Who is Nicholas Flamel?
We’ve all heard of Nicholas Flamel, the famous character from J.K. Rowling’s first book, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Nicholas Flamel was the wizard who possessed the Sorcerer’s Stone containing an elixir that gave one eternal life. But there is nothing mythical about Nicholas Flamel. He was an alchemist born near Paris, France in 1330. He was the only known person to have created what is known as the Philosopher’s Stone. He was a bookseller by trade and was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to learn to read and write. He married a widow who was older than him named Pernelle. It is said that the Philosopher’s Stone was made of a mythical material called carmot. Carmot was deep red in color and was used to facilitate transformations while practicing alchemy. Alchemy is the study of spiritual discipline and the philosophical examination of nature. The stone contained a liquid that would give one eternal life and was believed at one time to be the Holy Grail. It was sai
