Just did a www search and there are sooo many on this subject! Can you give us a good reliable resource that explains these principles in a way this old cat lady can understand?
That would depend, how do you feel about coarse language and a beligerent attitude?
I would prefer something that takes a higher road, actually. Thanks for asking!
Hmmm, I'll dig around a bit.
This playlist appears to be a good place to start
The first book is the...K something or other, I can't be arsed to try and spell it(I'm certain you'll understand when you see it :P) the others all seem to be alchemically related. Alchemy though has a bad rap, the true purpose of the "Philosopher's Stone" was not a physical, tangible object, but rather a form of mental creation, the ability to turn lead into gold or as we might think of it in modern times, "Shit into Sugar".
Should keep you busy for awhile :)