The First Alchemists with Tobias Churton

Oxford scholar Tobias Churton is one of the world's prolific authors on the subjects of religion, spirituality, and esotericism. In his most recent work, The First Alchemists, he traces the origins of that most mysterious and most fascinating school of mysticism and science. The book is a great primer for those who know little or nothing on the subject, but it's also great for those who are familiar with the topic already.

Churton shares some texts that have never been translated into English for popular readers before. He digs deep into many erroneous assumptions that have long (mis)informed popular conceptions of the subject.

The First Alchemists can be seen at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-First-Alchemists/Tobias-Churton/9781644116838

Churton's website is at https://tobiaschurton.com/

00:00 Introduction
2:46 What is alchemy?
5:20 Jung and alchemy
9:54 Mysticism and mystery in modern spirituality
12:17 Aleister Crowley, Rudolf Steiner, and spiritual science
22:50 Mary the Prophetess
31:03 Gnosticism and alchemy
39:33 Zosimos' warning
40:15 Book of Enoch
45:40 Alchemy as it rose out of Egypt
49:30 What alchemy was and is
59:31 Tobias Churton's advice to young seekers