The alchemy of the magical word

What does a modern person know about the science of alchemy?
Mysterious flasks, the search for a philosophical stone, the transformation of metals into gold - that’s, in general, and that’s all. While the alchemists initially performed a completely different sacrament, much more significant than gold fever, the transformation of the human soul. Although the book is devoted to a rather narrow problem of world culture - alchemy, it is designed for a wide range of readers, and above all it is addressed to those who are interested in the problem of spiritual growth, improvement and evolution to higher levels of reality. Alchemy has always been seen as the process of converting simple metals into gold. The author proves that such an approach is fundamentally incorrect. In fact, both theory and the practice of alchemy are aimed at the spiritual transformation of man. An external sign of such a transformation is also changes in lifestyle. The practice of alchemy is aimed at the formation of a light “body of salvation”, at the release of the astral body and the movement of the center of consciousness into the astral plan