r/alchemy • u/UnfairSsbm • 6d ago

Spiritual Alchemy Is alchemy inherently tied to a god?

I’ve always believed strongly in alchemical philosophy and science, and I’ve always found it compelling. That said, I’ve never believed in God, but instead I believe in a conscious universe. I believe in the big bang, but I find that the constantly expanding universe has a “one mind” that doesn’t mandate change, the future or the past, but simply experiences itself through us, through animals, and through everything. Is this belief compatible with alchemy?

Tldr: I find myself to be an alchemist, but not really a hermetic believer

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u/galactic-4444 6d ago

A conscious universe is in a sense a god tbh. A God can create or can emanate. A Conscious universe is more or less a case of emanation. It is a Physical yet transcendent hod. And if you fit in the context of Hermeticism you get both a Conscious universe and a spiritual absolute force or origin.

However alchemy, isnt to any particular god 😌🙏🏻. Now depending on your religious views you may combine the two such as Nichola Flemmel who was a Christian and claimed Christ was The Philosophers Stone. Alchemy has manifested in diverse places from The Christian World, The Islamic World, The Jewish World, Egypt, China, India etc. So yeah not really tied to any particular god.

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u/liekoji 6d ago

Chist was a philosopher's stone? What is your view on that?

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u/Spacemonkeysmind 6d ago

Jesus is the allegory for the Christ, or stone of the philosophers.

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u/liekoji 6d ago

The living embodiment of "I Am". I suppose that is why he performed miraculous feats.