@@Bildgesmythehe couldn't respond because he died. Had he used the mercury and antimine it would have neutralized all positions. This is what happens when you don't follow the recipe precisely. Guess what happens when you say the words wrong when you summon a demon?
@@Bildgesmythe would have been nice to have some report of his emotional state over the rest of the day, even if just to confirm there was no noticed shift, but he may not be the kind of person to track those kind of feelings in his journaling
I'm a chemist! Some of the early treatments do work. I've seen some vessels labeled 'sweet mercury' in latin that were used to hold a mixture of honey and mercury to treat sore throats. And yes, both honey and mercury have properties which do indeed kill bacteria. Really, much of the history of medicine has involved weighing the curative properties of a substance versus the potential harm it can cause.
Normal dads: "Oh, you're depressed? Why don't you just go for a walk?" Dr. Sledge: "Oh, you're depressed? Why don't you just concoct a 17th century paracelsian spagyric medicine?"
You literally brewed a potion. I would like to know how you felt in half an hour or so thereafter. As anyone who's ever brewed or distilled, taking that first sip is flat-out bravery. Huzzah, doctor. Huzzah.
Reminds me of a party that I made some Alchemical Brownies for. Later on in the night we couldn’t decide if the recipe worked. But we were laughing are arses off.
@@TheEsotericaChannel On the subject of Mercury......Any takes on solid mercury? We have it in Indian Alchemy. Most is fake, though I have seen solid mercury that was created by somebody who had/has knowledge of how to do this. I have seen that after sometime the shape does begin to change indicating not a true solid but nonetheless it is solid enough to create a ShivLing that can be worshipped for many years. Do you have knowledge of this?
Makes sense. Glass is technically a liquid and will droop over a long period of time. So with mercury, its molecular structure would still be liquid. Appearing as a solid.
@TheEsotericaChannel oooh, there is an early episode of Egyptian Blue LOTUS tincture on Damien Echols' proper channel! Would be a great collab on angelology as well! Along with Greg Kaminsky! That would be a phenomenal esoteric ZZ Top riffing conversation, if I may!
wild violets have the very same effect, perfectly edible and produce a beautiful deep purpleish blue, but change chemically to a light purple with citric acid. won't do much to change the flavor though
@@PolyesterMoustache well that makes it better than butterfly pea, which have a very legumey taste on its own. One time I prepared it with milk and it tasted like soymilk.
You have created the third eye!!! Defies what one would anticipate, where blue and yellow make green. My mind plays with this “logic” via the chakra (wheel) where each chakra is associated to a color within spectrum of the rainbow. Where the 4th heart is green, nestled between the 3rd (yellow) solar plexus and the 5th blue throat between blue (throat chakra)… But here this turns purple which is the 6th third eye.
@@qoph1988 Ah, moral courage, I know: but I was thinking of the pioneer chemists, who would isolate a new element or create a new compound, and then the paper would include a description of what it tasted like.
@@charlienachname1978 I picked it up from somewhere in my youth (now long ago, before there were PCs, let alone computer games). I don't know where it originated; the internet's best guess is England in the 1700s. I got into the habit of using it when I was working in a slightly boozy Australian university department in the 1970s: the canonical response to having your wine glass refilled was "You, sir, are a g. and a s." I don't know what one would say these days to a woman: my best guess is "You are, ma'am, a gentlewoman and a scholar." But the whole ethos has changed, too. Sorry if that's more than you wanted to know.
As a pharmacy technician, seeing a historical recreation of the roots of my profession has cured my morning melancholy. Thanks! Oh, and if you make any more of these, Doc, please take care not to poison yourself. Maybe get a modern cross-reference on the ingredients list and a spotter with poison control on speed dial? ⚕
@@TheJennaMay Where do you think medicine comes from? It's usually comes from plants. Just like herbal remedies, but don't try to use tea to cure cancer.
@@jazmineraymond7495 How Rockefeller Founded Big Pharma And Waged War On Natural Cures. Do a little unbiased research. You tend to do that when you watch so many of your loved ones be killed by the very institutions that were created from greed and power kill them.
@@jazmineraymond7495 How Rockefeller Founded Big Pharma And Waged War On Natural Cures. Do a little unbiased research. You tend to do that when you watch so many of your loved ones be killed by the very intuitions created out of greed and power just like big pharma. Don’t talk to me about cancer like you know ANYTHING. Until you’ve watched both your parents die and you have a little more life experience. We’re done here.
It would have been really interesting if you brought on board a chemical engineer to try and figure out what kind of chemical compound(s) you actually ended up making at the end.
I'm pretty sure it's just a flavored spirit, distillation shouldn't cause any reactions to happen so all that happened is that the ethanol and aromatic oils from the solution got pulled out. The end result is a very strong spirit with some flavoring, he should have tried setting fire to it to get a rough idea of how much alcohol was in it since alcohol burns at concentrations above >50%.
I've brewed a medieval style beer with most of those herbs in it and I've made my own absinthe on a jerry rigged still in my kitchen. Who knew I was doing alchemy all along...
a lot of those recipes do come from ancient alchemists. Hell, I'm pretty sure whiskey came from alchemists in China or smth. you'd be amazed how much of what we take for granted today started with ancient magic men and women :)
I'd honestly buy a Paracelsian alchemical solution if it were for sale (not as a replacement for actual medicine, of course) just to be able to feel like a wizard.
“ actual “ isnt any different except the production process lacks a coinciding spiritual philosophy. Most modern medicine is most poisonous as a result
Probably works better - pure placebo, no black magic of materialist high-throughput biochemical screening for some random receptor activity or whatever BS they’re doing these days. Oh, yeah epigenetic immunotherapy…
I’m a pharmacy technician, and work in a sterile environment. I’ve longed to get into non sterile compounding in part because of the connection to history in this way. I’ve watched your videos for a long time but this may be my favorite one you’ve posted yet. Seeing your antiquarian texts along side the mention on contemporary ones was super engaging and I would love to see more like this in the future, sans poison always😅😍
Sounds similar to the traditional Ratafia we used to make in Catalunya. We collected the herbs around St John's eve then macerated everything for 40 days and nights under the sun and light of the moon, in aguadiente. There are at least 25 herbs required, plus green walnuts, citrus and spices, every family has their own secret recipe. In the village I lived in, a group of people would go off collecting the herbs together. We also had a ratafia festival and blind tasting competition every year.
