The Seven Alchemical Metals and
Planets of the Week
Ancient
Mesopotamian astrologers devised a seven day week inspired by the heavenly
bodies that wandered about the sky. There were seven in total. The
equally sized flashlight and nightlight in the sky, the sun and moon, along
with the other five wandering orbs of light thus form the basis of
this alchemical cosmology.
The word planet
comes from the Greek planētēs, meaning “wanderer”. So by definition the
Sun and Moon were considered planets to the Ancients.
Of the days
that are not named directly after the seven planets, their name is derived from
the Norse Gods associated with the respective planet. The origin of Sunday is of course
from the Sun, the giver of life. Of the seven known metals, the Sun has
always represented gold, irrespective of time and place.
Monday or more properly
‘Moonday’ is known as Lunes in Spanish, and dies Lunae in Italian.
The Moon has always been associated with silver. The word
‘month’ and ‘menstruation’ also have etymological roots in the Moon,
in addition to having cyclical intervals of about 28 days.3ew
Tuesday comes from Old
English “Tīwesdæg,” after Tiw, or Tyr, a one-handed Norse god of dueling. He is
associated with Mars, the Roman war god and also the Greek War God Ares. In other
languages, the etymology of the days of the week is less occult(hidden).
Whereas in English, we disguise Tuesday through Friday with the Germanic
and Norse Gods, in many other languages they are named after the planets
directly. Tuesday, or “Marsday” is martes in spanish, and dies
Martis in latin.
Wednesday is “Wōden’s day.”
Wōden, or Odin, was the ruler of the Norse gods’ realm and associated with
wisdom, magic, victory and death. The Romans connected Wōden to Mercury because
they were both guides of souls after death. “Wednesday” comes from Old English
“Wōdnesdæg.” Hermes Trismegistus is also long associated with Mercury.
Thursday, “Thor’s day,” gets
its English name after the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder, strength and
protection. The Roman god Jupiter, as well as being the king of gods, was the
god of the sky and thunder. “Thursday” comes from Old English “Þūnresdæg.”
Thursday is torsdag in swedish, and jeudi in french.
Friday is named after the
wife of Odin. Some scholars say her name was Frigg; others say it was Freya;
other scholars say Frigg and Freya were two separate goddesses. Whatever her
name, she was often associated with Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty
and fertility. “Friday” comes from Old English “Frīgedæg.” In spanish
friday is viernes, and in portuguese, vernes.
Saturday comes from the
Anglo-Saxon word “Sæturnesdæg,” which translates to “Saturn’s day.” Sabado in
spanish, and dies Saturni in latin. Lead is Saturn’s alchemical metal.
The
Seven Alchemical Metals & Planets of the Week
There
are seven clearly visible wandering heavenly bodies, and they may be arranged
around a heptagon in order of their apparent speed against the fixed stars.
The Moon appears to move fastest, followed by Mercury, Venus, the Sun,
Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Planets were assigned to days, still clear in
many languages, and the order of the days was given by the primary heptagram
shown.
– John Martineau: A Little Book of
Coincidence
The
Seven Alchemical Elements,Planets, Metals, and Days of the Week
- The days of the week are labeled
in green. Start with the Sun and follow the green arrow around the
heptagram to get the proper order of the week. - In red are the heavenly bodies
ordered by their apparent speed against the fixed stars. Start with
the moon and follow the red arrow. - The seven planets have long
been associated with the seven known metals; Gold, Silver, Iron, Mercury,
Tin, Copper, and Lead. Shown in blue, they are arranged in sequence by
atomic number. Start with iron(Mars) on the top right with the
atomic number of 26 and follow the blue arrows. - In yellow is the electrical
potential of each planet’s associated metal. The faster the
planet appears to move in the sky, the better the planet’s metal conducts
electricity. Begin with lead on the bottom right and follow the
yellow arrows around the heptagon. - Isn’t it amazing how all of these
‘circuits’ simultaneously work in tandem with each other?
“We see then that planetary movement is
metamorphosed into the properties of earthly metals”
-
Rudolf Hauschka 20th Century anthroposophist and inventor
‘The orbital motion of the planet correlates
in sequence with its corresponding metal’s conductivity… The slower a planet
moves, the less able its corresponding metal is to conduct electricity!’
