Click symbols or the letters A to Z to lookup definitions. alchemylab.com/ Contrary to popular opinion, alchemy was not merely a quest for the recipe to make gold and neither was it a purely mediaeval venture. channel4.com/ Uses alchemical symbols to represent several of the elements. chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/alchemist/alchemy.html Alchemical symbol - wikipedia.org Alchemical symbols, originally devised as part of the protoscience of alchemy, were used to denote some elements and some compounds until the 18th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemical_symbol Alchemy Web Site Over 100 megabytes online of information on alchemy in all its facets. Divided into over 1300 sections and providing tens of thousands of pages of text, over 2000 images, over 200 complete alchemical texts, extensive bibliographical material on the printed books and manuscripts, numerous articles, introductory and general reference material on alchemy. levity.com/alchemy/ lib.umich.edu/ Raymond Buckland, creator of The Cards of Alchemy, discusses some of the fascinating history of alchemical practice and reveals his inspiration for creating the cards. llewellynjournal.com/ Designs influenced by historical symbols used in the ancient science of Alchemy. metalprices.com/ The Death of Simon the Magician, Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus, Chart showing the Relationship between the Human Body and the Exterior Universe, Levi's Key to the Bembine Tablet, Westcott's Key to the Bembine Table, The Threefold Life of the Inner Man, The Divine Tree in Man, and more. prs.org/gallery-alch.htm Alchemy, Jung, and Transformation Much through accident, Jung discovered - in the images of alchemy - further validation of his psychological theories regarding the universal nature of symbols. This was in reality little different than Jung's earlier discovery of universal symbols contained in sacred religious writings, myths, fairy tales and/or in dreams. thezodiac.com/alchemy.htm Ancient Alchemy Symbols Ancient Alchemy Symbols and their oft times cryptic meanings began out of necessity as alchemists disguised their practices from the hugely powerful European church. whats-your-sign.com/ This is an astonishing conglomeration of religious and philosophical symbolism which taps into the root and runs into the branches of religious belief the world over. www2.ida.net/ |