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Alchemy
Type	Concept / ideal
Field	Philosophy of religion
Category

Alchemy is a concept or ideal used in the comparative study of religion, theology, and philosophy of religion. On Wikitheism, it is treated as part of modern, comparative, and technology-centered concepts: modern, comparative, New Age, esoteric, technological, internet-based, and experimental religious ideas.

Overview

This page is a neutral starter article. It is meant to help editors compare how different traditions understand, practice, criticize, or reinterpret the idea of Alchemy. The meaning of the term may vary across traditions, languages, historical periods, and schools of interpretation.

In philosophy of religion

In philosophy of religion, concepts such as Alchemy can be studied through questions about meaning, truth, practice, value, experience, community, and ultimate reality. Some traditions treat such concepts as doctrines, while others treat them as symbols, disciplines, ethical ideals, ritual patterns, or interpretive categories.

Associated traditions and worldviews

The following traditions and worldviews are good starting points for connecting this concept to Wikitheism articles:

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+! colspan="2" | Alchemy
+|-
+! Type
+| Concept / ideal
+|-
+! Field
+| [[Philosophy of religion]]
+|-
+! Category
+| [[Category:Modern and technology-centered religious concepts|Modern, comparative, and technology-centered concepts]]
+|}
-'''Alchemy''' is an esoteric art involving transformation, matter, spirit, symbolism, and the quest for perfection or transmutation.
+'''Alchemy''' is a concept or ideal used in the comparative study of religion, theology, and philosophy of religion. On Wikitheism, it is treated as part of '''modern, comparative, and technology-centered concepts''': modern, comparative, New Age, esoteric, technological, internet-based, and experimental religious ideas.
-== Related pages ==
+== Overview ==
-* [[Religion]]
+This page is a neutral starter article. It is meant to help editors compare how different traditions understand, practice, criticize, or reinterpret the idea of '''Alchemy'''. The meaning of the term may vary across traditions, languages, historical periods, and schools of interpretation.
-* [[Theism]]
+== In philosophy of religion ==
+In philosophy of religion, concepts such as '''Alchemy''' can be studied through questions about meaning, truth, practice, value, experience, community, and ultimate reality. Some traditions treat such concepts as doctrines, while others treat them as symbols, disciplines, ethical ideals, ritual patterns, or interpretive categories.
+== Associated traditions and worldviews ==
+The following traditions and worldviews are good starting points for connecting this concept to Wikitheism articles:
+<div style="-moz-column-count:3; -webkit-column-count:3; column-count:3;">
+* [[Hermeticism]]
+* [[Theosophy]]
+* [[New Age spirituality]]
+* [[Anthroposophy]]
+* [[Adidam]]
+* [[Aetherius Society]]
+* [[Eckankar]]
+* [[Evolutionary Spirituality]]
+* [[Exotheology]]
+* [[Gnosticism]]
+* [[Heaven's Gate]]
+* [[Manichaeism]]
+* [[New Religious Movements]]
+* [[Raelism]]
+* [[Scientology]]
+* [[Spiritism]]
+* [[Spiritualism]]
+* [[Subud]]
+* [[Terasem]]
+* [[UFO religion]]
+* [[Unarius Academy of Science]]
+* [[Nuwaubian Nation]]
+* [[Unitarian Universalism]]
+</div>
+== Related concepts ==
+* [[Spiritual but not religious]]
+* [[Transhumanism]]
+* [[AI godhead]]
+* [[Secular spirituality]]
+* [[Religious satire]]
+* [[New Age]]
+* [[Channeling]]
+* [[Energy healing]]
+== See also ==
+* [[Philosophy of religion]]
 * [[Religious concepts and ideals]]
-* [[List of religions and worldviews]]
+* [[Concepts and ideals by tradition]]
-[[Category:Western esotericism]]
+[[Category:Religious concepts and ideals]]
+[[Category:Philosophy of religion]]
+[[Category:Modern and technology-centered religious concepts]]