-Dr Frank McGillion
“He
learned chemistry, that starry science” -Moffat’s biography of Sir Philip
Sydney
From
antiquity up until the mid-eighteenth century, the number of metals known and
recognised as such was seven. They were: lead, tin, iron, gold, copper, mercury
and silver. …Belief in a linkage of these seven metals with the ‘seven
planets’ reaches back into prehistory: there was no age in which silver was not
associated with the Moon, nor gold with the Sun. These links defined the identities
of the metals. Iron, used always for instruments of war, was associated with
Mars, the soft, pliable metal copper was linked with Venus, and the chameleon
metal mercury had the same name as its planet. Then, around the beginning of
the 18th century these old, cosmic imaginations were swept away by the emerging
science of chemistry. The characters of the metals were no longer explained in
terms of their cosmic origins but instead in terms of an underlying atomic
structure. New metals started to be discovered which made the old view appear
limited.
Men are from Mars & Women are from Venus
The two
standard sex symbols denoting male ♂ and female ♀ are derived from astrological symbols
from the planets Mars and Venus which represent iron and copper respectively.
The two
signs, planets, days, and metals sit diametrically opposed to each other
at 10 and 2 o’clock on the heptagon above. Woman and Man. Venus
and Mars, Friday and Tuesday. Copper and iron. The Norse and
Germanic equivalents, Freya and Tiw, are also of course female and male.
Women are
from Venus because Venus is associated with copper. Women have about 20%
higher copper serum in their blood than men. Men have about 33% more iron
in their blood than women. Of course Mars is associated with iron, the
brute and rustic metal, and as the axiom goes, that’s where men come from.
The deep
significance of this fact is entirely ignored by modern medicine. Iron and
copper levels are sex-linked in exactly the way expected from the gender
symbolism of their planets. The level of copper in human blood is critical,
being around one part per million by weight, and normally it remains fairly
steady around this value.
Copper
in women’s blood serum has a monthly cycle in tune with their menstrual period,
peaking a week or so before the period arrives. This is because their serum
copper exists chiefly as the protein, ‘ceruloplasmin’, whose metabolism is
closely linked to the female sex hormone oestrogen. The Pill works by emulating
conditions of pregnancy where oestrogen is high, and this has a drastic effect
upon serum copper levels. During pregnancy, copper serum in the mother climbs
up to double its normal level, reaching 1.9 parts per million. Conversely, iron
in foetal blood also increases as the time of birth approaches, so a
copper-iron polarity develops between mother and child. Insomnia, depression
and changeable moods towards the end of pregnancy have been related to the
raised copper levels. A woman taking the Pill has blocked off her monthly
rhythm of serum copper, and instead retains a permanently high level
corresponding to the ninth month of pregnancy. Evidence suggests that copper
has a dynamic role in the reproductive process, rather than just being a
by-product of the raised oestrogen.
In the
early 1970s it was discovered that coil contraceptives using copper were much
more successful than previous coil designs. The ‘copper-7’ coil became the most
popular design and was marketed world-wide, used chiefly by women who have
already had one child. Despite intensive research however, no-one had any idea
as to the mechanism whereby copper in the coil helped prevent conception.
Copper ions have a biological action on the inside of the uterus, preventing
implantation of the fertilised ovum. Its modus operandi is thus quite
unconnected with that of the Pill, where overall blood serum levels are raised.
The sole connection is that in both situations a striking Venus-quality is
shown by copper’s behavior.
Having
compared copper and iron in the blood, let’s compare them in other aspects – as
their two planets are nearest to us, one within Earth’s orbit and the other
outside it. Pure copper is a metal of reddish-pink hue, and has a warm,
beneficial glow which contrasts with the cold glint of steel. With something
made out of iron one may feel ‘how strong’ or ‘how useful’, whereas with
something made out of copper, the first impression is more aesthetic. Whether
it is a copper bowl, a trumpet, or a green-domed copper roof, it is the visual
appearance rather than the utility of the metal which first strikes one. It is
such a soft and pliable metal that it needs to be alloyed with other metals,
into brass or bronze, before it can be used for a structural purpose.
He who knows what iron is, knows the
attributes of Mars.
He who knows Mars, knows the qualities of iron.
-Paracelsus
From the
book Quadrivium (wooden books)
The above
illustration is from the multi-book Quadrivium, which includes A Little Book of Coincidence in
the Solar System by John Martineau
The Order of the Planets
Placed
in this order, spirit balances mind, woman pairs with man, and career opposes
home.
The
Solstices, Cancer and Capricorn, the two Gates of Heaven, are the two pillars
of Hercules, beyond which he, the Sun, never journeyed: and they still appear
in our Lodges, as the two great columns, Jachin and Boaz, and also as the two
parallel lines that bound the circle, with a point in the centre, emblem of the
Sun, between the two tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
-
Albert Pike
Boaz and
Jachin were two copper, brass or bronze pillars which flanked the entrance
of Solomon’s Temple. They are said to represent the Sun and Moon,
but there is also a masonic interpretation. Albert Pike pointed out they
represent Cancer and Capricorn, which are respectively ruled by the Moon and
Saturn. Since they are positioned at north and south (like the twin
towers in New York), the Sun passes east to west in between them.
