ALCHEMIST VOCABULARY

PEOPLE - KING OF SALEM

• The King, Melchizedek, says he comes from Salem
• Salem is short for Jerusalem, so supposedly he's the King of Jerusalem

SETTING - TARIFA

• Tarifa is a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia
• Located on the southernmost coast of Spain
• Directly south across the sea lies Morocco, Africa

SYMBOL - SACRED HEART OF JESUS

• A famous image of Roman-Catholicism
• Devotion to the Sacred Heart is a practice
• Jesus Christ's physical heart represents his divine love for humanity