Bro, it isn't about transmuting metal into gold. That's just a surface level distraction to hide the truth from the normies. It's about PERSONAL transmutation of energy into spiritual gold.
Someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. (Can also be formed as "saleswoman" or "salesperson.")
"I find it hard to believe anyone would fall for those snake oil salesmen on TV selling holistic medicines and therapies."
"A lot of people have been swayed by the presidential candidate's plan for economic growth, but if you ask me, she sounds like a snake oil saleswoman"
Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam. Similarly, "snake oil salesman" is a common expression used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution.[1] The term comes from the "snake oil" that used to be sold as a cure-all elixir for many kinds of physiological problems. Many 19th-century United States and 18th-century European entrepreneurs advertised and sold mineral oil (often mixed with various active and inactive household herbs, spices, drugs, and compounds, but containing no snake-derived substances whatsoever) as "snake oil liniment", making claims about its efficacy as a panacea. Patent medicines that claimed to be a panacea were extremely common from the 18th century until the 20th, particularly among vendors masking addictive drugs such as cocaine, amphetamine, alcohol and opium-based concoctions or elixirs, to be sold at medicine shows as medication or products promoting health.
Each of the people I listed are very well spoken highly regarded individuals. Especially McKenna and Hall. If you've never listened to any of their lectures or read any of their material you are doing yourself a disservice.
They are good people.
Yelling SNAKE OIL SNAKE OIL SNOPES SAYS THEY ARE SNAKE OIL doesn't make you smart.
What specifically have they said that you think is snake oil?
Have you read ANY of the Gnostic Hermetic books that Alchemy is sourced on or is a definition on dictionary.com your only knowledge of the topic?
Bro, it isn't about transmuting metal into gold. That's just a surface level distraction to hide the truth from the normies. It's about PERSONAL transmutation of energy into spiritual gold.
Source?
Here is an excellent talk on the subject:
Dr. Joseph Farrell - Hidden Patterns of Creation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXibJ5An1ZA
More stuff:
Stephan Hoeller - Transforming the self. Jung psychology and alchemy. - https://youtu.be/JKGhTWOp614
Terence McKenna ~ Alchemy & The Hermetic Corpus ~ May 1991 ~ Workshop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzjrl24aHiQ&t=80s
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One more for ya:
Spiritual Alchemy and the Great Work (by Manly P. Hall) Lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NghB_YEA68A
https://youtu.be/sZKpeu7f8Zc ( 4 seconds )
Sources... not snake oil.
Dr. Joseph Patrick Farrell / Doctorate in Patristics
https://gizadeathstar.com/about/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patristics
Stephan Hoeller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_A._Hoeller
Terence McKenna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna
Manly P. Hall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly_P._Hall
Snake oil salesman
Someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. (Can also be formed as "saleswoman" or "salesperson.")
"I find it hard to believe anyone would fall for those snake oil salesmen on TV selling holistic medicines and therapies."
"A lot of people have been swayed by the presidential candidate's plan for economic growth, but if you ask me, she sounds like a snake oil saleswoman"
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/snake-oil+salesman
Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam. Similarly, "snake oil salesman" is a common expression used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution.[1] The term comes from the "snake oil" that used to be sold as a cure-all elixir for many kinds of physiological problems. Many 19th-century United States and 18th-century European entrepreneurs advertised and sold mineral oil (often mixed with various active and inactive household herbs, spices, drugs, and compounds, but containing no snake-derived substances whatsoever) as "snake oil liniment", making claims about its efficacy as a panacea. Patent medicines that claimed to be a panacea were extremely common from the 18th century until the 20th, particularly among vendors masking addictive drugs such as cocaine, amphetamine, alcohol and opium-based concoctions or elixirs, to be sold at medicine shows as medication or products promoting health.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_oil
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Each of the people I listed are very well spoken highly regarded individuals. Especially McKenna and Hall. If you've never listened to any of their lectures or read any of their material you are doing yourself a disservice.
They are good people.
Yelling SNAKE OIL SNAKE OIL SNOPES SAYS THEY ARE SNAKE OIL doesn't make you smart.
What specifically have they said that you think is snake oil?
Have you read ANY of the Gnostic Hermetic books that Alchemy is sourced on or is a definition on dictionary.com your only knowledge of the topic?