stackyFACTSTurning actual lead into literal gold was apparently just a cover story for massive personal development.
Turning actual lead into literal gold was apparently just a cover story for massive personal development. Spiritual alchemists claim the real laboratory is the human soul, and the goal is to burn away heavy, base character flaws to reveal golden, enlightened consciousness. It is a brilliant pivot: when you fail to create physical riches in a crucible, just claim the real gold was the character you built along the way.
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