num_pages: 160
description: A concise guide to the history theory and practice of alchemy (the great work)the art of working with the energies of nature for spiritual development healing and transformation. Alchemy is a means of understanding and working in concert with the energies of nature for spiritual development healing and transformation. In this book Brian Cotnoir offers a step-by-step introduction that explores alchemys mysteries while illustrating its use as a modern spiritual system of attainment. He provides an overview of the history of alchemy from the first meldings of Egyptian technology to the Middle Agesthe golden age of alchemyto contemporary techniques. He demystifies the relationship between alchemy and chemistry and provides evidence that alchemy is much more than a medieval form of psychotherapy. The guide also includes practical laboratory experiments that safely and intelligently lead readers to an understanding of this ancient art and spiritual practice. This book was previously published as The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy . This new edition includes a foreword by Robert Allen Bartlett author of Real Alchemy .
language: English
title: Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work
publisher: Weiser Books