Alchemy

Are there any connection between alchemy and Freemasonry, especially transmutation of the sacred water into energy

The historical and symbolic connections between alchemy and Freemasonry appear primarily through Hermetic philosophy and high-degree rituals. In the tradition of the Craft, early manuscript charges—such as the Cooke Manuscript—derived their account of Masonic origins from medieval chronicles that featured Hermes Trismegistus, whom alchemists claimed as the founder of the Hermetic art. In symbolic interpretation, Albert C. Mackey holds that the philosopher's stone of the alchemists and the spiritual temple of the Freemasons represent identical concepts.

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