The Alchemical Dream: Rebirth of the Great Work
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Overview
Mystical, ephemeral and nearly lost to time, alchemy was a "magical theory of nature" widely held in pre-Enlightenment Europe. Author Terence McKenna portrays John Dee, court magician to Queen Elizabeth I, in this history of the discipline. McKenna discusses the role of the science as he travels to key sites in alchemic lore throughout Eastern Europe, including Heidelberg, home to the world's only contemporary alchemy lab.
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Runtime
55 min
Release Date
2008-11-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Vote Average
6
Terence McKenna
Narrator (voice) / John Dee
John Claude
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