Alchemy is a sacred science that combines philosophy, theology, imagination, and consciousness. It is also said to be the prelude to modern chemistry as initiates attempted to turn base metal into gold, whilst also tring to find inner golden elixir of transformation. The myserious aura and strange fascination with the art that has grown up, is due to its promise of attaining profound philosophical abd spiritual insights on the ultimate nature of God and the universe, and thus the purpose of life.