So we
have, in order, Boaz(Saturnday), Sun(Sunday), and Jachin(Moonday).
Filling in to the right of the Moon is Mars (Tiw’s day), and
Mercury (Wooden’s Day or Wednesday). To the left of Saturn is
Venus(Freya’s Day or Friday) and finally Jupiter(Thor’s day or Thursday).
When
Boaz is Saturn, and Jachin is the Moon, The Sun passes between them and gives
us the proper order of the days of the week
The Planetary Metals found
in Hermetic Writings
The Rebis
(from the Latin res bina, meaning dual or double matter) is the end
product of the alchemical
magnum
opus or great work. This illustration was found in Heinrich
Nollius’ Theoria philosophiae hermetica, 1617. It depicts the Sun and
Moon, along with the other five heavenly wanderers.
After
one has gone through the stages of putrefaction and purification, separating
opposing qualities, those qualities are united once more in what is sometimes
described as the divine hermaphrodite, a reconciliation of spirit and matter, a
being of both male and female qualities as indicated by the male and female
head within a single body. The sun and moon correspond to the male and female halves,
just as the Red King and White Queen are similarly associated. The dragon in
alchemy represents the prime matter, as well as the third alchemical element
sulfur. The winged dragon suggests ascension, a merging of material and
spiritual. Fire is a common transformative symbol. -wikipedia
VITRIOL, 1614
“Vitriol”
Stolzius von Stolzenburg, Theatrum Chymicum, 1614
This
alchemical mandala is used as a teaching device much in the same way Tibetans
used yantras. By meditating on this image the initiate brings together in his
mind the recipe “VITRIOL”, the symbolic powers of numbers one through seven and
many astrological and mythological signs. At the very center of the picture is
the face of an alchemist. This places him at the point of totality, the place
where things arise and return to his consciousness. One is the symbol of
identity. Out of the one issues the archetypal pair of royal opposites: the
Solar King of masculine consciousness and the Lunar Queen of feminine
consciousness. Each can be seen on either side of the diagram. The King
sits on the back of a lion and the Queen is mounted upon a whale or dolphin.
The elements of earth and water are shown as the hill beneath the lion and the
ocean from which the giant fish emerges. The large, inverted triangle
outside the main circle indicates the realms of Body, Soul and Spirit. Body is
at the very bottom represented by the cube of earth surrounded by five planets,
Soul (anima) is positioned in the upper left hand angle accompanied by an image
of the sun, and spirit is in the right angle above a picture of the moon.
Earth
and water elements that occupy the bottom corners of the diagram are completed
with the salamander, the elemental creature of fire, and a bird symbolizing air
in the upper right hand corner. Thus, we have all four elements represented.
The alchemist’s body presents us with five elements. His left foot is in
the water, his right in the earth element, his left hand holds a feather
(indicating air) and his right hand is shown with a torch (fire). Finally,
above the alchemist’s face, at the very top of the diagram is a pair of
outstretched wings. These represent the ultimate spirit, or quintessence.
The number six is found in a combination of two triangles, one drawn
directly on the alchemists face and the other as the larger triangle already
described in the number three. The inner triangle represents Salt which
corresponds to the cube of earth, Sulphur relates to the solar forces and
Mercury, in this case, refers to the lunar spirit.
