This interpretation further forwarded the view that alchemy is an art primarily concerned with spiritual enlightenment or illumination, as opposed to the physical manipulation of apparatus and chemicals, and claims that the obscure language of the alchemical texts were an allegorical guise for spiritual, moral or mystical processes.
ðɪs ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən fˈɜːðɚ fˈɔːɹwɚdᵻd ðə vjˈuː ðæt ˈælkəmi ɪz ɐn ˈɑːɹt pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli kənsˈɜːnd wɪð spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩mənt ɔːɹ ɪlˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən, æz əpˈoʊzd tə ðə fˈɪzɪkəl mənˌɪpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv ˌæpɚɹˈæɾəs ænd kˈɛmɪkəlz, ænd klˈeɪmz ðætðɪ əbskjˈʊɹ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ælkˈɛmɪkəl tˈɛksts wɜːɹ ɐn ˌælɪɡˈɔːɹɪkəl ɡˈaɪz fɔːɹ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl, mˈɔːɹəl ɔːɹ mˈɪstɪkəl pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz.