# “My Immortal” As Alchemical Allegory | Slate Star Codex #Omnivore [Read on Omnivore](https://omnivore.app/me/my-immortal-as-alchemical-allegory-slate-star-codex-18da8a88732) [Read Original](https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/05/26/my-immortal-as-alchemical-allegory/) ## Highlights > long tradition of alchemical symbolism in which one produced the Stone by uniting the Rose (the feminine? the spirit? the consciousness?) and the Cross (the masculine? the material world? the body?). [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/my-immortal-as-alchemical-allegory-slate-star-codex-18da8a88732#7fc8500e-7b6d-4ef5-adfa-c70740ef46bc) ^7fc8500e