History of Alchemy Podcast

To properly understand several alchemical references, we need to look at a source all alchemists were familiar with: the... Read more

John Dee wore many hats, he is probably most famous to being an advisor to Elizabeth I, partner of Edward Kelley, and hi... Read more

Philosopher's Stone, Elixir of Life, but also: Homunculus. Some alchemists were more after this than gold, and in some t... Read more

We look at the reputation Albertus Magnus had as an alchemist. Where that reputation came from and who Albertus Magnus w... Read more

The AskHistorians subreddit (as in a forum on reddit.com) has hundreds of historians you can ask any sort of question on... Read more

German secret society with alchemical undertones.A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Vi... Read more

To see Isaac Newton as just a figure in the Scientific Revolution is not understanding him at all. To get the whole pict... Read more

How did alchemy get to be where it is today? How exactly did it change from it's death to now? This is the meta historio... Read more

Abufalah relates a great tale of Solomon and how he demonstrates his knowledge of the philosopher's stone to the queen o... Read more

Before we look at how Astrology intersects with Alchemy, we look at the very first scientific revolution by taking a loo... Read more

A first look at the Kabbalah to create a foundation for a future episode on Kabbalistic Alchemists.A show by podcastnik.... Read more

One of the so-called “Fathers of the Modern Scientific Method” also still believed in the principles of alchemy. Like, a... Read more

Al-Ghazali, the 2nd most important man in Islam, could be considered an alchemist and we talk about his life, work, and ... Read more

Different alchemists had different definitions for archimy, but for Giovanni Panteo archimy was the metallurgical aspect... Read more

So many fantastic stories of the Count of St. Germain. Who was he and how long did he live? Even folks like Voltaire and... Read more

Next time you enjoy that cocktail or drink at a bar, tip your imaginary hat to the alchemists of yore. This episode is t... Read more

Johann Rudolf Glauber was perhaps the first chemical engineer. He was known for his "Glauber's Salt" and paved the way f... Read more

Peter Adamson defines Neo-Platonism and how it's theories are important to the understanding of alchemy. Peter Adamson i... Read more

God’s miracles seen as a sort of magic. We discuss some of the debates alchemists had and break down some ways they may ... Read more

Join us on a tour of a real alchemist's lab in Prague! See the youtube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaOG... Read more