Alchemy The Alchemist

Alchemy The Alchemist

A dream was bothering Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd. He has the dream every time he slept under a sycamore tree that grows out of an abandoned church. In the dream, a small boy tells him to look for treasure at the bottom of the pyramids in Egypt. Santiago talked to a gypsy to interpret the dream, and told him to go to Egypt. An old man called Melchizedek claimed to be King of Salem, and repeated what the gypsy said; that it is his 'Personal Legend' to go to the pyramids. Melchizedek convinces Santiago to sell his sheep and go to Tangier. When Santiago arrived, he's robbed, forcing him to work for a man that sells crystals. The merchant taught Santiago lessons, and Santiago encouraged him to take risks with his business. Santiago finally became wealthy.

Santiago decided to use the wages to continue on his 'Personal Legend': to find the magical treasure. While he was in the Sahara Desert, he met an Englishman who wanted to be an alchemist. He then learned that the secret of alchemy is written on an Emerald Tablet. The greatest creation of alchemy is the Master Work, which is called the Philosopher's Stone that can turn lead to gold, the Elixir of Life. Santiago learned that the Englishman was traveling to Al–Fayoum, where a powerful, 200–year–old alchemist lived, to ask him about his work.

The caravan had ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...A tribe of Arabs caught them, days before getting to the pyramids. To save their lives, the alchemist told the tribe that Santiago would turn into wind soon. Santiago was scared because he didn't know how he was going to do it, but he spent days studying the desert. On the third day, he 'communicated' with the wind and the sun and told them to create a sandstorm. He then prayed, and during the worst of the storm he vanished. Santiago reappeared on the other side of the camp, and the tribesmen, terrified by the power of the storm and by Santiago's 'powers', let them

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