From Urine to Gold explores one of the strangest chapters in the history of alchemy: humanity’s centuries-long search for transformation, the Philosopher’s Stone, and the hidden relationship between early chemistry, phosphorus, Hermetic philosophy, ancient manuscripts, symbolism, and the dream of making gold.
Drawing on historical accounts, alchemical traditions, scientific discoveries, and original interpretation, this illustrated book follows the path from ancient ideas of transmutation to experiments that helped shape modern chemistry.
Along the way, it examines Hermes Trismegistus, the Emerald Tablet, the Philosopher’s Stone, the discovery of phosphorus, and the enduring boundary between science, metaphysics, history, and myth.
A journey through alchemy, forgotten knowledge, scientific transformation, and humanity’s enduring desire to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.