Sounds like the way your community makes Ratafia shares similar principle in its method of creation. It's a real treasure when communites have continued to maintain traditions like these. Gives us a very unique window to our past that we might lose otherwise. When I 1st read the term "macerated" I had the wires in my brain cross making me read "masticated" lol. Instantly I thought of the tribal women in the Amazon making "masato de yuca" by spitting chewed yuca into a container to ferment🤢 lol
@@awarewolves1712 sometimes a video is released earlier to patreon subscribers and only becomes available to us later 😂 you had me questioning my own sanity for a second but the voices reminded me of patreon
No! He cut it off way before anything interesting would have happened, “I’ll let you know in the comments.” Well, here we are, in the comments, and all I see is a bunch of hilarious congratulatory messages, no follow-up in sight! 😅
Maybe.. it's like The Cure or Morrissey? As in.. listening to those bands you at least once must think: Damn. At least I'm not THERE THERE. haha. Maybe sometimes you do, but music to me is a kind of .. idk. Frequency shift. that's to say I use music to disarm or "cancel out" how I'm feeling. Likewise.. maybe the taste of a potion is the same.. it's so disgusting you feel much more positive when you realize you don't have to drink that more than once.. therefore "it can't be that bad" ? :D
i think "potions" are just g-rated drugs, they are drugs, the dang genshin event with potiosn on now atualy kind of refrenced that potions are just drugs......
That was fabulous!!! Thank you for sharing your incredible demonstration of ancient alchemy. This was such a treat to watch and enjoy. I hope you do more experiments like this in the future to show us what alchemy really looked like 👍❤️❤️
I've recently discovered your channel and absolutely adore it. You seem to hit my biggest interests: Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Spagyrics, Goetia, Qabala, and others. I have left the OTO after almost 20 years in the Order, and have been taking a sort of extended (possibly permanent break) from occult studies, but recently me running a tabletop RPG of all things led to the TH-cam algorithm recommending your channel. Keep up the good work, man. The content is amazing.
Is it possible their use of cinnabar was due to the common misconception that cinnabar is dragon's blood? Dragon's blood is a resin collected from the Dracaena cinnabari tree. Ancient romans often confused dragon's blood for cinnabar.
The yarrow certainly has an intense medow aroma when I pass it in a field. That was the most tension filled video you have done. Need a follow-up to see you are alright.
Yes, please more recreations! This was so fascinating. Also excited to try your absinthe. Ive never had ot before, and after watching your videos on it i want to try.
This content was incredible! Thank you, I have seen other channels “attempt” to re-create and far and away yours was the most successful and authentic.
Historical Glassworks is an excellent source, and have even crafted wares for movies like Ben Hur (2016). Confess I haven't worked up the nerve to use my alembic from them, So nice to see one put to "proper" use!
I love so much that you basically said in the best of ways "I took parts of a recipe back before beer production got restricted, and i made an anti depressant recipe with it and some good ole distillation. Tastes terrible" Thank you for making history fun and interesting like always! Cant wait to try the absinthe
@@KristenKras I mean Absinthe is just very strong alcohol, there's nothing uniquely addicting about it compared to other forms of alcohol other than its strength.
Oh, I love the title enough to write this comment even before watching the video. I'm going to make myself a nice cup of tea, put you on the big screen and thoroughly enjoy the episode. Totally why I subscribed and had the notification bell ON.
From the glassware to the yarrow and mugwort, such a wonderful episode. I could almost smell the minty meadow as condensation ran drop by drop from that perfect glass stem. Fantastic!!!🙂
Man, (doctor) I just read the title and was like... wow... you are incredible and as soon is I can I will buy at least a shirt, your content is amazing !
What a cool video! I love alchemy and it was so awesome seeing authentic tools, references and ingredients used to create the end result. So happy this was on my recommended, can't wait to check out your other stuff!
When I'm in a practical treatment for depression competition and mu opponent is regular exercise, a good sleep schedule, a clean diet and engaging in a productive hobby
Dope, love seeing the actual practical applications of esoterica! so much info in this realm feels very theoretical now but it’s also important to remember how much the elders really fuqqed around first just for us to find out
There’s something very funny about the process of “I’m making an alchemical antidepressant” to having to actively try to not make beer 😂 I’ve been watching for a while and this definitely one of my favorite videos of your instantly!
This is a cool change of pace from your usual fare, as much as I like listening to your dissertations it was kind of cool to see something a bit more experimental
first video ive seen of yours. I'm coming from lets talk religon. You are funny and thank you for making the alchemy potion. Great witchy vibes for me to enjoy as i do my universities studies.
Fantastic! That is amazing and very sensible in terms of how you prepared this, and it was beautiful to see these historical instruments and what they do happening! I also have to say: the ASMR-quality to the turning of the pages of the texts you consulted was surprisingly pleasing! I am not an ASMR fan, but when it comes to almost anything having to do with antiquarian tomes, I am fully in. ;) A few of my doctors have been trying to get me to take antidepressants for a while, and I refuse to do so because several of the side effects are things I don't want to trifle with. If the alcohol content of what you produced is low, I would consider taking a few sips of it to see if it actually helps!
The alcohol content in this case is very high. I proofed down to 50% and that's still high. But I'm certain that big pharma has checked every single compound in these herbs - the blood staunching effects of yarrow have long been isolated and used in trauma kits, for example - so I'm doubtful this would be an effective antidepressant.
@@TheEsotericaChannel Interesting! I have to watch out for alcohol, unfortunately, because of my kidney issues. You know, too many Brill books! (Actually, that might have been worth it, perhaps! Long-term type I diabetes is the real reason my kidneys are shot, so I didn't even get to be in this situation in any kind of fun way!) Based on what you said of the results, the smell in itself sounds like it would be wonderful to experience!
@@TheEsotericaChannel I will know in a few weeks if that is possible! But yes, if it works out, that would be lovely! Perhaps we can have a "salon of scent" over such a brew! (Dan Attrell's crowd are pretty famous for their late-night gaming and imbibing sessions!)
Dr Justin, I am more than thrilled that you are creating content that demonstrates alchemical theory in practice. I have been studying herbal medicine for *many years. It is surprisingly difficult to find reputable sources for spiritual correlations within the application of herbs in modern medicine. Let alone find a modern recipe, complete with sources, using period equipment. You are like my digital alchemical mentor, and words cannot describe how greatful I am for your teachings. Keep up the Great Work 🪔 P.S. Also, according to Ficino, a yellow, jovial color would be a powerful antidote to melancholy 💛
PLEASE Doc, you’ve gotta make more of these. This was so interesting. Are there any potions with an energizing effect like coffee? What about that make you sleepy? So interesting. Thanks for all your videos!
I mean caffeine is basically the only effective natural drug against sleepiness, but you can get caffeine from other plants, black tea for example also has a fairly large ammount of it. Sugar is also fairly effective, which is part of why it is added to Chai and Turkish Tea. Otherwise there's cocaine I guess but that requires a bit more processing to extract. Though sometimes feeling sleepy has more to do with a lack of calories rather than actually being sleepy, in that case sugar can help but only temporarily, if you want something that's longer lasting you should drink or eat something with starches. Starches get broken down slowly in your stomach so you'll feel full for a longer period and that also gives your brain a steady supply of glucose, which it needs desperately because neuron firing costs a lot of energy, hence why mental work often makes you crave snacks. Your muscles on the other hand have their own small stores of energy so they don't need easily accessible energy in the form of sugar, and have time to request the breakdown of fat if they run low. When it comes to sleeping technically opiates work, opium itself can get you to sleep pretty easily but that's also a bad idea obviously. Though sleepiness is in general more variable between people because of neurodiversity, if you have ADHD and don't take any medicine caffeine can actually help you sleep for example. Physiological remidies like warm drinks work pretty well, especially warm milk since it doesn't contain any caffeine or sugar.
Just a suggestion for your shop! Would you consider offering your shirts in a color other than black? I never really wear black T-shirt’s because they show pet hair, but I’d love to buy a shirt if you had another color, such as gray. Particularly the long sleeve. I think others may feel the same. Also bookmarks would be a cool item to add!
As a fellow habitual herbal healer, I am excited to see how you’re fairing after consuming said concoction. 😊 Also excited to hear more about this absinthe?? 🧚♂️
I considered cooking as part of alchemy. I want to see more people getting into alchemy but with modern knowledges to shape the ideas of which the ancient alchemy is lacking and mostly misunderstood. Alchemy is so vast that chemistry is just a branch of alchemy. Also it's fun to try various stuffs. Though recently I only work around with cooking sauce because I don't have proper equipments and a source of materials not to mention spaces enough for long term projects. The more people embracing alchemy, the better we could revive folk economy. Big companies don't like it obviously, but it's the only way out for all of us. More importantly, it's more fun. Life as corporate slave is far gone, it's already obsoleted and only a few people would succumbed to such system. Also it's a good thing to introduce to people since sorcery is far too abstract contrary to tangible alchemy.
I'm a fairly new follower to the channel, but a big fan of your content. Kudos, especially, for such an tantalising title on this video. It reminded me that I once read a book that said, the first proposed name for modern antidepressant pills was "Psychic Energisers". And doesn't that just sound so much better? Who DOESN'T need a good Psychic Energising every now and then?
I have been anticipating this all week and so happy it exceeded my expectations. Thank you so much for your educational and scholarly contribution to this otherwise overcrowded platform of nothingness. Please continue to be the inspiration and scholar the Divine has blessed you to be.❤
Great video! I've read lemon balm recommended as a starter potion for its utility, ease of production and taste. Repels pests and smells nice; it was planted around houses/under windows/at the yard's edge.
What an interesting episode! I would live to see more alchemical recipes on your channel. Also, really excited to hear about your absinthe that you are releasing. Definitely going to get a bottle when it comes out.
I am looking forward to the absinthe, my finances are too erratic to put much money to your channel, but I'll start saving up in my "treat" jar for a bottle. I adore your info every vid I have a chance to watch. Thank you very much for everything.
I feel like everything and anything that's mildly exotic has been called an aphrodisiac and honestly I'm pretty skeptical that such a thing really exists.
@@hedgehog3180 I watched a documentary about the Sacred Blue Lotus with botanists who tested the chemical compounds in the flower, but they didn't prepare it soaked in wine like the egyptians apparently did. They said that based on it's chemical composition, it probably did have a mild narcotic effect. I don't know specifically what chemical compound(s) would make a plant aphrodisiacal, but , I am inclined to agree with your skepticism..
I've smoked egyptian blue lotus flowers before, they definitely have quite a pronounced effect, mostly a bit like a cross between pot and an antidepressant. It also can be very calming and sleepy type thing . Definitely works though .
@@tabbi888 Nice! Thanks for sharing your experience. I plan to experiment with it myself sometime, but since it's considered "sacred", I want to make sure that I honor it's significance with a meaningful event or intention.
Last I checked Blue Lotus is indeed psychoactive, with a relaxing effect plus some anecdotal reports of mild psychedelic like effects aswell as acting as an onierogen (dream enhancer) if taken enough.
I was recently scrolling through Instagram and found someone posting a meme of this episode. An ESOTERICA MEME! It took me a second to really let that set it when I saw it, it’s wild to see Esoterica content in entirely unrelated spaces.
i need more alchemical content like. this i loved watching you using the old glassware, it would've been cool to see you mash the herbs or whatever too
Thank you for the instructive, inspiring, and delightfully entertaining video! I wish you all the success in the world with your medicinal/alchemical endeavors, and a permanent banishment to melancholy! You've made me feel the itch to go into my kitchen and concoct some potions of my own, which is something I've enjoyed doing since I was a small child! There is a great satisfaction to be had from a well-prepared potion of one's very own making! All the best to you! Slainte!
I'm pretty certain this is an antidepressant in the same way gripe water is an antigas calmative. Sure, licorice and dill help but the 20% alcohol does the real work :-) .
As a viewer, I also consumed the Spagyric potion you made for mood enhancement, albeit vicariously through the internet instead of through my bodily fluids. I'm already feeling better. On a melancholy scale of - 10 to + 10, with - 10 being complete melancholy paralysis, zero being emotionally neutral, and +10 being bliss, I went from a subjective experience of + 1 before the viewing to a + 4 after.
My favorite part about old medicines is half the time it was just poison😂 "what did he die from doc? Well we gave him arsenic for his cold so i think it was the cold"
Have you ever seen the channel Tasting History? That's what this episode reminds me of. I love it- history with the practical lab work! Would love to see more like this.
Very neat. I've become recently infatuated with alchemy, early chemistry work and metallurgy. They are very intertwined and their eventual marriage gave rise to the industrial revolution. Sadly many of the common techniques of the era were not typically thoroughly documented but also encoded in some form or another, so much is lost to time. I would love to see some demonstrations of some modern processes implemented using primitive alchemical/chemical apparatus. Its something not often covered. Like how equipment went from being open pit to to wattle and daub to wood to clay to glass to soda lime glass, to borosilicate glass. I do believe an alchemist might have struggled to make borosilicate but soda lime glass might have been possible, thought its transparency would be a challenge.
Ok, and? Can you not see an idea like dark matter being shrugged off in a couple hundred years by some guy who hears the name and gets put off by it? I'm not trying to imply that alchemy is a credible family of scientific theories (it was displaced for a reason), instead I want to point out that being scientific doesn't commit one to any specific theory *by default*. I'm somewhat convinced that a scientific theory should be judged by the method used to derive it and then by what it purports. With that in mind, while I think it's fair to dismiss alchemy for being weird and implausible, I don't think it is fair to look down on the historical practitioners of it.
@@NemoNobody-gx8sz But you cannot test a hypothesis by attempting to have a vision to get your test results. Science is about interrogating the spectrum of possible natural explanations.
@Darisiabgal7573 I agree, though I would swap the term "natural" with "plausible." My concern is that if we build our understanding of science off of the concept of naturalness, it should have a reliable meaning (which I doubt it often does). Additionally, if we take the term "natural" as an equivalent to "non-supernatural," it can only have as reliable of a meaning as the term "supernatural." I personally do not think that the term "supernatural" has a reliable meaning. Thus, since it is not always clear if the term "natural" is supposed to just mean "non-supernatural," I am a bit uneasy relying on it for an understanding of the world.
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So nothing happened?
@@Bildgesmythehe couldn't respond because he died. Had he used the mercury and antimine it would have neutralized all positions. This is what happens when you don't follow the recipe precisely. Guess what happens when you say the words wrong when you summon a demon?
I hope the mercury and antimony weren't included in the cocktail to guarantee you don't kill over....
@@Bildgesmythe would have been nice to have some report of his emotional state over the rest of the day, even if just to confirm there was no noticed shift, but he may not be the kind of person to track those kind of feelings in his journaling
"feelings?" "journaling?" What are these things you speak of? But not, no effects so far as I could tell. @@gastonmarian7261
Hello potion seller, I am going into battle and I want your strongest potion.
*Gandalf looking MF hands you a red bull*
You can not handle my strongest potion
How much for a Phoenix Down?
😂😂😂😂😂
Haha
I'm a chemist! Some of the early treatments do work. I've seen some vessels labeled 'sweet mercury' in latin that were used to hold a mixture of honey and mercury to treat sore throats. And yes, both honey and mercury have properties which do indeed kill bacteria. Really, much of the history of medicine has involved weighing the curative properties of a substance versus the potential harm it can cause.
Still does, right?
RIGHT?
I suppose chemotherapy for cancer in some part consists of choosing stuff that kills the cancer cells quicker than it kills the rest of the patient.
Um are the bacteria killing properties of mercury ever actually a net benefit?
@@kimkenny3300 Merck has entered the chat. 🤭
@@patrickherke8947 I mean there are very few instances in medicine where “always” and “never” are actually the case
Lawful Neutral wizard shows off parts of his grimoire collection and creates ancient alchemical potion; amazes local peasants
-waves of positive hand gestures-
And this is how Esoterica started collaborating with NileRed.
It's like watching NeilRed mixed with some Tasting History lol
Would be dope to do some kind of collab with him on alchemy topics
More like NileBlue. Did you see today's video where he used bird repellent to make a grape-flavored apple?
This @nilered
@@TheEsotericaChannelyou should
As the owner of a high-end craft cocktail lounge, I can’t tell you how excited I am about your absinthe!
I'll let you know as things develop!
Absinthe is medicine for depression, isn't it?
@@TheRobmaynez Unfortunately, not if one's kidneys can't handle alcohol. :(
@@phillipbernhardt-house6907: Now that’s depressing!
Antidepressants as a whole are hard on kidneys.
Normal dads: "Oh, you're depressed? Why don't you just go for a walk?"
Dr. Sledge: "Oh, you're depressed? Why don't you just concoct a 17th century paracelsian spagyric medicine?"
Both perspectives aren't how one treat depression.
@@frankjimenez4601 I know. It was a joke
@@frankjimenez4601 Dude it’s a joke.
@@frankjimenez4601a good walk can work as a healthy stop gap. I don't recommend aquavitae for depression tho. At least not in a habitual sense.
@@frankjimenez4601 Of course your right where are the leeches, can't have medicine without leeches.
The real antidepressant was the friends we made along the way
Real. Comment needs to blow up 😭😂
Truth
That's a song from Woodstock I think.
😂❤
They were the depressants
You literally brewed a potion. I would like to know how you felt in half an hour or so thereafter. As anyone who's ever brewed or distilled, taking that first sip is flat-out bravery. Huzzah, doctor. Huzzah.
the dose makes the poison
-paracelsus
Yes I concur, what is your conclusion now after taking it?
Bout 45 sec after he drinks or he starts smiling and talking d&d. I'd call that a win
And gets decidedly cheery
Reminds me of a party that I made some Alchemical Brownies for. Later on in the night we couldn’t decide if the recipe worked. But we were laughing are arses off.
😅
Yup, it's def working. I'm a little warforged, a probe adrife the universe.
Yeah he's turnt.....
Look here, magic man. I've been sculpting my golem for FIVE MONTHS! No one to talk to. Gimme the happy juice.
5 percent alcohol per .5 liters does the job for me.
Sculpting your golem, is that what they call it now.
@@deusexmachinareznov4975 lmao 🤣
@@deusexmachinareznov4975 who else out here sculpting they golem
Who up sculpting they golem rn
I am glad that you ingested no Mercury!😇
Me too!
@@TheEsotericaChannel On the subject of Mercury......Any takes on solid mercury? We have it in Indian Alchemy. Most is fake, though I have seen solid mercury that was created by somebody who had/has knowledge of how to do this. I have seen that after sometime the shape does begin to change indicating not a true solid but nonetheless it is solid enough to create a ShivLing that can be worshipped for many years. Do you have knowledge of this?
Mercury enough in the 🐠🐟🐠 these days
Makes sense. Glass is technically a liquid and will droop over a long period of time. So with mercury, its molecular structure would still be liquid. Appearing as a solid.
If it's the metal, just don't put in your kettle. If it's organic, run away and panic.
Butterfly pea flower is a pretty blue food coloring and tea. Mixed with lemon it changes purple. 💙🍋💜
There's a nice absinthe colored with them as well!
@TheEsotericaChannel oooh, there is an early episode of Egyptian Blue LOTUS tincture on Damien Echols' proper channel! Would be a great collab on angelology as well! Along with Greg Kaminsky! That would be a phenomenal esoteric ZZ Top riffing conversation, if I may!
wild violets have the very same effect, perfectly edible and produce a beautiful deep purpleish blue, but change chemically to a light purple with citric acid. won't do much to change the flavor though
@@PolyesterMoustache well that makes it better than butterfly pea, which have a very legumey taste on its own. One time I prepared it with milk and it tasted like soymilk.
