What do you mean by dark alchemy and how can you create a chamera???

Answer 1

In some senses, creating a 'chimera' is the ultimate pursuit of alchemy. But perhaps we'd better define our terms a little better before we go too far.

The term 'chimera' comes from mythology, where it refers to a beast that is made up of part of other living things. A gryphon is one example of a chimera - it has the forequarters, head, and wings of an eagle, but the hindquarters of a lion. You can sometimes see gryphons on heraldric crests and the like.

Alchemy in the old days was concerned greatly with purifying and seperating qualities of things. It was a practice that was supposed to bring enlightenment not only for its practicioner but also to many of the things he transmuted. This is symbolized in the legendary goal of turning lead into gold. The metal in this case, is supposed to be 'purified' and its 'essense' drawn out... and the enlightened essense of metal was supposed to be gold.

So you can see how the two terms might be associated. Alchemy is concerned with turning one thing into another thing (usually a BETTER thing) while a chimera is a combination of things that don't naturally exist. Even the words come from the same origin 'chemia', meaning to 'forge together'... this is also the root for 'chemistry', of course!

Now, I'd be surprised if any alchemist would have thought of a chimera as better than a natural form, so I can see why it might have been considered 'dark alchemy'. Nor can anyone LITERALLY do many of the things alchemists hoped to - there are no real chimeras as they are depicted in mythology, nor can lead really be turned into gold without rearrangement of atomic nucleii.

BUT this doesn't mean that there are no modern practitioners of alchemy nor that things do not have ANY kind of existance...

After all, scientists produce chimera all the time. Animal genes are genetically engineered into plants to give them new qualities, humans are injected with products purified from other sources to modify their physiology, and on a lesser scale even observe and behave like creatures in some habitats so they might be able to adapt and survive as they do. Nature does all these things as well, just slower and more haphazardly - DNA transfers occur through mixing of blood by parasites and by diseases, and so on.

Many modern alchemists still seek enlightenment as well, and see no reason why the methodical, patient, and subtle ways espoused by ancient alchemy which gave birth to most of the sciences might not also continue to benefit them in personal ways to this day. Some continue to believe that various purified substances can have dramatic effects on human health and happines, and in this regard they are no less creditable than many other forms of alternative therapy.

So if that interests you, I suggest you seek for yourself. However, a good rule for any alchemist or scientist is to not believe in just what is told to you, but rather what you can prove for yourself! Good luck!

Answer 2

use the darkest cheese you can find.
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Answer 3

its all fiction