anougha alchemy question?

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i had 3 arnsers from my last one
the 1st one was perthetic about tht appall and othe compenys would mass it if it was real, i dont agree it could be massed
but people mistake that alchemy is just lead into stone, i have been doing alot of reaserch on alchemy the last week and every where i go i see the same things, alchemys main law is equivelent exchange, so if that is the case, alchemy is exsting right now. as someone pointed out in space it uses heat and gas and change it into burning balls which are stars and suns,
but i believe ther mite be a way to amplaphy that into other ways of alchemy
would u agree with that?
and what is a philosophers stone that keeps poping up in my reserch, aparently it is omething that can transmute without equivelent exchange
like rocks which dont have the same merterial make-up as gold into gold

Answer 1

To understand the philosopher's stone, you need to understand alchemy.

Alchemy in the old days was concerned greatly with purifying and separating qualities of things (not exchanging... that's just from cartoons). It was a practice that was supposed to bring enlightenment not only for its practitioner 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 'essence' drawn out... and the enlightened essence of metal was supposed to be gold.

To an alchemist, the two are intertwined. If you can bring perfection to something else, you can achieve perfection in yourself. And unless you can achieve perfection in yourself, you cannot bring perfection to something else. But once you have this substance - the 'philosopher's stone' you can bring purity to people, objects... whatever you like. And purity to an alchemist being being in a perfect state: strong, healthy, young, and so on.

The idea that finding it would make you enlightened or smart is why it is the PHILOSOPHER'S stone - the word 'philosopher' literally means 'loving wisdom'. Which is why so many intelligent people in history tried their hand at alchemy (Isaac Newton is a good example).

There are many stories of those few select alchemists who have discovered the philosopher's stone. Though they have the means to turn lead to gold, they seldom use it because they have progressed beyond mundane material needs. They can also use it to extend their own lifespan indefinitely, or in some stories to be re-incarnated if they wish. And they usually in stories are found travelling the world, keeping a low profile, and generally doing good.

In stories.

Answer 2

You mistook what I said about stars :) I meant that it is CONTINUALY doing alchemy, which is the conversion of one element to another. Stars are constantly undergoing fussion. They MUST undergo fussion to produce the energy (heat) it needs. And when it does fussion, it turns an element into another element. At first a star converts Hydrogen into Helium. And in that way it does Alcemy.

About your law of "equal exchange," it is actualy a scientific law :) "Matter can not be created or destroyed." So when it converts, the end product must be equal to the reactant(s).

Also alchemy is used to mass produce, each star does it :P.

I guess you could apply it to reaching gold, just keep doing fission or fussion untill you get the desired element, in this case gold...

Answer 3

what does that mean