Ancient Alchemical Wisdom Stories:Part 3

by in Uncategorized July 25, 2025

Zosimos and the Mystical Laboratory Zosimos of Panopolis was an alchemist and Gnostic mystic. He was born in Panopolis, and likely flourished ca. 300. He wrote the oldest known books on alchemy, which he called “Cheirokmeta,” using the Greek word for “things made by hand.” Pieces of this work survive in the original Greek language and in translations […]

Ancient Alchemical Wisdom Stories:Part 2

by in Uncategorized July 25, 2025

Maria the Prophetess and the Sacred Vessels Introducing the second in the 3 part series of wisdom stories of past alchemists.  An early female alchemist who developed distillation techniques still used today. Mary or Maria the Jewess, also known as Mary the Prophetess or Maria the Copt, was an early alchemist known from the works […]

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