The Four Elements of Alchemy

The four elements of alchemy are those traditionally spoken of in ancient Greek philosophy. Fire is represented as an equilateral triangle pointing upward. Air is the same upward triangle, but with a horizontal line through its center. And earth is the same downward triangle with aizontal line through itscenter. A trick to remember which direction the triangle is supposed to point for which element is this. Remember that this way of seeing the world is born from ancient cultures who were rooted in a mythopoetic view of nature and life. Matter was imbued with the stuff of myth and gods spoke to you in dreams.

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