Alchemy symbols for spellcasting or historical things, like the medieval, renaissance, & enlightenment eras.
This one is text heavy since it is about history, I apologize to all out there using microsoft translate if this is confusing. ;w; I encourage anyone who enjoys these to look up [Alchemy Symbols] for more information as I cannot give it all here.
This is a companion set to the Astrological Symbols set: https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1878499 . Astrology symbols were commonly used in alchemy, with the seven known planets (Mercury to Saturn) also representing seven important metals. Zodiac signs represented processes & transformations in chemicals, like Libra representing sublimation.
The set:
1. The four classical elements: Earth, water, air, & fire. Later, aether was added, but did not get a unique symbol (Mercury could be used instead to represent spirit).
2. The Three Primaries: Mercury (spirit), Salt (body), & Sulfur (soul).
3. Mundane Elements not represented by planets, with alternate symbols for most. This way, you can duplicate the brush & delete the symbol you do not wish to use in your drawing.
4. Alternate symbols for the 7 planetary metals plus gold & silver. For example, the 3 conjoined arrows is the alternate symbol for silver instead of the moon. Mercury is the only one without an alternate symbol.
There are more alchemical symbols out there, but I feel like these are a good base set. Perhaps I'll do more in the future, but for now, these represent common elements for everything from spellcasting to decoration.
Fun fact: the icon for these brushes is the symbol for platinum, which is the sun & moon together. Early scientists thought that platinum was made from a combination of gold and silver, thus the two signs back to back!
early chemistry!
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