[THE eXchanger]

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Alchemical symbols ~ Alchemy Symbols

1775~Torbern Bergman~Dissertation
Elective Affinities.

Alchemical symbols,
whereoriginally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy,
they were used to denote some elements, as well, as, some compounds until the 18th century.

Style/and, symbols can vary between alchemists,
(so, we will try to stick to the common ones)

The Three Primes or TRiA PRIMA
(according to Paracelsus)

Sulfur (The omni_present spirit of life)

Mercury (The connection of fluid that eXists between The High and The Low)

Salt (base matter)

The Four Basic Elements
aka Mundane Elements

Fire

Water

Earth

Air

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There are also Ether Elements:

plus 5, 6, 7

The Triad of The Ether
The Trinity of The Ether
aka The Trine of The Ether

by Susan / The eXchanger

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There are Seven planetary metals (main ones)

There are Astrological Symbols/or Glyphs which represent
the Sun, Moon, Pluto and planets,
including the Earth, in Western astrology.

Planetary metals were "dominated" or "ruled"
by one of the seven planets known by the ancients.

Gold dominated by Sol ☉ ☼ sol=sun
Silver dominated by Luna ☽ luna=moon
Copper dominated by Venus ♀
Iron dominated by Mars ♂
Tin dominated by Jupiter ♃
Mercury (quicksilver) dominated by Mercury ☿
Lead dominated by Saturn ♄

The planets Uranus and Neptune
along with, Pluto (the dwarf planet) were NOT discovered
back in the time, alchemy was widely practiced,
and, thus, are NOT part of traditional alchemical symbols.

Some of the modern alchemists
consider the symbols for these planets to represent
the radioactive metals which are:
uranium, neptunium and plutonium, respectively.

Also, John Dee, devised the Monas Hieroglyphica
which has many alchemical symbols,
as, well as, plantery metal glyphs.

12 core alchemical processes

Decomposition through Oxidation (Aries )
Decomposition through Digestion (Leo )
Decomposition through Fermentation/Putrefaction (Capricorn)
Modification through Congelation/Coagulation (Taurus )
Modification through Fixation (Gemini )
Modification through Ceration (Sagittarius )
Separation through Distillation (Virgo )
Separation through Sublimation (Libra )
Separation through Filtration (Scorpio )
Union through Solution (Cancer )
Union through Multiplication (Aquarius )
Union through Projection (Pisces )

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"Squaring the Circle": an alchemical glyph (17th c.)
of the creation of the Philosopher's Stone
.Antimony ♁
Arsenic
Bismuth
Boron
Magnesium ⊛
Phosphorus
Platinum ☽ ☉
Potassium
Stone
Sulfur
Zinc
[edit] Alchemical compounds
Sal ammoniac *
Aqua Fortis A.F.
Aqua Regia A.R.
Spirit of Wine S.V.
Amalgama
Cinnabar (Mercury sulfide)
Vitriol

A table of alchemical symbols
from Basil Valentine’s The Last Will and Testament,
1670 ce