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John Emslie, A Chart of the Heavens, c. 1850.
The Palace of Bhaishajyaguru on Mount Meru in The Cosmic Ocean
Dreamtime
Alchemy unified various fields of science; chemical experimentation would also include variables such as astrology, mythology, spirituality and ritual. To the alchemist, what was practiced in the laboratory would correspond to movements of the cosmos and even other dimensions.