Can’t you just observe men and omens in order to understand the language?the boy asked.
You have a mania for simplifying everything,answered the Englishman, irritated.
Alchemy is a serious discipline. Every step has to be followed exactly as it was followed by the masters.
The boy learned that the liquid part of the Master Work was called the Elixir of Life, and that it cured all illnesses;
it also kept the alchemist from growing old. And the solid part was called the Philosopher’s Stone.
“It’s not easy to find the Philosopher’s Stone,” said the Englishman.
“The alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals.”
They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world.”
They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves.”
The boy thought about the crystal merchant. He had said that it was a good thing
for the boy to clean the crystal pieces, so that he could free himself from negative thoughts.
The boy was becoming more and more convinced that alchemy could be learned in one’s daily life.
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