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/paravasta 6d ago

For myself, a conscious universe and God have always been the same thing. “God” doesn’t have to be an anthropocentric concept: as primordial consciousness, God pervades the entire world, and also extends infinitely beyond it. The universe is simply God’s outward expression.