You have created the third eye!!!
Defies what one would anticipate, where blue and yellow make green.
My mind plays with this “logic” via the chakra (wheel) where each chakra is associated to a color within spectrum of the rainbow. Where the 4th heart is green, nestled between the 3rd (yellow) solar plexus and the 5th blue throat between blue (throat chakra)…
But here this turns purple which is the 6th third eye.
Historical research does not normally require personal courage. You are, sir, a gentleman and a scholar.
It does, but I totally get what you mean. At least not corporeal courage (usually)
@@qoph1988 Ah, moral courage, I know: but I was thinking of the pioneer chemists, who would isolate a new element or create a new compound, and then the paper would include a description of what it tasted like.
Experimental archeology will do that to a person 😁
@@charlienachname1978 I picked it up from somewhere in my youth (now long ago, before there were PCs, let alone computer games). I don't know where it originated; the internet's best guess is England in the 1700s. I got into the habit of using it when I was working in a slightly boozy Australian university department in the 1970s: the canonical response to having your wine glass refilled was "You, sir, are a g. and a s." I don't know what one would say these days to a woman: my best guess is "You are, ma'am, a gentlewoman and a scholar." But the whole ethos has changed, too.
Sorry if that's more than you wanted to know.
This is the most TH-camr thing I think you've ever done. Amazing work sir
An Ordinary Sausage collab is what is needed.
As a pharmacy technician, seeing a historical recreation of the roots of my profession has cured my morning melancholy. Thanks! Oh, and if you make any more of these, Doc, please take care not to poison yourself. Maybe get a modern cross-reference on the ingredients list and a spotter with poison control on speed dial? ⚕
How do you like being a Technician, i feel like the pharmacy you work for determines how much you enjoy
P.S. Walgreens is soul sucking 😃
Big pharma is about the farthest away from alchemy or holistic remedies.
@@TheJennaMay Where do you think medicine comes from? It's usually comes from plants. Just like herbal remedies, but don't try to use tea to cure cancer.
@@jazmineraymond7495 How Rockefeller Founded Big Pharma And Waged War On Natural Cures. Do a little unbiased research. You tend to do that when you watch so many of your loved ones be killed by the very institutions that were created from greed and power kill them.
@@jazmineraymond7495 How Rockefeller Founded Big Pharma And Waged War On Natural Cures. Do a little unbiased research. You tend to do that when you watch so many of your loved ones be killed by the very intuitions created out of greed and power just like big pharma. Don’t talk to me about cancer like you know ANYTHING. Until you’ve watched both your parents die and you have a little more life experience. We’re done here.
It would have been really interesting if you brought on board a chemical engineer to try and figure out what kind of chemical compound(s) you actually ended up making at the end.
I'm pretty sure it's just a flavored spirit, distillation shouldn't cause any reactions to happen so all that happened is that the ethanol and aromatic oils from the solution got pulled out. The end result is a very strong spirit with some flavoring, he should have tried setting fire to it to get a rough idea of how much alcohol was in it since alcohol burns at concentrations above >50%.
? The chemical compounds he made? He literally made a tincture ...the compounds are in the plants.
Indeed, I have found various distillates to excell at forestalling melancholy, at least temporarily
Same cannabis and ketamine to name a few
@@kkech1oh don't even get me started on the possible violence rating increase caused by it as well.
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I've brewed a medieval style beer with most of those herbs in it and I've made my own absinthe on a jerry rigged still in my kitchen. Who knew I was doing alchemy all along...
That beer sounds amazing. Do you happen to have the recipe?
a lot of those recipes do come from ancient alchemists. Hell, I'm pretty sure whiskey came from alchemists in China or smth.
you'd be amazed how much of what we take for granted today started with ancient magic men and women :)
Surely cures depression for a while before making you an alcoholic with delirium tremens 😂
I'd honestly buy a Paracelsian alchemical solution if it were for sale (not as a replacement for actual medicine, of course) just to be able to feel like a wizard.
You are a wizard Harry
Not replacing for antidepressants is arguable unless you are suicidal or homicidal
“ actual “ isnt any different except the production process lacks a coinciding spiritual philosophy. Most modern medicine is most poisonous as a result
Probably works better - pure placebo, no black magic of materialist high-throughput biochemical screening for some random receptor activity or whatever BS they’re doing these days. Oh, yeah epigenetic immunotherapy…
Try some Very Old Barton it's a little BOURBON cures stuff in Kentucky. 😂
I’m a pharmacy technician, and work in a sterile environment. I’ve longed to get into non sterile compounding in part because of the connection to history in this way. I’ve watched your videos for a long time but this may be my favorite one you’ve posted yet. Seeing your antiquarian texts along side the mention on contemporary ones was super engaging and I would love to see more like this in the future, sans poison always😅😍
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just... all of them? how many? do you mean the singular opan?
Usually, it's just one that comes to talk to you, BUT there might be a chance you get Metatron if you're special @irishmanfromengland25
@@free_wifi_kids or if you happen to be named Aziraphale.
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Sounds similar to the traditional Ratafia we used to make in Catalunya. We collected the herbs around St John's eve then macerated everything for 40 days and nights under the sun and light of the moon, in aguadiente. There are at least 25 herbs required, plus green walnuts, citrus and spices, every family has their own secret recipe. In the village I lived in, a group of people would go off collecting the herbs together. We also had a ratafia festival and blind tasting competition every year.
did you mean aguardiente or is aguadiente something else?
How delightful.
Visca Catalunya i la ratafia, collons
Sounds like the way your community makes Ratafia shares similar principle in its method of creation. It's a real treasure when communites have continued to maintain traditions like these. Gives us a very unique window to our past that we might lose otherwise.
When I 1st read the term "macerated" I had the wires in my brain cross making me read "masticated" lol. Instantly I thought of the tribal women in the Amazon making "masato de yuca" by spitting chewed yuca into a container to ferment🤢 lol
@@wendydee3007 Visca catalunya collons
Can you pop in after 48 hours to confirm you havent grown a tail? Im invested.
The video was posted today yet some of the comments are from five days ago. Whatever he concocted is clearly very heavy....
@@awarewolves1712 Yeah but time zones.
