Alchemical Symbols and Symbolism: An Exploration

[Pages:53]Alchemical Symbols and Symbolism: An Exploration

Timothy O. Deschaines, Ph.D.

Egyptian Symbols

Greek Apparatus

Indian Alchemical Apparatus

The Four Elements

N Fire P Water M Air O Earth

From Greenberg - "A Chemical History Tour"

Aristotle's Transmutation Diagram Fire

Hot

Dry

Air

Wet

Earth

Cold

Water

Modern appearances of the four elements

Water

Air

Fire

Earth

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