As the language of the alchemists is analyzed, historians are becoming more aware of the intellectual connections between that discipline and other facets of Western cultural history, such as the evolution of science and philosophy, the sociology and psychology of the intellectual communities, kabbalism, spiritualism, Rosicrucianism, and other mystic movements.
æz ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ˈælkɪmˌɪsts ɪz ˈænɐlˌaɪzd, hɪstˈoːɹiənz ɑːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ mˈoːɹ ɐwˈɛɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl kənˈɛkʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ðæt dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ænd ˈʌðɚ fˈæsɪts ʌv wˈɛstɚn kˈʌltʃɚɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ʌv sˈaɪəns ænd fɪlˈɑːsəfi, ðə sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi ænd saɪkˈɑːlədʒi ʌvðɪ ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz, kˈæbəlˌɪzəm, spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəlˌɪzəm, ɹˌɑːsɪkɹˈuːʃiənˌɪzəm, ænd ˈʌðɚ mˈɪstɪk mˈuːvmənts.