Alchemy and planets
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 9:33 am
In old alchemical lore, each planet corresponds to a metal
Sun = Gold
Moon = Silver
Sun/Moon = Platinum
Mars = Iron
Venus = Copper
Saturn = Lead
Jupiter = tin
For planets more recently discovered, it is not clear whether it should be
Neptune = cobalt
Uranus = bismuth
It's interesting to find echoes - for example, the flag of Chile shows Venus. Chile is also rich in copper.
Comments welcome.
Sun = Gold
Moon = Silver
Sun/Moon = Platinum
Mars = Iron
Venus = Copper
Saturn = Lead
Jupiter = tin
For planets more recently discovered, it is not clear whether it should be
Neptune = cobalt
Uranus = bismuth
It's interesting to find echoes - for example, the flag of Chile shows Venus. Chile is also rich in copper.
Comments welcome.