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Previous | Home | NextParacelsus attempted in vain to understand the "invisible influences" which were ascribed to magic, and he could only describe phenomena in alchemical or astrological terms. However, he had the insight to utilize experimentation in his quest — and thus was involved in the birth of "natural magic," i.e. science. He urged alchemists to stop searching for the philosopher's stone and ways to make gold, and instead to find true medicines. As he hungered for answers that were beyond his grasp, he raised the dignity of chemistry by removing it from the alchemist's forge and by demonstrating its necessity for medicine.