@@ryanstarrfish ain’t no 5 day time zone
@@awarewolves1712 sometimes a video is released earlier to patreon subscribers and only becomes available to us later 😂 you had me questioning my own sanity for a second but the voices reminded me of patreon
@@awarewolves1712 The video was probably hidden first
Yeah i'm gonna buy a ticket for this one. I hope you're letting the camera roll for the transformation part.
No! He cut it off way before anything interesting would have happened, “I’ll let you know in the comments.” Well, here we are, in the comments, and all I see is a bunch of hilarious congratulatory messages, no follow-up in sight! 😅
10 seconds in and he’s not smiling - I don’t have high hopes
Well it’s a potion to cure depression… why do you think he’s making it?
Maybe.. it's like The Cure or Morrissey? As in.. listening to those bands you at least once must think: Damn. At least I'm not THERE THERE. haha. Maybe sometimes you do, but music to me is a kind of .. idk. Frequency shift. that's to say I use music to disarm or "cancel out" how I'm feeling. Likewise.. maybe the taste of a potion is the same.. it's so disgusting you feel much more positive when you realize you don't have to drink that more than once.. therefore "it can't be that bad" ? :D
@@jarredcarlson2479 ouch
Yeah, he should have been weeping at the pure beauty of it all after 10 min. Maybe try roots next time lol
i think "potions" are just g-rated drugs, they are drugs, the dang genshin event with potiosn on now atualy kind of refrenced that potions are just drugs......
You drinking that helped me with my melancholy, so I guess it works!
That was fabulous!!! Thank you for sharing your incredible demonstration of ancient alchemy. This was such a treat to watch and enjoy. I hope you do more experiments like this in the future to show us what alchemy really looked like 👍❤️❤️
Thanks it was a lot of fun !
HOW IS THIS COMMENT FROM 6 DAYS BEFORE THE VIDEO IS FROM YESTERDAY???
@@eshaal1239 Patrons get to watch it early!
I've recently discovered your channel and absolutely adore it. You seem to hit my biggest interests: Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Spagyrics, Goetia, Qabala, and others.
I have left the OTO after almost 20 years in the Order, and have been taking a sort of extended (possibly permanent break) from occult studies, but recently me running a tabletop RPG of all things led to the TH-cam algorithm recommending your channel.
Keep up the good work, man. The content is amazing.
What a fantastic video! Never have I been more excited to do some chemistry research and crack into my old o-chem books.
Is it possible their use of cinnabar was due to the common misconception that cinnabar is dragon's blood? Dragon's blood is a resin collected from the Dracaena cinnabari tree. Ancient romans often confused dragon's blood for cinnabar.
True empiricism practiced here, 10/10. Thank you for all your work.
This was really interesting! I'm deffo going to describe healing potions in D&D as tasting like hibiscus-infused gin going forward.
The yarrow certainly has an intense medow aroma when I pass it in a field. That was the most tension filled video you have done. Need a follow-up to see you are alright.
I'm fine.... probably
Yes, please more recreations! This was so fascinating. Also excited to try your absinthe. Ive never had ot before, and after watching your videos on it i want to try.
As if you weren’t already, this has solidified your place as an absolute legend of your field. You have my respect Dr. Sledge.
Rose petals would add a lovely colour and is great for positive mood
Hildegard of Bingen in her Physica states that any concoction stands to benefit with the addition of rose, due to its remarkable virtue as a plant.
@@pinkcupcake4717 I feel the same way 👍
Rose is also Venusian like the other herbs that Dr. Sledge used, so it would fit perfectly.
This content was incredible! Thank you, I have seen other channels “attempt” to re-create and far and away yours was the most successful and authentic.
Historical Glassworks is an excellent source, and have even crafted wares for movies like Ben Hur (2016). Confess I haven't worked up the nerve to use my alembic from them, So nice to see one put to "proper" use!
They're beautiful, but I know I'd break them.
I love so much that you basically said in the best of ways "I took parts of a recipe back before beer production got restricted, and i made an anti depressant recipe with it and some good ole distillation. Tastes terrible"
Thank you for making history fun and interesting like always! Cant wait to try the absinthe
Be careful, it made people go crazy in the past - brain rotting stuff. Very strong and not a good thing to become addicted to. The Green Fairy.
@@KristenKras I mean Absinthe is just very strong alcohol, there's nothing uniquely addicting about it compared to other forms of alcohol other than its strength.
@@KristenKras Brain tumor inducing sadly, at the receptor sites the main ingredient in wormwood binds too nonetheless
Did anyone notice the asmr quality of the page turning here? :D Thanks for experimenting on yourself for our delectation, doctor Sledge. :)
It sounds like Jeagermeister. 😊 Well done, this was fascinating.
as an organic chemist this channel is super interesting
Oh, I love the title enough to write this comment even before watching the video. I'm going to make myself a nice cup of tea, put you on the big screen and thoroughly enjoy the episode.
Totally why I subscribed and had the notification bell ON.
From the glassware to the yarrow and mugwort, such a wonderful episode. I could almost smell the minty meadow as condensation ran drop by drop from that perfect glass stem. Fantastic!!!🙂
Man, (doctor) I just read the title and was like... wow... you are incredible and as soon is I can I will buy at least a shirt, your content is amazing !
What a cool video! I love alchemy and it was so awesome seeing authentic tools, references and ingredients used to create the end result. So happy this was on my recommended, can't wait to check out your other stuff!
This upload pops up in my sub box right after taking a depression nap. The universe is funny like that.
It's a sign.
Make the potion! ⚗️🧪
This is so fun to watch. I love how authentic you went - the tools are beautiful.
When I'm in a practical treatment for depression competition and mu opponent is regular exercise, a good sleep schedule, a clean diet and engaging in a productive hobby
At first I was like: "Isn't it a bit early for an April Fools joke?" but then I realized oh snap, Dr. Sledge is actually going to do it!
Dope, love seeing the actual practical applications of esoterica! so much info in this realm feels very theoretical now but it’s also important to remember how much the elders really fuqqed around first just for us to find out
There’s something very funny about the process of “I’m making an alchemical antidepressant” to having to actively try to not make beer 😂 I’ve been watching for a while and this definitely one of my favorite videos of your instantly!
Proof that the alchemy to beer pipeline exists lol
That was awesome! Actually made me really interested in looking more into pharmacology and botany. Thank you Dr. Justin Sledge!
I liked and subscribed as soon as I heard how well spoken you are and saw the effort put into that beard.
This is a cool change of pace from your usual fare, as much as I like listening to your dissertations it was kind of cool to see something a bit more experimental
first video ive seen of yours. I'm coming from lets talk religon. You are funny and thank you for making the alchemy potion. Great witchy vibes for me to enjoy as i do my universities studies.
