Modern physics the new Alchemy ?

Alchemy :

- Mediaeval precursor of Chemistry, Alchemy concentrated on turning
base metals into gold. Nowadays it is generally considered that the
vocabulary of Alchemy really consists of metaphors for Spiritual
Initiation***, an idea Carl Jung incorporated into Analytical
Psychology.

- In the history of science, alchemy refers to both an early form of
the investigation of nature and an early philosophical and spiritual
discipline, both combining elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics,
medicine, astrology, semiotics, mysticism, spiritualism, and art.
Alchemy has been practiced in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Persia,
India, and China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in Muslim
civilization, and then in Europe up to the 19th century-in a complex
network of schools and philosophical systems spanning at least 2500
years.




***Initiation
Many magical orders stress that an individual must undergo Initiation
in order to fully partake of certain esoteric teachings - the idea
being that the teachings should be kept secret from him or her until
they are an initiate. In favour of this theory is the argument that
the Initiation ceremony confers a certain subtle magical benefit not
otherwise obtained by merely informing the candidate of the desired
matters. Against it are claims that some so-called initiators are
incompetent to initiate for one reason or another; or perhaps that
some people have been able to use the teachings without having been
initiated; or that the ability to bestow or withhold Initiation has
been abused in the past by Order leaders to consolidate their power.