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My problem with the idea that alchemy is involved is that i don't see how to relate it to what i see, and don't see how the narrative would go if it were about alchemy instead of what i see. My lack of knowledge on the subject doesn't aid me in this. So how would that narrative go, beyond the idea of mixing things together, or separating them out?

For now, I can only say about such associations: evaporisation, condensation, mixing, reaction, dissolution, separation, distillation. To make a strong theory, one need to know what these substances are, and obviously the knowladge of chemistry would be helpful. If it is a process of preparation of the base for herbal tinctures, for example, "aqua vitae", mentioned by bi3mw in the previous post, it would be quite natural, because its use can be described in the chapter with the "small plants and roots... and jars".

Is the inner alchemy idea related to matching up humors with temperaments?

Since ancient times, people have tried to make copies of heaven on Earth. On the one hand, this is part of the worship of the gods, the fulfillment of the will of the gods, on the other hand, the effort to be involved in the divine. This went on for a very long time, people built temples repeating the mysterious structure of the universe, performed rituals associated with astronomical cycles and phenomena, tried to understand the nature of the world and its creation, in order to feel their divinity, repeating Creation within the framework of their small world, therefore it was believed that to create something divine, including the fruit of the Creation - the Philosopher's Stone or Elixir, can only a harmonised person who has revealed all the true secrets of the universe and nature, and therefore - him/herself. All the processes whether phisical, spiritual or universal were equated and came down to the same principles. I think these You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. describe the concept briefly.