HERMETICISM & ALCHEMY · LESSON 4 OF 7 · 17 MIN
The Language of Alchemy
The tria prima, the planetary metals, the four colours of the Great Work and its key symbols.
Alchemists wrote in deliberate riddles. Their texts are full of kings, lions, dragons and weddings, partly to protect secrets and partly because the work itself seemed to demand symbolic language. Learning a handful of key terms unlocks most of it.