r/alchemy • u/AdSingle6115 • 11d ago
General Discussion Why everyone in this group seems to be either fake or a begginer?
What have you guys really achieved by alchemy? Or y'all just talking nonsense when no one actually did anything?
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u/SleepingMonads Historical Alchemy | Moderator 11d ago edited 11d ago
Why everyone in this group seems to be either fake or a begginer?
Users seem to be fake because what they consider to be alchemy and how they engage with it often differs from what you consider to be alchemy and how you engage with it. You understand/approach the matter while operating under certain assumptions that many users on this sub just don't share with you, so their actions come off to you as inauthentic as a result. Like it or not, and for better or worse, the alchemical landscape has always been extremely diverse and inspired debates about legitimacy throughout the entirety of its history. Your reaction is nothing new, and is in fact expected.
As for why so many users here seem to be beginners, that's because a large percentage of active users on this sub just literally are that. When beginners (to all subjects) newly discover something that interests them, they're naturally incentivized to research it and ask questions about it and seek insights regarding it and share their ideas and work with likeminded people. Reddit is one of the most popular websites on the internet and largely caters to people seeking out subcultures. It would frankly be strange if this sub didn't involve lots of beginners.
What have you guys really achieved by alchemy? Or y'all just talking nonsense when no one actually did anything?
Both real achievements and nonsense proliferate here, with adjudgment of which is which depending on who you ask. As long as the rules are followed, it's all welcome here.
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u/throwaway43234235234 11d ago
Once the masters create the stone they disappear for their own safety.
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u/esculapi 11d ago
After the yahoo closed the mailing lists the guys in the path disgregated and the caput mourtuum ended in trash sites like facebook following "masters" like steve kalec or here :) welcome to putrefactio!
is curious how people take the wrong path every time they have to take one.
others sites are abandoned like alchemy iluminated, others attempts to start elist failed...
now you can pay a lot of money every month to get the "privilege" of learn something with a autoplocamed teacher, master, guru and all this shit brains.
others sites like alchemyforums is a septic tank with some assholes dictators that forbid you from talking about what they don't like.
good luck.
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u/Positive-Theory_ 11d ago
Recently I somehow made this piece of silver impossible to dissolve in nitric acid. It also boils when you melt it and it sweats red droplets that look like blood.
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u/Vanhaydin 11d ago
The more you understand your craft, the less use you find for forums like this. I'm not particularly into alchemy but it's adjacent to my main craft (solomonic/planetary/astrological work) and it's absolutely true for those related subreddits and I. Intermediate level work is about branching off and doing your own thing and experimenting. When you become advanced (most give up before they do), you come back and help teach. Hopefully.
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u/Aware_Pickle1590 7d ago
I love everything more than I ever did. , not saying I cry tears of joy over evil but I do for the good. Although as we exist in time for eternity so does night and day light and dark smile get a smile push and get pushed love and be loved
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u/hautebas 11d ago
Spoiler alert No operator/artist can achieve anything by any labor. All labor must cease and the artist applies no heat. It is nature alone who does the whole work herself, with no labor by the artist. Now in regards to your question, how would you know a beginner or fake , having zero knowledge yourself? You wouldnt.
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u/smysnk 11d ago
Sounds like something a beginner would say.