Alchemy in the Renaissance

Alchemy in the Renaissance

The Renaissance was the time of Discovery. Due to the studies of Plato and Aristotle prior to the Renaissance, the people during the Renaissance were interested in the relationship between Man and the Divine. Each role in the society had to think in account on how they could use the energies from the Cosmos in their studies. For Architects, the design had to be made in relation to Geometry and Symbolism, so that the people in the Architecture can experience the Cosmos in their Souls. Through seeing the Cosmos with the eyes, the Mind and Soul can experience it, and with the Body absorbing the Cosmos through the skin, the entire Body and Soul will be cured physically and mentally. By imprinting and memorizing the images in the Mind, the Third Eye can be opened, with which bringing the Soul closer to the Heavens.

When designing games, like how people from the Renaissance try to involve the Body and Soul in their designs, we have to immerse our players in the game ‘physically’ and ‘mentally’. Symbolism and images must play a large part in the game as it gives meaning to the game. Perhaps, the player can decipher the symbols and discover the secrets to the end prior to finishing the game. It makes the game more mysterious and enables more Discovery for the players.

The current Scientific way of thinking has lost the link with the Divine. Traditional Chinese Medicine has always been compared with Western Medicine. Western Medicine just subdues the symptoms at hand but is unable to cure the root of the problem. Traditional Chinese Medicine treats the Body by balancing the Yin and Yang, curing the root illness. Traditional Chinese Medicine, like Alchemy, uses the knowledge of the Divine and merges it with Science. The emphasis of treating the Body and the Soul is also shown through meditation and breathing. However, Science now denies that the Heavens relate to us as well. I think what Science lacks now is Belief. Belief is to trust and accept. I think that Belief can be a cure for anything, be it illnesses, relationship and others. If Scientists understands the importance of Belief, they can create cures that not only heal the Body, but Soul as well.