In tradition of alchemists in the Middle Ages, poet searches for precise language to shed light on why we live the way we do.

Explores the literary, philosophical, and cultural implications of Cabala during the Renaissance.

From Arabic al-kimia (of Egypt) and old Egyptian keme (black, fertile soil), alchemy is the ancient science of elements and interactions in both the natural and

A unique approach to the history of science using do-it-yourself experiments along with brief historical profiles to demonstrate how the ancient alchemists stum