>>15946515I've seen you mention alchemy before. Tell me about it.
Its superficial connotation is an antiquated obsolete scientific lens, completely glossing over its more esoteric facets. I've heard countless prominent mathematicians and scientists held interest in alchemy and some even held the alchemical arts in higher standing than the works they're renowned for today, and that their more famous works were in service of some alchemical purpose. However, I don't know precisely what that means.
I also don't know how to begin researching this topic. How can I discern legitimate sources from bunk?
I have a loose grasp on disconnected ideas: transmutation, symbology (did I hear the alchemical symbols themselves carry significance to the process itself? Maybe I'm conflating this with sigils and magick, though my feeling is magick and alchemy bear some relation).
So?
