A complete account of the mystical art of Alchemy, presented through exquisite illustrations and insightful texts. One of the most captivating mysteries of the world's inner tradition is revealed through a distinctive collective book dedicated entirely to Hermetic philosophy and the art of Transformation, as practiced by circles of initiates to this day.

Among other topics, read about:

• Hermes and the Hermetic Tradition
• The Unknown Greek Alchemists
• Alchemy in India, China, and Islam
• The Mysteries of Sexual Alchemy
• The Chemical Weddings of the Christian Rosicrucians
• The Great Masters: Paracelsus, Fulcanelli, Newton, Bruno, etc.
• The Seven Stages of the Philosopher's Stone
• The Secrets of the Emerald Tablet
• The Immortal and the Esoteric Christ
• Alchemy in Literature and Art
• Jung, the Collective Unconscious, and the Art of Gold
• Green Hermeticism
• Alchemy in the 21st Century, etc.

Includes a 16-page color section featuring masterpieces of alchemical art.