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Patrick Harpur | Unpacking The Paranormal, Our Daimonic Reality, Myth, & Alchemy
Helvetius and the Golden Calf Sighting
A story from the 17th-century scientist Helvetius is recounted, involving a 1666 visit from a stranger who provided a piece of the Philosopher's Stone. After Helvetius's wife threw the substance into a fire, it reportedly turned into the purest gold, a claim later investigated by the philosopher Leibniz. Harper notes that in that era, the transmutation of metals was considered a plausible scientific process.