The secret language of alchemical transformation went underground with the eclipse of logic-minded, concrete-proof-seeking chemistry at the close of the 18th century. Ejected from the realms of modern physical science into the deeper enclave of psychological exploration, Carl Jung paved a path for the ones who sought awakening through the psychological arts to find awakening through the alchemical processes modeled within the very mind.
I have always known alchemy, even before I knew its name. Have you, too?