Alchemergy

The question of how to interpret alchemical writings dates back to ancient Egypt and China and continues to be debated to this day. Is alchemy just a precursor to modern chemistry or is it a spiritual discipline intended to accelerate personal transformation?

Melusina de Melita is the co-author with Dennis William Hauck of Coction: The Art of Alchemical Cooking (2026).

This is a short presentation on Paracelsus' ideas on imagination and the light of Nature. 

Here’s a fascinating podcast about my book How the Alchemists Meditated: The Ancient Roots of Spiritual Alchemy. What’s fascinating about it is it created totally by AI (Google’s NotebookLM). Using only my book as a source, the AI created an insightful and informative discussion between two virtual hosts of a podcast called the “Deep Dive.” The AI-created episode title is “Alchemy, Spiritus, and t...

Just pondering the question of "what is alchemy?" can free your mind and set you on the path of the Great Work.

    This enlightened essay by French researcher Maurice Aniane is one of the most penetrating expositions of Western alchemy I have ever read. He is unrelenting in his intention to dishevel the truths of alchemy and deeply fulfilling in his erudite conclusions.       Aniane's essay grounds the Eucharistic tradition of medieval Christianity in alchemical philosophy and radiates the Eucharistic effu...

Chinese alchemists became proficient at spiritual Distillation thousands of years ago. In a discipline called “Circulation of the Light,” the aspirant is taught to concentrate on the light of the inmost region and, while doing so, to free himself from all outer and inner entanglements. The basic practice in the Circulation of the Light is known as “The Microcosmic Orbit” or “The Lesser Heavenly Cy...

This is is a Basic Alchemical Meditation compounded from meditative techniques used by alchemists such as Paracelsus, Basil Valintine, and Jakob Boehme. Each phase is a separate meditation and can be practiced separately from the others. There are three general steps in the full meditation that correspond to the three phases of alchemy. The first phase is the Nigredo (darkening, death, and putrefa...

The roots of our modern discipline of Consciousness Studies can be found in the works of the high-minded Hermetic alchemists of the Renaissance. You can download the Summary Chart of this podcast from https://1drv.ms/i/s! AtbqIKeml-PxvYkm2H6F_Swk-A3IQw?e=xRbvgE Other resources and images mentioned can be found in my Resources page at: More resources at  https://1drv.ms/f/s! AtbqIKeml-PxtLA843UjaUC...

Part 24 (Final) of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and...

Part 23 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 22 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 21 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 20 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 19 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 18 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 17 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 16 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 15 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 14 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 13 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 12 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

Part 11 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...

This is a popular interview with Johnny Nguyen. You can subscribe to his YouTube channel at @Genesispersonaltransformation.  "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Alchemy" is available at Audible.com and in eBook format at Smashwordscom and other vendors.

Part 10 of our continuing series on the Emerald Tablet from my book The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation. The book can be purchased at  https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Tablet-Alchemy-Personal-Transformation/dp/0140195718 The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religio...