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Alchemy was part of the hermetic tradition, and the claim is that the transformation of base metals into gold was symbolic of transforming and refining the alchemist's soul. One of the results of their experiments, apparently, was hermetic sealing, hence the name.
One tool for achieving this transformation was that well known example of the transatlantic divide, the philosopher's stone.
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