Spas / Skin Caretag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12504802008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00New, tips and products for the spa.TypePadThe Alchemy of Facial Renewal, Part 1tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-319462009-05-01T12:00:32-07:002009-05-01T12:00:07-07:00The pursuit of alchemy is one of the more profound legacies of the ancient world, one that encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. One suggested etymology of the modern English word alchemy is from the Arabic word al-kimia, derived from al-Khem. Contact between China and the Arabic world may have resulted In the transmission of alchemical writings to the East. In the early Tang Dynasty (8th century CE), the word kiem-yak describe the "golden liquor" that was the essence of immortality.By Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc, Dipl. Ac., MS, MM and MichelAngelo , MFA, CTMThe pursuit of alchemy is one of the more profound legacies of the ancient world, one that encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. One suggested etymology of the modern English word alchemy is from the Arabic word al-kimia, derived from al-Khem. Contact between China and the Arabic world may have resulted In the transmission of alchemical writings to the East. In the early Tang Dynasty (8th century CE), the word kiem-yak describe the "golden liquor" that was the essence of immortality.