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Alchemical Symbols - The Elements and Principles

The Four Classical Elements:-

Water Cold and Wet. Phlegmatic.

Air Hot and Wet. Sanguine.

Fire Hot and Dry. Choleric.

The Three Principles:-

Sulphur. The Expansive force in Nature. Dissolution, Evaporation.

Mercury. The Integrative force, interweaving and balancing that of the Salt and Sulphur. Circulation. Dynamic equilibrium.