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The moth and the flame. Divine emblems. 1867.

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Demeter goddess of the harvest, 09-2023

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Claude Gillot (1673–1722) - Der Hexensabbat, c. 1700-1720

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Alchemy Symbols

I had a question from @ssmhhh about an alchemy symbol she found. I couldn't find anything identical, but I thought it might be a good idea to post the comprehensive list from a 16th century manuscript that Stanislas Klossowski de Rola reproduces at the end of his book ALCHEMY (1973).

In order, the author provides the Latin word, the German word in archaic German script, the alchemy term, and the common symbols. So for example, the first entry, Gold:

Aurum Goldt Sol, followed by 3 symbols

The second entry is Silver:

Argentum Silber Luna, followed by 9 symbols

The monk/scribe got lazy as he went on and stopped providing translations.

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Saw this and now I can’t unsee it

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“…. a l'aura, al guardo riconobbe la santa esule..”

Gino De' Bini (1856–1918) - Lucifero, 1887

illustration for the poem by Mario Rapisardi

source

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Emblemata Nova || Circa 17th century. More info

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“The Alphabet of Nature” || Circa 1700’s. Via

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page 60 of “Illustrations of prophecy : particularly the evening and morning visions of Daniel, and the apocalyptical visions of John” (1840)

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Just a casual reminder that the sources given in this post are total garbage, and OP lacks any nuance at all. There’s in fact significant evidence of syncretism between pagan Yule and Christian Christmas

Annual reminder that:

Christmas trees were not "stolen" from pagans.

Christians didn't "steal" Sol Invictus.

They didn't "steal" Saturnalia, either.

Santa Claus was not based on Odin.

The trouble with claims that various elements of Christmas were "stolen" from pagans is that it vastly oversimplifies and overlooks huge amounts of history.

Furthermore, the whole thing is tied in with conspiracism, both from Christians and pagans. Christian conspiracy theorists cite it as evidence that Satan is lurking everywhere; pagan conspiracy theorists tend to incorporate it into the TERF-y belief that Christianity was part of a conspiracy to suppress the Divine Feminine. So yeah, always be a bit cautious anytime you hear somebody claiming something was "stolen" from pagans - try and find out what modern scholars have to say on the matter.

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Symbols of the transformation of the heart

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From the Reign of Saturn, published 1657

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Alchemical etching, circa 1624

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by in.grave.tattoo

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1600’s anatomical engraving with alchemical symbolism /// by Gerhard Altzenbach