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January 13th, 2012
What Was the Real Goal of Alchemy?
Many people think that the primary goal of the alchemists was to turn base metals such as lead into gold. While it is true that great wealth was desired, the ultimate goal of alchemy was far broader than that. Alchemists sought to create a substance called the “philosopher’s stone.” This mysterious material had the power not only to transmute lead or mercury into gold, but to cure all human ills and prolong life indefinitely.
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