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Melchizedek
  Junior Editor

I'm primarily interested in discovering syncretic resonances between different traditions. My main focus is on Alchemy & Hermeticism, Vedic tradition, and Early Christianity. Because Alchemists often worked in secret for fear of persecution by the Church, there is no standard canon of symbols and each symbol has multiple meanings. This website has been extremely helpful in my study of Hermetic symbolism. In my own study, I've encountered many Hermetic symbols that don't appear here and many alternate definitions for those that do.

  January 2021     3 years ago

Latest Symbols: 5 total

Dissolution, Alchemical Process
The alchemical process of Dissolution as peculiarly represented by the symbol for Aquarius.
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3 years ago
The Earth, Alchemical Symbol
Alchemical symbol for The Earth, our planet, as opposed to the element earth. AKA "The World" in alchemical terms.
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3 years ago
Circulation, Alchemical Process
Alchemical process of circulation as seen on the Wheel of Fortune Trump in Robert Place's excellent Alchemical Tarot.
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3 years ago
Disposition, Alchemical Process
Alchemical process of Disposition. As seen on the "Justice" trump of Robert Place's excellent Alchemical Tarot.
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3 years ago
Fermentation, Alchemical Process
The alchemical process of Fermentation (AKA Fermentatio). As seen on the "Strength" trump of Robert Place's excellent Alchemical Tarot.
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3 years ago

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