September 19, 2008, Release of Igor
Alchemy:
Alchemy was known as the spagyric art after Greek words meaning to separate and to join together. Alchemy, a part of the Occult Tradition, is both a philosophy and a practice with an ultimately unknown aim, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties.
The best-known goals of the List of alchemists were the transmutation of common metals into Gold" called Chrysopoeia or Silver (less well known is plant alchemy, or "Spagyric"; the creation of a Panacea (medicine) or the Elixir of life, a remedy that supposedly would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely; and the discovery of a Alkahest,universal solvent.
Alchemical symbolism has been occasionally used by psychologists and philosophers. Carl Jung reexamined alchemical symbolism and theory and began to show the inner meaning of alchemical work as a spiritual path.In his interpretation, alchemy was the vessel by which Gnosticism survived its various purges into the Renaissance. In this sense, Jung viewed alchemy as comparable to a Yoga of the East. The practice of Alchemy seemed to change the mind and spirit of the Alchemist. His interpretation of Chinese alchemical texts in terms of his analytical psychology also served the function of comparing Eastern and Western alchemical imagery and core concepts and hence its possible inner sources.
The Mad Scientist:
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus novel written by the British author Mary Shelley, brought fourth the modern Mad Scientist archetype into the cosmic consciousness.
The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man (Sons of God), but larger than average and more powerful (Nephilim). In popular culture, people have tended to refer to Frankenstein's monster as "Frankenstein", despite this being the name of the scientist. It was also a warning against the "over-reaching" of modern man and the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. During a telling Shelley did of Frankenstein, she referred to the creature as Adam (Bible).
Shelley was referring to the First man or woman in the Garden of Eden, as in her epigraph: "Did I request thee, Maker from my clay To mould Me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? A possible interpretation of the name Victor derives from Paradise Lost by John Milton, a great influence on Shelley (a quotation from Paradise Lost is on the opening page of Frankenstein and Shelley even allows the monster himself to read it). Milton frequently refers to God as "the Victor" in Paradise Lost, and Shelley sees Victor as playing God by creating life. In addition to this, Shelley's portrayal of the monster owes much to the character of Satan in Paradise Lost; indeed, the monster says, after reading the epic poem, that he empathizes with Satan's role in the story.
Modern Prometheus is the novel's subtitle. Prometheus, in some versions of Greek mythology, was the Titan (mythology)" who created mankind. It was also Prometheus who took fire from heaven and gave it to man. Zeus eternally punished Prometheus by fixing him to a rock where each day a predatory bird came to devour his liver, only for the liver to regrow the next day; ready for the bird to come again. Prometheus was also a myth told in Latin but was a very different story. In this version Prometheus makes man from clay and water, again a very relevant theme to Frankenstein as Victor rebels against the laws of nature and as a result is punished by his creation. Prometheus' relation to the novel can be interpreted in a number of ways. The Titan in the Greek mythology of Prometheus parallels Victor Frankenstein. Victor's work by creating man by new means reflects the same innovative work of the Titan in creating humans. Victor, in a way, stole the secret of creation from God just as the Titan stole fire from heaven to give to man. Both the Titan and Victor get punished for their actions. Victor is reprimanded by suffering the loss of those close to him and having the dread of himself getting killed by his creation.
For Mary Shelley, Prometheus was not a hero but a devil, whom she blamed for bringing fire to man and thereby seducing the human race to the vice of eating meat (fire brought cooking which brought hunting and killing). Support for this claim may be reflected in Chapter 17 of the novel, where the monster speaks to Victor Frankenstein: "My food is not that of man; I do not destroy the lamb and the kid to glut my appetite; acorns and berries afford me sufficient nourishment." For Romance era artists in general, Prometheus' gift to man compared with the two great utopian promises of the 18th century: the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, containing both great promise and potentially unknown horrors.
Mad scientists are usually among the first fictional characters in mainstream media (movies, TV, written stories) to introduce a newly-developed concept of science to the mainstream public. In the Pulp magazine era, mad scientists were building rocket ships to travel to the Moon, Mars, and other planets. When World War II popularized the existence of "radiation" and its mysterious consequences, mad scientists built nuclear bombs and radiation-powered machines and mutated monsters. By the time the 21st century debuted, mad scientists of the time were experimenting with Nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and similar sciences. As a fictional archetype, the mad scientist can be seen as representing the fear of the unknown, and the consequences that will result when humanity dares to meddle with “things that are best left unknown”. Similarly, the tendency of the mad scientist to place himself in the role of God may be an extension of the differences between religion and science. This is reflected by the recurring role of the mad scientist as a God-like creator, as many fantastic beasts and monsters have been birthed in their laboratories. In the 1931 film Frankenstein (1931 film), when the monster is brought to life, its creator cries out: “Now I know what it feels like to be God!”. This statement was considered controversial enough for the line to be Censorship.
