The Images of the unconscious are the light of extinct stars. Only now it concerns us. There are recurring symbols in this light. With aid of this symbols Alchemists encrypted their treatises aimed at creating the perfect man from chaos
In alchemy, the element of water corresponds to the queen, mercury or soul. The soul connects the body and spirit. This is a feminine essence. It embodies the properties of refractoriness, non-volatility, passivity and constancy of the composition
According to Plato, the universe consists of 4 elements: fire, water, air and earth (FIAT - flatus, ignis, aqua, terra). These are different manifestations of primary matter. In alchemy, the symbol of matter is the dragon
The retort (from the latin "retorqueo" - to turn back) is a vessel for distillation of liquids. Her image became one of the main symbols of alchemy
The element of fire corresponds to the king, sulfur or immortal spirit. It disappears from the matter during roasting. This is a man's essence. Its properties - flammability, volatility, activity and composition variability. Pyrite is a mineral
the Triad of alchemists – sulfur, salt and mercury (spirit, body, soul). The basis of this Trinity – the idea that cosmos and man are composed of the same elements. The element earth corresponds to the salt or the body (the material that remains after combustion).