Professor Principe is shepping nachas. Beautifully done Doc.
I love how much of an esoterica nerd you have always been - I see you out there brother!! 🖤
Fantastic! That is amazing and very sensible in terms of how you prepared this, and it was beautiful to see these historical instruments and what they do happening!
I also have to say: the ASMR-quality to the turning of the pages of the texts you consulted was surprisingly pleasing! I am not an ASMR fan, but when it comes to almost anything having to do with antiquarian tomes, I am fully in. ;)
A few of my doctors have been trying to get me to take antidepressants for a while, and I refuse to do so because several of the side effects are things I don't want to trifle with. If the alcohol content of what you produced is low, I would consider taking a few sips of it to see if it actually helps!
The alcohol content in this case is very high. I proofed down to 50% and that's still high. But I'm certain that big pharma has checked every single compound in these herbs - the blood staunching effects of yarrow have long been isolated and used in trauma kits, for example - so I'm doubtful this would be an effective antidepressant.
@@TheEsotericaChannel Interesting! I have to watch out for alcohol, unfortunately, because of my kidney issues. You know, too many Brill books! (Actually, that might have been worth it, perhaps! Long-term type I diabetes is the real reason my kidneys are shot, so I didn't even get to be in this situation in any kind of fun way!) Based on what you said of the results, the smell in itself sounds like it would be wonderful to experience!
I'll bring some to kz if you're coming in person!
@@TheEsotericaChannel I will know in a few weeks if that is possible! But yes, if it works out, that would be lovely! Perhaps we can have a "salon of scent" over such a brew! (Dan Attrell's crowd are pretty famous for their late-night gaming and imbibing sessions!)
@@TheEsotericaChannel I've heard yarrow as a folk remedy for altitude sickness as well, if I remember correctly.
Dr Justin,
I am more than thrilled that you are creating content that demonstrates alchemical theory in practice.
I have been studying herbal medicine for *many years. It is surprisingly difficult to find reputable sources for spiritual correlations within the application of herbs in modern medicine. Let alone find a modern recipe, complete with sources, using period equipment.
You are like my digital alchemical mentor, and words cannot describe how greatful I am for your teachings.
Keep up the Great Work 🪔
P.S. Also, according to Ficino, a yellow, jovial color would be a powerful antidote to melancholy 💛
This is awesome. I can’t wait for your other alchemical endeavor with the green fairy 💚
now THIS is the content i subbed for
PLEASE Doc, you’ve gotta make more of these. This was so interesting. Are there any potions with an energizing effect like coffee? What about that make you sleepy? So interesting. Thanks for all your videos!
I mean caffeine is basically the only effective natural drug against sleepiness, but you can get caffeine from other plants, black tea for example also has a fairly large ammount of it. Sugar is also fairly effective, which is part of why it is added to Chai and Turkish Tea. Otherwise there's cocaine I guess but that requires a bit more processing to extract. Though sometimes feeling sleepy has more to do with a lack of calories rather than actually being sleepy, in that case sugar can help but only temporarily, if you want something that's longer lasting you should drink or eat something with starches. Starches get broken down slowly in your stomach so you'll feel full for a longer period and that also gives your brain a steady supply of glucose, which it needs desperately because neuron firing costs a lot of energy, hence why mental work often makes you crave snacks. Your muscles on the other hand have their own small stores of energy so they don't need easily accessible energy in the form of sugar, and have time to request the breakdown of fat if they run low.
When it comes to sleeping technically opiates work, opium itself can get you to sleep pretty easily but that's also a bad idea obviously. Though sleepiness is in general more variable between people because of neurodiversity, if you have ADHD and don't take any medicine caffeine can actually help you sleep for example. Physiological remidies like warm drinks work pretty well, especially warm milk since it doesn't contain any caffeine or sugar.
@@hedgehog3180 you forgot cathinone, which is a natural amphetamine and much more potent than caffeine
Dude, I was drinking a glass of absinthe while watching this. Crazy! And yes I'm absolutely interested in getting a bottle.
Just a suggestion for your shop! Would you consider offering your shirts in a color other than black? I never really wear black T-shirt’s because they show pet hair, but I’d love to buy a shirt if you had another color, such as gray. Particularly the long sleeve. I think others may feel the same. Also bookmarks would be a cool item to add!
As a fellow habitual herbal healer, I am excited to see how you’re fairing after consuming said concoction. 😊 Also excited to hear more about this absinthe?? 🧚♂️
I considered cooking as part of alchemy. I want to see more people getting into alchemy but with modern knowledges to shape the ideas of which the ancient alchemy is lacking and mostly misunderstood. Alchemy is so vast that chemistry is just a branch of alchemy. Also it's fun to try various stuffs. Though recently I only work around with cooking sauce because I don't have proper equipments and a source of materials not to mention spaces enough for long term projects. The more people embracing alchemy, the better we could revive folk economy. Big companies don't like it obviously, but it's the only way out for all of us. More importantly, it's more fun. Life as corporate slave is far gone, it's already obsoleted and only a few people would succumbed to such system. Also it's a good thing to introduce to people since sorcery is far too abstract contrary to tangible alchemy.
Knocking back a cold one with you, Dr. Sledge! God bless you taking one for the team; always wanted to try some historical medicine for some reason!
I'm a fairly new follower to the channel, but a big fan of your content. Kudos, especially, for such an tantalising title on this video. It reminded me that I once read a book that said, the first proposed name for modern antidepressant pills was "Psychic Energisers". And doesn't that just sound so much better? Who DOESN'T need a good Psychic Energising every now and then?
I know I do.
I am increadiby curious what the murcury and antinomy was supposed to add to the potion, but, yes, Super glad you opted out of those ingredients!
I have been anticipating this all week and so happy it exceeded my expectations. Thank you so much for your educational and scholarly contribution to this otherwise overcrowded platform of nothingness. Please continue to be the inspiration and scholar the Divine has blessed you to be.❤
Great video!
I've read lemon balm recommended as a starter potion for its utility, ease of production and taste. Repels pests and smells nice; it was planted around houses/under windows/at the yard's edge.
Congratulations in advance for a well deserved 600K.
Yay! The music is back!
Didn’t actually notice if it was back earlier; I just noticed it today and it felt comfortable, like a nice vest.
Absolutely love this episode!
My antidepressant has four legs and barks.
Mine is knowing I won't exist one day
@roachdoggjr1940 DaRoachDogg
Mine is the same! 🦮
Just don't attempt to derive a quintessence from it.
