The Alchemical Dream: Rebirth of the Great Work Poster

The Alchemical Dream: Rebirth of the Great Work

Not Rated Documentary History Drama

Starring: Terence McKenna, John Claude

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
November 5, 2008
Ratings:
6.0 / 10
Director:
Maxine Rochlin & Morgan Harris
Companies:
Sacred Mysteries

Overview

Mystical, ephemeral and nearly lost to time, alchemy was a "magical theory of nature" widely held in pre-Enlightenment Europe. Author Terence McKenna portrays John Dee, court magician to Queen Elizabeth I, in this history of the discipline. McKenna discusses the role of the science as he travels to key sites in alchemic lore throughout Eastern Europe, including Heidelberg, home to the world's only contemporary alchemy lab.