Sunday, July 29, 2012

Jupiter and Saturn from an Ottoman Turkish manuscript

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/83932/jupiter-and-saturn/

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Alchemical Attributions from the Golden Dawn

The following terms are used in books about Alchemy. They have the meanings given below.
Sol Philosophorum--The Pure Living Alchemical Spirit of Gold--the refined essence of heat and fire
Luna Philosophorum--The Pure Living Alchemical Spirit of Silver--the refined essence of heat and moisture
The Green Lion--The Stem and Root of the Radical Essence of Metals
The Black Dragon--Death--Putrefaction--Decay
The King-- Red--The Qabalistic Microprosopus---- Tiphareth-- analagous to Gold and the Sun
The Queen--White--The Qabalistic Bride of Microprosopus-----Malkah--analagous to Silver and the Moon