August 28, 2008, Release of Babylon A.D
The story revolves around a women named Aurora. Aurora was a fetus, enhanced by using a supercomputer to 'implant' intelligence into her brain. The Noelite group had sponsored the creation of Aurora to become pregnant at a certain time in order to use her as a "vessel" for twin babies with almost supernatural intelligence, designed to be the next step in human evolution. The apparent 'virgin birth' and the powers of her children were supposed to provide a manufactured 'miracle' to boost membership of the Noelites.
September 16, 2008, Fringe Season 1 Episode 2: "The Same Old Story"
Now with the recent show Fringe, we are also given our new mad alchemist with Dr. Walter Bishop who worked for a secret government program which involved pseudo-science, nicknamed Fringe science, His son Peter in the pilot as refers to his father being a Doctor Frankenstein.
The second episode in the series was entitled "The Same Old Story"
Plot:
After a newborn baby rapidly ages into an 80-year old man, Fringe division agent Olivia Dunham and consultants Peter and Walter Bishop investigate. They tie the case to the murders of young women, who have all had their pituitary glands removed. It is revealed that Dr. Claus Penrose, an expert in progeria, is working to help his son Christopherstay alive, as he suffers from rapid aging syndrome.
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This episode new technique method conquering was to read the retinal responses from a woman's last images before death. This isn't the first time this technique has been used on-screen, as it was in the Wild Wild West movie.
June 30, 1999, Release of Wild Wild West
Kenneth
Branagh who plays Dr. Arliss Loveless, symbolized by the Spider,
also played Victor Frankenstein in 1994 adaptation.
:Gene
Wilder
Mostly known as Willy Wonka. The mad scientist of sugary treats also played Victor Frankenstein in the 1974 adaptation of the book.
And of the more famous sad scientists was Dr. Jekyll who created Mr. Hyde, which also was parodied in Nutty Professor 1 & 11 by Eddie Murphy.
Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who
aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the
rest of the evil science community.
Alchemy:
Alchemy was known as the spagyric art after Greek words meaning to separate and to join together. Alchemy, a part of the Occult Tradition, is both a philosophy and a practice with an ultimately unknown aim, involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of several substances described as possessing unusual properties.
The best-known goals of the List of alchemists were the transmutation of common metals into Gold" called Chrysopoeia or Silver (less well known is plant alchemy, or "Spagyric"; the creation of a Panacea (medicine) or the Elixir of life, a remedy that supposedly would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely; and the discovery of a Alkahest,universal solvent.
Alchemical symbolism has been occasionally used by psychologists and philosophers. Carl Jung reexamined alchemical symbolism and theory and began to show the inner meaning of alchemical work as a spiritual path.In his interpretation, alchemy was the vessel by which Gnosticism survived its various purges into the Renaissance. In this sense, Jung viewed alchemy as comparable to a Yoga of the East. The practice of Alchemy seemed to change the mind and spirit of the Alchemist. His interpretation of Chinese alchemical texts in terms of his analytical psychology also served the function of comparing Eastern and Western alchemical imagery and core concepts and hence its possible inner sources.
The Mad Scientist:
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus novel written by the British author Mary Shelley, brought fourth the modern Mad Scientist archetype into the cosmic consciousness.
The title of the novel refers to a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who learns how to create life and creates a being in the likeness of man (Sons of God), but larger than average and more powerful (Nephilim). In popular culture, people have tended to refer to Frankenstein's monster as "Frankenstein", despite this being the name of the scientist. It was also a warning against the "over-reaching" of modern man and the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. During a telling Shelley did of Frankenstein, she referred to the creature as Adam (Bible).
Shelley was referring to the First man or woman in the Garden of Eden, as in her epigraph: "Did I request thee, Maker from my clay To mould Me man? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? A possible interpretation of the name Victor derives from Paradise Lost by John Milton, a great influence on Shelley (a quotation from Paradise Lost is on the opening page of Frankenstein and Shelley even allows the monster himself to read it). Milton frequently refers to God as "the Victor" in Paradise Lost, and Shelley sees Victor as playing God by creating life. In addition to this, Shelley's portrayal of the monster owes much to the character of Satan in Paradise Lost; indeed, the monster says, after reading the epic poem, that he empathizes with Satan's role in the story.
