Alchemy Symbols

[TeeDee]

I like to geek out a little every now and then and scrabble down a Rabbit hole - I'm not entirely sure what I was searching for when I came across this ( possibly cyphers ) but I'm glad I diverged. - I'm figuring a few others here may enjoy the meanings of these symbols of Alchemy.

Also possible to learn a few new things as well as admire the strange symbols.










HARTSHORN

Hartshorn - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

CERUSSE

Cerussite - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

REALGAR

Realgar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

PHILOSOPHERS SULPHUR

Red King (Sulfur)

CINNABAR

Cinnabar - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Anyhooo - I found/find it interesting.

 

[zornt]

I just may have to follow you down that rabbit hole.
I love this archaine stuff.
Had a friend who was a WICCAN Pristess and she dabbled into this sort of stuff.
Jon

 

[Toddy]

Bit like 'eye of newt' was really mustard seeds
Keeps your recipes safe, iimmc ?

Here's a lightweight piece on the topic

Did Witches Really Use Eye Of Newt And Toe Of Frog?

When William Shakespeare wrote 'Macbeth' it was said that he used an actual witches brew, much to the anger of the witches of the time, but does that mean the...

www.higgypop.com

 

[TeeDee]

I don't know about the application in Wicca or anything else and I tend to have a rule not to mess around with other peoples belief systems.

However I do find it interesting that there was symbols and connections to elements I haven't heard of in common day parlance.

But then again I'm not very Chemistry minded.

 

[Tengu]

The cunning Mans Handbook by Jim Baker is very interesting, on all sorts of levels

 

[Toddy]

I don't know about the application in Wicca or anything else and I tend to have a rule not to mess around with other peoples belief systems.

However I do find it interesting that there was symbols and connections to elements I haven't heard of in common day parlance.

But then again I'm not very Chemistry minded.

Words change across the years, and they do so between different languages too. But
∆ is always Fire, iimmc ? and the other way up is always Water.
Concepts tied to specifics rather than common parlance.