▲ 9 r/tea

Oversteeping?

Is it possible to "over-steep" one's tea? I know you can steep it for not long enough, but I was wondering if it can be steeped for too long as well, if that would also cause adverse effects.

I'm very new to tea.

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u/justexploring-shit — 5 days ago

Favorite menstruum for spagyric tinctures?

I know 190-proof grain alcohol is common, but I've also heard one can use water, vodka, vinegar, or more. Which do you, the practicing spagyrist reading this, like to use most?

Do the different bases work better or worse for some plants than others?

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u/justexploring-shit — 8 days ago

Somnigore?

I had a dream last night where I was at a mineral store and saw some fluorescent red selenite under a UV light labeled as ruby lol. I was like "... that is NOT ruby. That is blatantly selenite." to the person I was with

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u/justexploring-shit — 2 months ago
▲ 153 r/alchemy

Edited all these together myself! Some of them require more specific alchemical knowledge than others lol, feel free to ask for an explanation

u/justexploring-shit — 2 months ago
▲ 46 r/alchemy

Went to a Ren Faire with some family and was delighted to find some real-world alchemical stuff beyond just "potions and wizards"

I've been wanting a poster of that table of symbols for some time. I was thrilled when I spotted this metal placard for $20 USD! Then as soon as I saw the 4 elements and 4 qualities pendant at another booth, I just knew I needed it and snagged the Cabalistic tree of life pendant as well, for a total of $50 USD. The shop also had some cool recreations of historical astrolabes and sextants and such.

It was such a treat!

u/justexploring-shit — 2 months ago