Seven
Planes of Ptolemy
Planisphaerium
Ptolemaicum, Sive Machina Orbium Mundi Et Hypothesi Ptolemaica In Plano
Disposita / Cellarius, Andreas, 17th c
More notes on Se7en:
- 7, according to Pythagoras, was
the “vehicle” of life. To him, the number seven signified the union of
spirit and matter – the union of three (the triple nature of the spirit)
combined with the four elements of matter (earth, air, fire, and water) - 7!, pronounced ‘factorial seven’,
is simply 1x2x3x4x5x6x7 which equals 5040, Plato’s
favorite number. - 7 was considered among the
Pythagoreans to be the middle ground between the first 10 numbers(the
decad) since 1x2x3x4x5x6x7 = 7x8x9x10 - 7 Notes of the musical scale
- 7 Systems of Symbolism –
symbolism of numbers, symbolism of geometrical figures, symbolism of
letters, symbolism of words, symbolism of magic, symbolism of alchemy,
symbolism of astrology. - 7 Colors and 7 Rays – Red,
Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Violet. - 7 Personality Types – Solar,
Lunar, Martial, Mercurial, Jovial, Venusian, Saturnine. - 7 Arch Angels – Michael, Gabriel,
Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel, Jophiel, and Zadkiel. - 7 Metals – Lead, Tin, Iron,
Copper, Mercury, Silver, Gold. - 7 Chakras – Muladhara,
Svadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddha, Ajna, Sahasrara. - 7 Stages of Alchemy –
Calcination, Dissolution, Separation, Conjunction, Fermentation,
Distillation, Coagulation. - 7 Hermetic
principles – Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm,
Cause and Effect, Gender. - 7 Spheres
- 7 Root Races
- 7 Days of creation
- 7 steps taken by Buddha at
his birth. - 7 heavens and 7 earths
in Islamic tradition. - 7 worlds in the Hindu
universe. - 7 Seals in the Book of
Revelations. - 7 Virtues in Christianity – Faith,
Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance. - 7 Vices in Christianity – Pride,
Envy, Anger, Sloth/dejection, Avarice, Gluttony, Lust. - 7 Stages of Man – the infant, the
school-boy, the lover, the soldier, the judge, the elderly man, the senile
one. - 7 Sciences – grammar, rhetoric,
logic, arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy – the first three in the
Trivium, the remaining four in the Quadrivium. - 7 Wonders of the World – Pyramids
of Egypt, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of
Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus, Colossus
of Rhodes, Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria. - 7 Seas – Arctic, Antarctic, North
and South Pacific, North and South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. - 7 Continents – North America,
South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and Antarctica. - 7 Seven Sisters of the Pleiades
star system. - 7 Parts to the embryo – Amnion,
Chorionic Villi, Spinal Cord, Heart, Brain, Umbilical Cord, Yolk Sac. - 7 Parts of the body – Head,
Thorax, Abdomen, Two Arms, Two Legs. - 7 Glands – Pineal, Pituitary,
Thyroid, Thymus, Adrenal, Lyden and Gonad. - 7 Divisions to the brain –
Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Pons Varolii, Medulla Oblongatta, Corpus Callosum,
Spinal Cord, Meninges. - 7 Parts to the inner ear –
Vestibule, Auditory Canal, Tympanic Membrane, Ossicles, Semi-circular
Canal, Cochlea, Membranous Labyrinth. - 7 Parts to the retina – Cornea,
Aqueous Humor, Lens, Vitreous Humor, Retina, Sclera, Iris. - 7 Cavities to the heart – Right
and Left Ventricle, Right and Left Atrium, Tricuspid Valve, Mitral Valve,
Septum. - 7 Body systems – Muscular,
Skeletal, Nervous, Digestive, Respiratory, Excretory, Circulatory. - 7 Bodily functions – Respiration,
Circulation, Assimilation, Excretion, Reproduction, Sensation, Reaction. - 7 Levels in the Periodic Table of
the Elements.
An introduction to
the extraordinary metal-planet relationship experiments of Lili Kolisko, a
significant scientific associate of Rudolf Steiner
Lili was
one of the great unsung scientists of the 20th century who via decades of
crystallization experiments in sync with geocentrically-observed cosmic motions
and positions described a qualitative direct relationship between the 7
luminaries of old (Sun, Moon, visible planets) and the 7 noble metals (Gold,
Silver, Copper, Tin, etc) as was held as canon in alchemy and ancient mystery
schools (i.e. Gold=Sun, Silver=Moon, Copper=Venus, etc).
The
experiments described herein reflect Iron-Mars, Silver-Moon, and Lead-Saturn
connections.
The
Hermetic Axiom “As Above, So Below” has a far more profound interpretation than
modern orthodox consciousness allows with its petty materialistic limits. Lili
Kolisko ennobles the path to awakening our supersensible consciousness – a
definite remedy for the subsensible, sub-material quantum world explanations of
orthodox science.
“True
Science will lead us to the acknowledgment of spiritual facts. The unison of
Science, Art and Religion must come in the near future. Scientists must arise
who are at the same time endowed in their souls with the qualities of an artist
and a priest. Science must again become a holy Art, if an unholy natural
science is not to lead mankind to destruction.”
~ L. Kolisko”
Metal Planet Relationships by Nick Kollerstrom
Planets and Metals
Repeating
Ones – Paired Obelisks – Secrets in Plain Sight
The Seven Planets of Hormonal Alchemy by Samael Aun Weor
Planets, Colors and
Metals by Patrice Guinard, Ph.D.
Sepharial a Manual of Occultism
Astrology
Collection
Alchemy and
Hermeticism Mega PDF Collection
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