The Secret of the Ancient Alchemist

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by Yasmin Esack


  “No.”

  “And, fashioned after the Lyceum.”

  “You wrote books on alchemy, didn’t you, Zosimos? You were born in Akhmim. You believed everything could be purified with a divine mind.”

  “I wrote about drawing the universal spirit from bodies. People portray alchemists as wizards in a laboratory. It’s not like that. We spent many years in devotion, years in isolation drawing upon the divine mind bound to matter. People like Gregory Palamas learnt from us. I spent a lot of time at Mar Saba. It was tough. Now, Hart, I must go.”

  “Where are you going?”

  “To the ninth realm. Hey, Hart you should see what perfect matter looks like. It’s unbelievable.”

  “Is it supernatural?”

  “It sure is. Bye, Tom.”

  The voice vanished.

  The End

  Biography

  Yasmin Esack lives in the Caribbean with her two beloved dogs, Jinny and Jenny. The former Science teacher has also had brief stints with the UN FAO and the British Council. She is currently an author with two published non-fiction books and one fictional book. She likes the quiet life, the sun, the beach and reading great books.

 

 

 


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