Hey dear Hive friends, first of all I would like to wish you all a good day and hope you had a pleasant day and a good start into the new week! In my new post I would like to write something about alchemy and hope you can learn something new.
Sulphur can be seen here and in the past I have already presented this mineral in more detail here and in my new article I would like to specifically address the use of sulfur in connection with alchemy. Sulphur is one of the important three elements in Western alchemy, which is known as Tria Prima and contains salt, sulphur and mercury. According to the well-known doctor and alchemist Paracelsus, who has lived in the 16th century and is a cult figure in alchemy, sulphur is one of the most important elements and one of the important secrets of nature.
According to the philosophy of the old alchemists, these three elements are the origins of the universe and are considered the origin of all life. "Every body consists of three ingredients. The names of these are Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt.” - by Paracelsus. This quote probably expresses well the importance of Tria Prima in the philosophy of the old alchemists and sulphur was the first of the three elements and is also associated with fire and air. Sulphur is also deeply linked to the spiritual side of alchemy and is often associated with transformations as well as creative power and manifestations.
Sulphur can also be found in the alchemical alphabet and sulphur and mercury are often associated with each other, these elements can also be seen as the mutual aspects of the two genders. While mercury is often associated with the female aspect, sulphur stands for the male and can also be considered a union of the two genders. The connection between mercury and sulfur was also already known to the Arab alchemists and was seen as the basis of the metals.
Sulphur was also important in various distillation processes and the basis of the known sulfuric acid, which was essential for many processes. The inventor of sulfuric acid is the well-known figure and scholar Geber, which often appears in medieval writings in connection with alchemy and was often associated with the refinement of metals, and in addition, Geber was also known for the discovery of nitric acid. The well-known alchemical substance vitriol was also influenced by sulphur and also refers to the salts of sulfuric acid.
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