Great thoughts on the alchemy, something I am fairly familiar with, but never really applied to Lost…

I pursued the avenue of Alchemy, because of the science vs faith aspects in Lost. It just seemed to fit in.

The history between Jacob and Nemesis dates far back in time, where these practices were used. Alchemists were revered and respected in the Ancient Temples.

Im not sure how much alchemy has been discussed here, I dont remember seing much about it…but that is a great statement to bring to light.

I do feel that this season we will see ‘magic’ happen on Lost in a more unexplainable manner. At least from laws that we know in our universe.

I do believe that the island will be explained as a source for what we know as ‘magic’ or unexplained phenomena…and would love to see Lost delve deeper into the post of alchemy.

Great thoughts on this post…

Ancient alchemists took precious metals and hammered away at them to transform them into other materials. The symbolism of ‘transformation’ was also spiritual in nature.

We can look at what has happened with ‘the losties’ own personal ‘spiritual’ transformations since their arrival on ‘the island’ and find the symbolism present.

Jacob’s statements to Hurley regarding Jack, requiring further ‘perspective’, is very reminiscent to me, of this.

Great idea…thanks for your input!

The part that intrigued me was:

“Alchemy is a Science of Soul that results from an understanding of God, Nature, and Man”

What if we evolve this to:

God = Jacob

Nature = Smoke monster

Man = the candidate (jack)

What if all of this is an experiment by alchemists to view this trinity in action. It is about the underlying fabric of life itself.

Anyway, great stuff.

I think whatever this ‘end’ is, it will involve some form of sacrifice on behalf of one or more of ‘the losties’, in order to save mankind. I can’t fathom what this ‘end’ involves in terms of a disaster, etc.

I can’t even make any guesses as to what that might be. I still think that it might be too early on for any big reveals in that direction, but am hoping that we will get some type of answers that may put us in a better position to theorize on the possibilities, at least.

I mean, if a moon sized meteor is on it’s way to Earth, there’s nothing a Lostie could do to save us all (you wouldn’t think). So maybe the source of “the end” is island related, like “Jacob or MIB” related. My guess is still that one of those two are wanting humanity to end.

Maybe tonight’s episode will shed some light on the BIG picture for once.

This is an area where I believe the writers can really exercise their creative talents and present all kinds of twists and turns.

We have all noted that it appears in the ‘Flash Sideways’ life that the lives of everyone on the surface seem to be idyllic.

Having said that, expect that ‘choice’ is what will throw a ‘proverbial’ monkey-wrench into the mix.

I hope somebody will take on the task of posting a theory on this topic, as I think some of those ideas might surface.

Thanks for your comment and interest!

How this all correlates with what they are getting at in this show has yet to be fully understood. We may find out that no matter what happens in any given parallel timeline, it always ends the same no matter what…..

Another post of yours got me thinking again. I appreciate it.

If you haven’t looked up David Deutsch, separately, please do. You will find his contributions an exciting addition.

I did find and make the connection on David Wallace to the Many Worlds Interpretation after last weeks episode.

I felt it was important to understand the inner workings of The Lighthouse and share that information, albeit not an easy undertaking. I am certain this will be of value in future.

Thanks for your interest and your very generous comments. It’s greatly appreciated!