My 17th Century Alchemy Symbol
This image is taken from the 23rd image in a series of drawings from the seventeenth century alchemical work attributed to Eugenius Philalethes, the Speculum Veritatis (Mirror of Truth.) This simple symbol of a fire triangle, with three radiating arrows below represents the "Perfect Red King," the Sulfur of the Philosophers. In alchemy, sulphur represents Sol, the fiery male element (the counterpart of Luna, mercury, the female element) of the Celestial marriage (conjunctio). Chemically, the red sulfur was a mixture of mercury (spirit) and sulfur (soul), the marriage of which also represented the spiritual goal of alchemical work
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getoffmyplanet said on February 8, 2009
ok, so thats what the symbol means, but whats it mean to You?
janellerene said on April 8, 2008
wow, this is awesome!
nking05 said on March 17, 2008
lol I love the meaning :-)
juturna said on March 12, 2008
Did you memorize that WHOLE explaination for when people ask you what the tattoo means? Eeesshh lol