What is Alchemy?

Alchemy: From The Philosopher's Stone to Isaac Newton | Documentary

The History of Alchemy: From Myth to Science

Uroboros (part 2) is an ancient symbol of a serpent or dragon biting its own tail It was depicted in Egypt and Greece, and later entered alchemy, philosophy, and art. It embodies the idea of the eternal cycle: beginning and end merge, destruction becomes the foundation of new birth. The Ouroboros speaks of infinity, of the fact that everything returns in another form, and that there is no final death just as there is no final birth. It reminds us of the unity of opposites life is nourished by de