Modern Prometheus is the novel's subtitle. Prometheus, in some versions of Greek mythology, was the Titan (mythology)" who created mankind. It was also Prometheus who took fire from heaven and gave it to man. Zeus eternally punished Prometheus by fixing him to a rock where each day a predatory bird came to devour his liver, only for the liver to regrow the next day; ready for the bird to come again. Prometheus was also a myth told in Latin but was a very different story. In this version Prometheus makes man from clay and water, again a very relevant theme to Frankenstein as Victor rebels against the laws of nature and as a result is punished by his creation. Prometheus' relation to the novel can be interpreted in a number of ways. The Titan in the Greek mythology of Prometheus parallels Victor Frankenstein. Victor's work by creating man by new means reflects the same innovative work of the Titan in creating humans. Victor, in a way, stole the secret of creation from God just as the Titan stole fire from heaven to give to man. Both the Titan and Victor get punished for their actions. Victor is reprimanded by suffering the loss of those close to him and having the dread of himself getting killed by his creation.
For Mary Shelley, Prometheus was not a hero but a devil, whom she blamed for bringing fire to man and thereby seducing the human race to the vice of eating meat (fire brought cooking which brought hunting and killing). Support for this claim may be reflected in Chapter 17 of the novel, where the monster speaks to Victor Frankenstein: "My food is not that of man; I do not destroy the lamb and the kid to glut my appetite; acorns and berries afford me sufficient nourishment." For Romance era artists in general, Prometheus' gift to man compared with the two great utopian promises of the 18th century: the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, containing both great promise and potentially unknown horrors.
Mad scientists are usually among the first fictional characters in mainstream media (movies, TV, written stories) to introduce a newly-developed concept of science to the mainstream public. In the Pulp magazine era, mad scientists were building rocket ships to travel to the Moon, Mars, and other planets. When World War II popularized the existence of "radiation" and its mysterious consequences, mad scientists built nuclear bombs and radiation-powered machines and mutated monsters. By the time the 21st century debuted, mad scientists of the time were experimenting with Nanotechnology, genetic engineering, and similar sciences. As a fictional archetype, the mad scientist can be seen as representing the fear of the unknown, and the consequences that will result when humanity dares to meddle with “things that are best left unknown”. Similarly, the tendency of the mad scientist to place himself in the role of God may be an extension of the differences between religion and science. This is reflected by the recurring role of the mad scientist as a God-like creator, as many fantastic beasts and monsters have been birthed in their laboratories. In the 1931 film Frankenstein (1931 film), when the monster is brought to life, its creator cries out: “Now I know what it feels like to be God!”. This statement was considered controversial enough for the line to be Censorship.
August 28, 2008, Release of Babylon A.D
The story revolves around a women named Aurora. Aurora was a fetus, enhanced by using a supercomputer to 'implant' intelligence into her brain. The Noelite group had sponsored the creation of Aurora to become pregnant at a certain time in order to use her as a "vessel" for twin babies with almost supernatural intelligence, designed to be the next step in human evolution. The apparent 'virgin birth' and the powers of her children were supposed to provide a manufactured 'miracle' to boost membership of the Noelites.
September 16, 2008, Fringe Season 1 Episode 2: "The Same Old Story"
Now with the recent show Fringe, we are also given our new mad alchemist with Dr. Walter Bishop who worked for a secret government program which involved pseudo-science, nicknamed Fringe science, His son Peter in the pilot as refers to his father being a Doctor Frankenstein.
The second episode in the series was entitled "The Same Old Story"
Plot:
After a newborn baby rapidly ages into an 80-year old man, Fringe division agent Olivia Dunham and consultants Peter and Walter Bishop investigate. They tie the case to the murders of young women, who have all had their pituitary glands removed. It is revealed that Dr. Claus Penrose, an expert in progeria, is working to help his son Christopherstay alive, as he suffers from rapid aging syndrome.
This episode new technique method conquering was to read the retinal responses from a woman's last images before death. This isn't the first time this technique has been used on-screen, as it was in the Wild Wild West movie.
June 30, 1999, Release of Wild Wild West
The two best hired guns in the West must save President Grant from the clutches of a 19th century inventor-villain.
also played Victor Frankenstein in 1994 adaptation.
Mostly known as Willy Wonka. The mad scientist of sugary treats also played Victor Frankenstein in the 1974 adaptation of the book.
And of the more famous sad scientists was Dr. Jekyll who created Mr. Hyde, which also was parodied in Nutty Professor 1 & 11 by Eddie Murphy.
June 29, 1996 - July 28, 2000, Release of Nutty Professor Films
The first movie has Sherman Klump inventing a weight-loss potion and the second film see Klump working with the fountain of youth.
The first movie has Sherman Klump inventing a weight-loss potion and the second film see Klump working with the fountain of youth.
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