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Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 2 Other titles by the same author: The Knights Templar The Cathars The Gnostics Andrei Tarkovsky Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 3 Alchemy and Alchemists SEAN MARTIN POCKET ESSENTIALS Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 4 This edition published in 2006 by Pocket Essentials P.O.Box 394,Harpenden,Herts,AL5 1XJ www.pocketessentials.com © Sean Martin 2001,2006 The right of Sean Martin to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accor- dance with the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced,stored in or introduced into a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means (electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise) without the written permission of the publishers. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 1 904048 62 5 EAN 978 1 904048 62 6 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 Typeset by Avocet Typeset,Chilton,Aylesbury,Bucks Printed and bound in Spain Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 5 For My Parents Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 6 Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 7 Acknowledgements Nick Rennison for his encouragement and support;Mike Paine, for going the distance at the same time; the venerable Nick Harding (who has not got in at Hendon,despite claims to the contrary),for lending me certain ancient and dusty tomes when I had need of them; the Wardens of the Church at Otter- hampton,Somerset,who provided fascinating insights into the life and work of Thomas Charnock,and showed me the lane that he lived on;Tim Hather,for driving me out to Charnock’s neck of the woods;and my sister Lois,for her love.Thanks also due to Ion Mills, David Mathew and John Shire, for lending me Kenneth Rayner Johnson’s rare classic The Fulcanelli Phenomenon, a book I held onto for far too long. • 7 • Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 8 Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 9 Contents Introduction 13 1: Basic Ideas and Themes 19 2: Alchemy in the West 39 3: Alchemy in the East 80 4: Modern Alchemy 92 5: The Golden Chain 108 Suggestions for Further Reading 148 Index 156 • 9 • Alchemy 16/10/06 11:15 am Page 10

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