Part 1: NW Herb Symposium Lecture- Alchemical Theory

I had the pleasure of teaching a few workshops at the 2015 NW Herb Symposium on Whidbey Island, Washington. I decided to do a 2 part series on alchemy and spagyrics the first class covering basic theory of alchemy, and the second going into some of the practical applications of that overarching theory. Here is the first video in that series. Invalid YouTube URL Click here to watch the 2nd video in the series!

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