Legends of the Alchemists~ Lost secrets

Alchemy dates back over 2500 years ago, and its origin is probably in or anicent Egypt or Persia. Alchemists (or early chemists) were known to be very wise and spiritual with the world. The practice of alchemy was not only a science to them, but a way of life. For thousands of years, they studied and grew with the world around them. Our idea that the transformation of lead to gold was a literal interpretation of what their goals were, was actually a symbolic representation of what alchemy truly is. Both the transmutation of common metals into gold and the elixir of life symbolized evolution from an imperfect, diseased and corruptible state towards a perfect, healthy and everlasting state. The philosopher's stone then represented a "gateway" that would make this evolution possible. Applied to the alchemist himself, the two goals symbolized his evolution from ignorance to enlightenment, and the stone represented a hidden spiritual truth or power that would lead to that goal. In documents that are written according to this view they typically contain many forms of hidden meanings and must be decoded in order to discover their true meaning. The true alchemists did not seek eternal life or riches but they seeked wisdom, the ones who failed only seeked gold.