#Alchemy Symbol

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Invocating Pan to the Devil’s Revelry

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[rosieandthemoon]

true love

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[imkazz]

give me my brother and I'll give you my alchemy -> I'll give you the source of my passion, the thing that began it all and started me on a journey worth a lifetime, brought me countless friends and allies, a way to continue going through tragedy after tragedy, the thing that has brought me almost all the answers I have ever needed in my life, the abilities that have gotten me so far, some of the final best memories i have of my mother, the thing that has caused so much suffering yet curiosity within me, my connection to my brother, the thing that I have had with me since the beginning of my life to get me the one thing that has kept me going and helped me through this path no matter if it was wonderful or traumatic. because my brother represents alchemy but the thing about symbolism is that he matters more than the thing i am comparing him to.

[weirdlookindog]

Agostino Arrivabene (b. 1967) - “Anastasis”

oil on linen, 2010

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[cosmicportal]

A new crop circle has been reported at Beech Clump, near Ludwell, Wiltshire, UK, the 12th of July, 2025.

Photos by Stonehenge Dronescapes.

[fleshwizard]

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄'𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎

[anxiousapplepie]

something something "if 9 knew what an angel was he'd be convinced they all wore the skulls of birds and wielded spears made from the hands of time" something else probably poetic or silly because he's just a bab who has no idea what's going on XD

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Writing Reference: Alchemy

Some scholars say alchemy comes from the Greek cheo, meaning ��I pour” or “I cast,” since much of alchemy has to do with the working of metals.

But many believe the word comes from the Egyptian Khem, meaning “the black land” (land with black earth), and see that as indicating Egypt as alchemy’s place of origin:

The Arabic article al was added to Khem to give alchemy.

Alchemy is an ancient art, at the heart of which lies the manufacture of a mysterious substance called the Philosopher’s Stone.

Later, as the science (some call it a pseudoscience) progressed, the article was again dropped, to become chemistry.

Alchemy certainly is the early history of chemistry.

The Philosopher's Stone - the highly desirable and legendary object that is said to transform base metals—such as lead—into gold.

However, the gold in this instance symbolizes not just the valuable metal, but enlightenment and eternal life, and Alchemists are concerned with their own spiritual and personal development as well as the pursuit of the seemingly unattainable goal.

The Chinese differentiate these different kinds of alchemy as nei-tan (the alchemy of spiritual transformation) and waitan (the straightforward “lead-into-gold” type).

The motto of the Alchemists is Solve et Coagula, meaning “Solution and Coagulation.”

The work of the early Alchemists was necessarily a secretive and clandestine matter, and its secrets are still held within a rich encrustation of symbols, pictures, oblique references, double meanings, and riddles.

Alchemical symbolism features animals, birds, colors, and parables as well as archetypal symbols such as the Cosmic Egg.

The key tenets of alchemy are encompassed in something called the Smaragdina Tablet, or the Emerald Tablet.

The tablet is said to have been found by Alexander the Great in the tomb of Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes the Thrice Great) who is the founder of all things alchemical.

The Alchemical Tradition exists/existed in Ancient Egypt, China, and India, but its most recent incarnation was in medieval Europe.

Those who dabbled in alchemy include the famous and the infamous, such as John Dee (astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I), Paracelsus, Albertus Magnus, Christian Rosenkreuz, Nicholas Flamel, and Isaac Newton.

Some of the chemical treatises are befuddling to even the most learned of scholars, but the very word “alchemy” is almost in itself a symbol, conjuring up images that are magical, mystical, and marvelous.

Sources: 1 2 3 4 ⚜ Writing Notes & References

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Jokers against Satan

[nyxshadowhawk]

A selection of images from a sequence depicting the alchemical process, from an early modern manuscript.

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Spose non sposate

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[weirdlookindog]

Ernst Fuchs (1930-2015) - Ikarus ~ Hermaphrodit, 1975