Alchemy: science, magic, art or all three?
I think that it is all three: it is science in the sense that it is a method of observing and contemplating the anatomy and functioning of our universe, magic in the sense that it challenges 'laws' that are thought of as "natural" (Crowleys definition of magic is "the art and acience of causing change to occur in accordnace with the will) and art in the sense that it is the conscious use of creative skill and imgination...i think that art and science are so dependent on eachother....so many technological advances would not have occured without the creative play of one's imagination....allowing themselves to imgaine outside of what was currently considered possible...art is constanlt benefiting from new sciences...new tools and mediums for artists to express themselves.
Halogen:
iodine
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Number: 53
Weight: 127
Iodine is used in medicine, photography and dyes. It is in limited quantities in both the solar system and the earths crust. It is the heaciest element used by living organisms. Iodine is used by the human body in production of hormones such as thyroxine by the throid gland which helps stablize body weight and regulate cholesterol. Iodine deficiency can lead to goiter or enlargement of the thyroid.
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I agree that the creative skill involved with Alchemy is very artistic. A lot of the diagrams are amazing.
I like your description of alchemy as being, "laws that are natural". I had never thought of alchemy in many of these ways before class..girl, you blow my mind!
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