@@TheEsotericaChanneldamn, that's some real shit right there, love you doctor!
What an interesting episode! I would live to see more alchemical recipes on your channel.
Also, really excited to hear about your absinthe that you are releasing. Definitely going to get a bottle when it comes out.
I am looking forward to the absinthe, my finances are too erratic to put much money to your channel, but I'll start saving up in my "treat" jar for a bottle. I adore your info every vid I have a chance to watch. Thank you very much for everything.
This is gonna be so helpful for writing my alchemist character :)
Keep on keepin on. The world is a richer place with you in it
I have a suggestion for a possible future experiment:
I'm SUPER curious about the purported aphrodisiacal qualities of the Egyptian Blue Lotus.
I feel like everything and anything that's mildly exotic has been called an aphrodisiac and honestly I'm pretty skeptical that such a thing really exists.
@@hedgehog3180 I watched a documentary about the Sacred Blue Lotus with botanists who tested the chemical compounds in the flower, but they didn't prepare it soaked in wine like the egyptians apparently did. They said that based on it's chemical composition, it probably did have a mild narcotic effect. I don't know specifically what chemical compound(s) would make a plant aphrodisiacal, but , I am inclined to agree with your skepticism..
I've smoked egyptian blue lotus flowers before, they definitely have quite a pronounced effect, mostly a bit like a cross between pot and an antidepressant. It also can be very calming and sleepy type thing . Definitely works though .
@@tabbi888 Nice! Thanks for sharing your experience. I plan to experiment with it myself sometime, but since it's considered "sacred", I want to make sure that I honor it's significance with a meaningful event or intention.
Last I checked Blue Lotus is indeed psychoactive, with a relaxing effect plus some anecdotal reports of mild psychedelic like effects aswell as acting as an onierogen (dream enhancer) if taken enough.
I was recently scrolling through Instagram and found someone posting a meme of this episode. An ESOTERICA MEME! It took me a second to really let that set it when I saw it, it’s wild to see Esoterica content in entirely unrelated spaces.
It was really nice to hear you bless on the Alchemical substance "Blessed be the lord, that everything was done by his word"
Seems like an alchemical substance should get a specific blessing, but shehakol had to do in a pinch!
And that you put some "faith" in the sigil on the glass to protect you
@@TheEsotericaChannel maybe oseh maase bereishis for consuming magical substances.
Fantastic!! Need more content on doing the actual alchemy things. Even though theres more to alchemy than just that, its extremely interesting to see
I did squeal a bit when I saw the HPB - glad you confirmed it was her
I love your videos, SOooo ESOTERIC!!!
Greetings from Ghana, West Africa
This was a really fun episode!
Be sure to let us know if it turns you into a giant green rage monster or something like that
i need more alchemical content like. this i loved watching you using the old glassware, it would've been cool to see you mash the herbs or whatever too
As a D&D nerd it was only a matter of time before I discovered this channel
Thank you for the instructive, inspiring, and delightfully entertaining video! I wish you all the success in the world with your medicinal/alchemical endeavors, and a permanent banishment to melancholy! You've made me feel the itch to go into my kitchen and concoct some potions of my own, which is something I've enjoyed doing since I was a small child! There is a great satisfaction to be had from a well-prepared potion of one's very own making!
All the best to you! Slainte!
I'm pretty certain this is an antidepressant in the same way gripe water is an antigas calmative. Sure, licorice and dill help but the 20% alcohol does the real work :-) .
As a viewer, I also consumed the Spagyric potion you made for mood enhancement, albeit vicariously through the internet instead of through my bodily fluids. I'm already feeling better. On a melancholy scale of - 10 to + 10, with - 10 being complete melancholy paralysis, zero being emotionally neutral, and +10 being bliss, I went from a subjective experience of + 1 before the viewing to a + 4 after.
Your amazing !!! This is mind blowing fantastic ! Exactly what I’m into !!! Thank you so much !!!
More!!!!
This was amazing.
I hope it lifted your spirits.
My favorite part about old medicines is half the time it was just poison😂 "what did he die from doc? Well we gave him arsenic for his cold so i think it was the cold"
Have you ever seen the channel Tasting History? That's what this episode reminds me of. I love it- history with the practical lab work! Would love to see more like this.
Yep - Tell Max to get in touch with me !
So how did it turn out? Any effects aside from what you would expect from drinking that much distilled alcohol?
Not especially but I wasn't going to drink a ton of it.
Very neat. I've become recently infatuated with alchemy, early chemistry work and metallurgy. They are very intertwined and their eventual marriage gave rise to the industrial revolution. Sadly many of the common techniques of the era were not typically thoroughly documented but also encoded in some form or another, so much is lost to time. I would love to see some demonstrations of some modern processes implemented using primitive alchemical/chemical apparatus. Its something not often covered. Like how equipment went from being open pit to to wattle and daub to wood to clay to glass to soda lime glass, to borosilicate glass. I do believe an alchemist might have struggled to make borosilicate but soda lime glass might have been possible, thought its transparency would be a challenge.
"Superlunar world of perfection". And Paracelsus was one of the more scientific of the bunch.
As opposed to what? Dreams that tell us how important molecules are shaped (benzene, DNA) - “real science” lol
Ok, and? Can you not see an idea like dark matter being shrugged off in a couple hundred years by some guy who hears the name and gets put off by it? I'm not trying to imply that alchemy is a credible family of scientific theories (it was displaced for a reason), instead I want to point out that being scientific doesn't commit one to any specific theory *by default*. I'm somewhat convinced that a scientific theory should be judged by the method used to derive it and then by what it purports. With that in mind, while I think it's fair to dismiss alchemy for being weird and implausible, I don't think it is fair to look down on the historical practitioners of it.
@@TheMedWolf Does benzene have a shape, Thos are quantum orbitals. And the resistence is due to electrostatic repusion. 2n+4 resonance stabilization.
@@NemoNobody-gx8sz But you cannot test a hypothesis by attempting to have a vision to get your test results. Science is about interrogating the spectrum of possible natural explanations.
@Darisiabgal7573 I agree, though I would swap the term "natural" with "plausible." My concern is that if we build our understanding of science off of the concept of naturalness, it should have a reliable meaning (which I doubt it often does). Additionally, if we take the term "natural" as an equivalent to "non-supernatural," it can only have as reliable of a meaning as the term "supernatural." I personally do not think that the term "supernatural" has a reliable meaning. Thus, since it is not always clear if the term "natural" is supposed to just mean "non-supernatural," I am a bit uneasy relying on it for an understanding of the world.