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In the spring of 2024, while I was busy exploring the fundamental role of lithium in living organisms, I received an invitation to the Greek island of Kos. There I had the honor of participating as a guest speaker at a naturopathy conference—in the homeland of Hippocrates (c. 460–370 BC), arguably the most famous physician in antiquity. The conference culminated in a solemn ceremony at the world-famous Asclepieion. At this historic site, where medical treatments based on Hippocrates’s teachings were already being performed in the fourth century BC, the conference participants were to receive their certificates of attendance between the stillpreserved columns and statues, just as, over two thousand years ago, physicians received their diplomas upon completing their training as holistic practitioners. When I entered the historic site that day for the first time in my life, I was immediately gripped by an overwhelming, physical sensation that had been completely unknown to me until then and that can hardly be put into words. Past experiences came to mind. I saw myself again on the edge of the mighty Grand Canyon and the mystical-looking summit of Kilimanjaro appeared before my mind’s eye. These had undoubtedly been great, moving experiences. But the feeling that the Asclepieion evoked in me was, in a way, quite extraordinary. I felt a deep connection with the history of this place, which continues to have a powerful impact on the present. An incredible energy filled me and I felt an overwhelming need to be part of the revival of this ancient medical knowledge that this special place represents. I realized that lithium, which I was very interested in, could be an effective means to this end and possibly the basis for systemic medicine’s long overdue renaissance. My thoughts had come full circle. I felt that I had recognized the meaning of the German doctor Gerlinde Nyncke’s (1925–2007) poetic quote: “The philosopher’s stone cannot be found with reason.”1 My earlier, purely logical efforts to discover the allimportant factor for a long and healthy life through analytical research had led me astray. Lithium now seemed to me to be, if only symbolically, the “philosopher’s stone” sought for ages—“symbolic” because I knew from my previous work that there could not, in principle, be one single factor guaranteeing a healthy and long life. But in that moment of emotional breakthrough, the mysterious descriptions of this philosopher’s stone, completely a mystery to me until then, suddenly took on a whole new, practical meaning: lithium may be the sought-after philosopher’s stone, but only because this trace element is exactly what most people still lack. I also found the coincidence remarkable that the name lithium is derived from the Greek word líthos, meaning stone. Indeed, for many generations, many people have been suffering, becoming ill, and dying from conditions of often severe and undetected lithium deficiency. Therefore, for countless people, lithium could indeed have effects expected from a philosopher’s stone, granting, among other things, unprecedented health, clarity, resilience, curiosity, or the courage for self-reflection—and, as I will show in this book, even a longer life and even greater opportunities for wisdom! However, due to its interdependence with the body, the mind can only develop optimally if the body doesn’t suffer from a single elementary deficiency. This applies to lithium as well. Lithium alone cannot magically compensate for other essential deficiencies. However, if one wants to find a real-world equivalent of the philosopher’s stone to keep with this symbol, it loses its concrete form. According to legend, it serves to cure and prevent diseases and should embody the principle that is proven to underlie true health: the elimination of all kinds of deficiencies. Seen in this light, this multifaceted “philosopher’s stone” can also be said to have a rejuvenating effect—after all, we age more quickly due to a chronic lack of essential vital substances, as well as a lack of intangible substances, for example when our soul lacks human warmth. In this interpretation, the growing wisdom that the stone bestows consists of recognizing our deficiencies at any given moment and then finding ways to remedy the respective deficiency. What we lack, and is therefore particularly beneficial to our health, when balanced, always makes our previously unattained health potential attainable for us.