“Alchemy was (and is) considerably more than an attempt to turn lead into gold. To an alchemist, all material things ripen toward perfection unless something gets in the way. The alchemist’s mission is to remove the obstacles that keep material things from attaining their perfection. For metals, that perfection is gold; for the human body, health; for the human spirit, union with the divine- and all these and many more are appropriate goals for alchemical work.”
Oh how interesting, how does he define alchemy?
“Alchemy was (and is) considerably more than an attempt to turn lead into gold. To an alchemist, all material things ripen toward perfection unless something gets in the way. The alchemist’s mission is to remove the obstacles that keep material things from attaining their perfection. For metals, that perfection is gold; for the human body, health; for the human spirit, union with the divine- and all these and many more are appropriate goals for alchemical work.”
Very interesting that lines up with what I understood in context of internal.alchemy
I know very little about alchemy but I've always found this talk of McKenna on it fascinating.