Alchemy

Alchemy is both a philosophy and a practice with an aim of achieving ultimate wisdom as well as immortality, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties. The practical aspect of alchemy generated the basics of modern inorganic chemistry, namely concerning procedures, equipment and the identification and use of many current substances.

The fundamental ideas of alchemy are said to have arisen in the ancient Persian Empire. Alchemy has been practiced in Mesopotamia,Egypt, Persia (today's Iran), India, China, Japan,and Korea in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Muslim civilizations, and then in Europeup to the 20th century—in a complex network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500 years.

Alchemy in traditional medicine ( interesting)

Traditional medicines involve transmutation by alchemy, using pharmacological or a combination of pharmacological and spiritual techniques. In Chinese medicine the alchemical traditions of pao zhi will transform the nature of the temperature, taste, body part accessed or toxicity. In Ayurveda the samskaras are used to transform heavy metals and toxic herbs in a way that removes their toxicity. These processes are actively used to the present day.

Contemporary art.

Just found out that a few contemporary artists use alchemy as inspiring subject matter, like, in the twentieth century alchemy was a profoundly important source of inspiration for the Surrealist artist Max Ernst, who used the symbolism of alchemy to inform and guide his work. 

This is so inspiring, thanx for the alchemy....i'd love to do the same, or may be i've already did.mmm not sure..