – merged alchemy and psychoanalytic thought.
Alchemical texts
Journals
Branches and related philosophies
Alchemy developed dependent on a number of influences and experienced regional and period-specific variations.
Influences
Branches
Organizations
Related
Substances of the alchemists
Scientific connections
Apparatus
Stills
Vessels
Heating devices
External links
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