Does anyone Else believe in the philosopher's stone?

In Alchemical texts, there is a large amount of symbolism and metaphor. They come fom the hard days of the Inquisition, and the burning years, when it wasn't safe, and things were best kept hidden.

Is there a real stone? I don't *think* so, Alchemy was about transformation, and it is probably a symbol for one of the ultimate transmutations. Then again, there may actually be a real stone, something that was a result of the Alchemical process. With Alchemy, it's hard to say what was meant by some of the old texts...

I believe in the Philosopher's Stone only as a metaphor for the Alchemical process of transmutation. It is also the metaphor for the Mystic's Journey through life...and beyond. But as a real stone? Fuggedaboudit! :-)

No but there is a Harry Potter book about a sorcerers stone that I thought was pretty much the same thing.

No,

But I believe that you need to get out more.