Alchemy is essentially the refining of the unpure into the pure, whether that be of metals, blood or spirit.
Its just a myth though, creating gold out of something trivial.
It was achieved in the 80's using particle accelerators, though the effort required to produce miniscule amounts of gold was obviously not economical.Its just a myth though, creating gold out of something trivial.
It was achieved in the 80's using particle accelerators, though the effort required to produce miniscule amounts of gold was obviously not economical.
But amazingly, it can be done.
I'm not suggesting alchemists really understood that this would ever be possible, but there are some freakishly smart people out there who perhaps can foresee possibilities without having the means to explain the process.
Impossible to prove whether these people were visionaries or charlatans. Tesla made many predictions in his time too. Perhaps many of his failed ideas have a kernel of truth which he couldn't unfurl, try as he might. Or perhaps not.