Alchemy Certification

Those of you that know me know that I am obsessed with alchemy.  I love it from an aesthic standpoint for its gorgeous language of images and symbols, and from a spiritual standpoint for its emphasis on transformation and elevation.  So you can imagine my delight (and extreme surprise) when I recently came across this home-study course, wherein one can become a certified alchemist.  I must say, I am intrigued... 

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[Takeshi Yamada]

Yesterday, alchemists tried to transform lead into god, and failed miserably. Paracerus, the great alchemist of teh time, said the purpose of alchemy was not making gold but making a good medicines. Peter Paul Rubens, creator of Baroque art, said he already succeeded making gold with his brushes (symbolically means his paintings). Incidentally, Rubens ground precious stone of Lapis Lazuli and created ultra marine blue for his painting.

Today, alchemists are employed at high tech companies transforming stone into gold successfully and profitably, and enriching our life every moment. Stone --> sand --> silicon --> silicon chips --> computer memory chip --> $ --> gold

[Takeshi Yamada]

Yesterday, alchemists tried to transform lead into god, and failed miserably. Paracerus, the great alchemist of teh time, said the purpose of alchemy was not making gold but making a good medicines. Peter Paul Rubens, creator of Baroque art, said he already succeeded making gold with his brushes (symbolically means his paintings). Incidentally, Rubens ground precious stone of Lapis Lazuli and created ultra marine blue for his painting.

Today, alchemists are employed at high tech companies transforming stone into gold successfully and profitably, and enriching our life every moment. Stone --> sand --> silicon --> silicon chips --> computer memory chip --> $ --> gold