Herms Trismegestus/Alchemy

1. The Alchemy is the origin of the today’s science, which are metal engineering and metal chemistry. The basic idea of the Alchemy is that create new metal, such as gold, by mixing two metals. This idea of the Alchemy is base of the traditional science, chemistry. At the time, people believe that if they combine two metals, it will become silver or gold. However, early 19th century, it was discovered that the gold was not able to make from combination of other metals. The Alchemy is related with idea of the astrology. The astrology studies in relationship with star and human being. On the other hand, the alchemy studies in relationship with the object on the earth and human being. Both are based on the idea of sign from the sky and the earth. The magic is based on the idea which affect the natural event with mystic power that human being does not have. The magic is not based on the power of the god. People believe if they combine some objects, it will have a mystic power which will display or behave fantastic things. The huge difference between magic and traditional science is result. Both have a same idea that combines the objects. However, the magic come with fantastic staff, which human being is not able to do. The traditional science comes with more real staff, which wishes to become the silver or gold.

2. The origin of a word “Holistic” is “whole”. Therefore, holistic medicine considers the relationship with whole condition of the patient, which is characteristic, environment, pattern of disease, mental and physical status. The holistic medicine is the pursuit of releasing of stress and well being of patient. General idea of medicine considers the human body as “organic machine”, which is physical structure and organ system. If the machine is not working property, the doctor tries to find out the solution from material and mental level. However, the effort of understanding the human body in pure biochemical and system machine is ignore the basic idea of human life. In the Holistic medicine field, it is the important that the balance, constancy and health. Such a balance is the life energy which allows moving the human body. If the human body damaged physically, mentally and emotionally, the balance of the human body lose the balance and become illness. Human body basically tried to cure the illness by itself. However, if the human body gets serious damage or continuously feels pain, then the human body needs to get the treatment.

3. The human being always desire to live forever and is afraid to death. However, the live or die is the territory of the god. The god decided the human’s fate. However, people have been studies how to live longer. There are some of the evidences that human being’s effort to against aging and live forever. The first evidence is the aging cosmetics or plastic surgery. Women often use the wrinkle free cosmetics to reduce their wrinkle or do the removal wrinkle surgery. Men use the hair restorer to regain or keep their hair. These are effort of keeping young and against the time passing by. The second evidence is the reproduction. The human reproduction is prohibited in most, all of the countries because it violates the territory of the god. Currently only the animal reproduction has been allowed. There are reproduced dog, cow, cat, pig, sheep and goat. The human reproduction also uses same technology that animal reproduction used. However, it is not ethical thing to do. Also, the percentage of the success in reproduction is very low. These two evidences are the effort of human being fought with the death and desire to live forever.