Alchemy, ancient and modern . SYMBOLICAL ILLUSTRATION Representing theFertility of the SYMBOLICAL ILLUSTRATION Representing theAmalgamation of Gold with Mercnry. (See page 33.) To fact page, 26] 22] PHYSICAL ALCHEMY 27 Metals. Planets, & Symbols. Gold - Sun 0 Silver Moon D Mercury Mercury » Copper Venus S Iron Mars <? Tin Jupiter u Lead Saturn I? Moreover, it was thought by some alchemists that adue observance of astrological conditions was neces-sary for successfully carrying out important alchemisticexperiments. § 22. The alchemists regarded gold as the mostperfect metal, silv
Alchemy, ancient and modern . SYMBOLICAL ILLUSTRATION Representing theFertility of the SYMBOLICAL ILLUSTRATION Representing theAmalgamation of Gold with Mercnry. (See page 33.) To fact page, 26] 22] PHYSICAL ALCHEMY 27 Metals. Planets, & Symbols. Gold - Sun 0 Silver Moon D Mercury Mercury » Copper Venus S Iron Mars <? Tin Jupiter u Lead Saturn I? Moreover, it was thought by some alchemists that adue observance of astrological conditions was neces-sary for successfully carrying out important alchemisticexperiments. § 22. The alchemists regarded gold as the mostperfect metal, silver being considered more perfect Alchemistic *han the rest The reason of this viewView of the is not difficult to understand : gold is the Nature of most beautiful of all the metals, and it retains its beauty without tarnishing; it resists the action of fire and most corrosive liquids, and is unaffected by sulphur ; it was regarded, as we have pointed out above (see § 9), as symbolical of the regenerate man. Silver, on the other hand, is, indeed, a beautiful metal which wears well i
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