reâ¢lapse. 1. to fall or slip back into a former state or practice: to relapse into silence. 2. to fall back into illness after convalescence or apparent recovery. 3. to fall back into wrongdoing or error.
Alchemy is the art of transmutation of energy and transmutation of self. It is a healing art and a path towards enlightenment before anything else. And yes it is still being practiced and taught today. Alchemy is the transformation of the soul, turning your dull inner light, into a bright gold like light.
Copper, in spiritual alchemy, represents experiences with love, sympathy and affection. The world would be a harsh, bleak land without the refining influence of copper. There would be no appreciation of beauty, no knowledge of harmony; none of the softer shading of life that soothe the sting of adversity.