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‘A type of symbolism which can be traced to sources much more ancient than any we have for alchemy is the association of metals with the planets’ - F .Sherwood Taylor, Origins of Greek Alchemy, Ambix I p46.
Do metals have a being or essence that is in tune with the power of a specific planet?
We shall here re-examine this core alchemical concept.
A sister website: www.anth.org.uk/science/Kolisko examines
whether these traditional associations can work today.
WEBLINKS
Gold and the Sun
Heart-beat of the Sun: www.celestial-sphere.com/astronomy/the_sun.html
Purple gold: www.levity.com/alchemy/kollerstrom_purple_gold.html
Gold and the 7 metals: www.levity.com/alchemy/kollerstrom_sevenfold.html
Gold chromatograms: www.anth.org.uk/Science/kolisko/gold.htm
In medicine: www.colloidalgold.com
Silver and the Moon
Science experiments: www.anth.org.uk/Science/kolisko/index.htm
In medicine: www.silvermedicine.org/links.html
Copper and Venus
Harmony of Venus: www.skyscript.co.uk/venusrose.html
More on Venus' harmony:
Using copper on the land: www.implementations.co.uk
Its many other uses: www.copper.org
Iron and Mars
Mars, the Stormy Sphere: www.celestial-sphere.com/astronomy/mars.html
Harmony of the Mars-orbit:
Iron responds to Mars:
Mercury and Quicksilver
For more about elusive Mercury, see
For subtle Mercury-harmonies, see:
For mythology, www.alchemywebsite.com/tony_jackson_mercurius.doc
Lead and Saturn
Hyperactivity: www.biolab.co.uk/docs/nkpaper.pdf
The planet: www.celestial-sphere.com/astronomy/saturn.html
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