It’s weird though, because with this take, we end up moving away from the core principles of alchemy and Hermeticism and into Abrahamic, monotheistic traditions, which rely on dogma that in a sense, can’t be questioned. The idea of divine assistance in conception feels much more aligned with Christian mysticism and esoteric Catholic traditions, whereas I see the core findings of alchemy and Hermetic philosophy as something else entirely—something more rooted in self-transformation and the mechanics of reality rather than divine intervention.

Not to say I don’t believe there can but truth in the latter, but as someone who takes a omnist approach in my spiritual and religious beliefs I see truth in all spiritual traditions. But I think it’s important to recognise the difference between systems that focus on personal transformation and those that lean more on divine intervention. Alchemy and Hermeticism, at their core, feel more about internal transmutation and understanding the mechanics of reality, whereas Abrahamic traditions tend to frame things through divine will. That’s not to say one is more valid than the other—just that they approach the same fundamental truths in different ways. For me, it’s not about picking one over the other but understanding how they all weave together.