Alchemical symbol

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Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. Note that while notation like this was mostly standardized, style and symbol varied between alchemists, so this page lists the most common.

1 Four basic Elements
2 Seven Planetary Metals
3 Mundane Elements
4 Alchemical Compounds
5 12 Core Alchemical processes
6 External links

[edit] Four basic Elements

[edit] Seven Planetary Metals

Main articles: Astrology and alchemy and Solar system in astrology

Image:Astrological Glyphs.svg

Planetary metals were "dominated" or "ruled" by one of the seven planets known by the ancients. Although they occasionally have a symbol of their own (denoted by also:), they were usually symbolized by the planet's symbol. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were not yet discovered while Alchemy was commonly practiced, though many modern alchemists consider them representative of Uranium, Neptunium and Plutonium, respectively.

Gold dominated by Sol ☉ ☼ ( Image:Sun symbol.svg )
Silver dominated by Luna ☽ ( )
Copper dominated by Venus ♀ (also: Image:Copper symbol.svg )
Iron dominated by Mars ♂ ( Image:Mars symbol.svg )
Tin dominated by Jupiter ♃ ( Image:Jupiter symbol.svg )
Mercury (Quicksilver) dominated by Mercury ☿ ( Image:Mercury symbol.svg )
Lead dominated by Saturn ♄ ( Image:Saturn symbol.svg )

[edit] Mundane Elements

[edit] Alchemical Compounds

[edit] 12 Core Alchemical processes

The 12 Alchemical processes are considered to be the basis of modern Chemical processes. Each of these processes is "dominated" or "ruled" by one of the 12 Zodiac signs.