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Alchemical elements – Primarily the four Classical elements of:
- Fire
- Water
- Earth
- Air
- For variations see: Wu Xing • Mahābhūta • Five elements (Japanese philosophy)
Alchemy in art and entertainment
Alkahest
Anima mundi
Chrysopoeia
Filius philosophorum
Takwin
- Homunculus
Philosopher’s stone
Prima materia
- Yliaster
Septenary of the seven metals and Classical planets in Western alchemy
- Lead • tin • copper • iron • mercury • silver • gold
- Saturn • Jupiter • Venus • Mars • Mercury • Moon • Sun
Tria Prima (three primes)
- Salt • mercury • sulfur
- Body • soul • spirit
Unity of opposites or coincidentia oppositorum
- Hieros Gamos

Processes

Magnum opus – great work of alchemy consisting of:

Alchemists also engaged in practical and symbolic processes including:

Symbolism

Mandala illustrating key alchemical concepts, symbols, and processes. From Spiegel der Kunst und Natur.

Alchemical symbol consists of:

1. Glyphs

2. Imagery

3. Visual Symbolism

Scientific connections

Organizations

Hermes Trismegistus – traditionally credited as the author of the Hermetica and legendary founder of Western alchemy. (Maier, 1617)

Alchemical texts

Journals