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'''Alchemy''' was a precursor to [[chemistry]]. The word is derived from the [[Arabic]] <big><big>الكيمية</big></big> (''Al Kimia)'', meaning "the art of transformation". The key pursuit of alchemy was to discover a way to turn lead into gold, known as the philosopher's stone. This was as much a spiritual quest as it was a scientific one: the transformation of the base metal of the animal man into the pure gold of a son of God. Unbeknownst to alchemists at the time, gold is an [[element]], and therefore cannot be produced by combining any other elements except through fusion.

'''Alchemy''' was a precursor to [[chemistry]]. The word is derived from the [[Arabic]] <big><big>الكيمية</big></big> (''Al Kimia)'', meaning "the art of transformation." The key pursuit of alchemy was to discover a way to turn lead into gold, known as the philosopher's stone. This was as much a spiritual quest as it was a scientific one: the transformation of the base metal of the animal man into the pure gold of a son of God. Unbeknownst to alchemists at the time, gold is an [[element]], and therefore cannot be produced by combining any other elements except through fusion.

== Symbolism of alchemy ==

== Symbolism of alchemy ==