“Water and stones. Those are the unpromising ingredients of two very different endeavors... painting, because artists' pigments are made from fluids... mixed together with powdered stones to give color... and the other is alchemy, the stone the ultimate goal.” GivingMadeTwoDifferentTogetherArtistGoalWaterColorPaintingMaterialsStonesUltimateIngredientsEndeavorFluidAlchemyUltimate GoalPigment Author:James Elkins
“To make an artwork good enough to enter people's hearts is like what ancient Chinese called 'making stone into gold.' It is alchemy.” PeopleHeartEnoughEmotionStonesGoldAncientChineseGood EnoughAlchemyArtwork Author:Li Shan
“Everyone knows Newton as the great scientist. Few remember that he spent half his life muddling with alchemy , looking for the philosopher's stone. That was the pebble by the seashore he really wanted to find.” KnowsWantedRememberHalfStonesScientistPhilosopherNewtonAlchemyPebblesGreat ScientistSeashore Author:Fritz Leiber
“Shamanism is essentially a living tradition of alchemy that is not seeking the stone but has found the stone.” FoundTraditionStonesSeekingAlchemyShamanism Author:Terence McKenna
“The alchemist of the West has turned stone into glass But my alchemy has transmuted glass into flint Pharaohs of today have stalked me in vain” TodayStonesWestGlassesVainAlchemyAlchemistPharaohs Author:Muhammad Iqbal
“We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. We are not afraid of the darkness. We trust that the moon shall guide us. We are determining the future at this very moment. We know that the heart is the philosopher's stone. Our music is our alchemy.” KnowsHeartMayMomentsDarknessSunMoonMusic IsStonesPhilosopherGuidesNot AfraidAlchemyUnravelingNavel Book:The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop Source: The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip-Hop