Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Download PDF lleged by their publisher, Nilus, that the documents were stolen by a woman and were given to Russians, who first published them. No one has ever personally identified the woman. 3. The Russians, who first published the "Protocols," admitted that they did not see the original manuscript, but came into possession only of copies of the original. 4. The first publisher in book form, Nilus, a Russian, admitted that he could not prove the authenticity of the document. PROTOCOLS OF TH...

Sycamore Tree Symbolism And Facts That Will Surprise You

Sycamore Tree Symbolism And Facts That Will Surprise YouHome » Tree SymbolismSycamore tree symbolism originates in Egypt and the Middle East. However, with the rise of Christianity in the western world and the tree’s introduction to Europe either by the Romans or the Crusaders, a rich set of meanings has arisen around the world. The primary symbolism surrounding the Sycamore relates to love, protection, and fertility. Free Numerology Reading Get your free Numerology Video Report. We will expl...

a white leather sofa (poetry) by lostcauser - Everything2.com

The Sycamore Tree is the 'symbol of life' ? Investigate that. -zas Jun 2022 a white leather sofa (poetry) See all of a white leather sofa, no other writeups in this node. (poetry) by lostcauser (2 hr) Rep: 5 ( +5 / -0 ) (Rep Graph) (+) Thu Jun 09 2022 at 17:42:45 he walks away sits down on the sofa the white leather sofa I never wanted to buy I go outside and I don’t slam the door I stand in the yard under the sycamore the symbol of life he was a senior and I was a sophomore...

Highlights from our Gold exhibition - Medieval manuscripts blog

Highlights from our Gold exhibition Our new exhibition Gold opens this week. It explores the use of gold in books and documents across twenty countries, seventeen languages, and five major world religions. We show how people have used gold to communicate profound value, both worldly and spiritual, across cultures and time periods. All 50 of the objects in the exhibition are star items. But to whet your appetite, here are some of our highlights: The Harley Golden Gospels The exhibition be...

Soknopaiou Nesos – The Crocodile Cult Temple - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Considering the role of El-Fayyum Oasis,what intertextuality is there to explore between the crocodile cult, the crocodile cult temple, and the rest of the Soknapaiou Nesos mythology, in Paulo Cuehlo's The Alchemist ? -zas Jan 2022 Soknopaiou Nesos – The Crocodile Cult Temple - HeritageDaily - Archaeology NewsSourceURL: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/soknopaiou-nesos-the-crocodile-cult-temple/142466 Soknopaiou Nesos – The Crocodile Cult TempleSoknopaiou Nesos, also called Dimeh es-S...

Alchemis - The - Things You Might Not Know

Clip source: 15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Alchemist’ | Mental Floss 15 Things You Might Not Know About The AlchemistBY Alvin Ward February 25, 2016 (Updated: March 15, 2021) Valerie Hinojosa, Flickr // CC BY-SA 2.0 Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s allegorical novel of a Spanish shepherd has inspired millions of readers to set out searching for their own personal treasures. Here are a few things you may not know about the literary blockbuster. Sponsored 1. Paulo Coelho only neede...

halieutuc - HAL and Ovid and salty fish

halieutic (adj.) "pertaining to fishing," 1854, from Latin halieuticus, from Greek halieutikos "pertaining to fishing," from halieuein "to fish," from hals "the sea," literally "salt" (from PIE root *sal-"salt"). Halieutics "writing on the art of fishing" is from 1640s (Latin Halieutica was the title of a poem on fishing by Ovid).

Narcissus Flower Meaning Symbolism & Facts | Interflora

Clip source: Narcissus Flower Meaning Symbolism & Narcissus: Ultimate Flower Guide(commonly known as the Daffodil) - Meaning, Symbolism, Varieties and Care Tips. On this page you'll find everything you need to know about the narcissus - commonly known as the daffodil. Packed with meaning, symbolism, myth, legend and superstition, there's a lot to learn about these beautiful springtime flowers. THE MEANING OF NARCISSUSDaffodils are some of the first flowers we see in springtime and are a...

Paulo Coelho

Clip source: Paulo%20Coelho Paulo CoelhoStories & ReflectionsHomeStories & ReflectionsPaulo Coelho FoundationPress Photos7 powerful quotes from "The Alchemist" by Paulo CoelhoAuthor: Paulo Coelhohttps://paulocoelhoblog.com/2021/03/18/7-powerful-quotes-from-the-alchemist-by-paulo-coelho/7-powerful-quotes-miro-media-ft/ Photo by Kristopher Roller on Unsplash And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.Vivek Vellore With 65 million (* update from the ...

Popular Alchemy Symbols and Their Meanings - Symbol Sage

 Menu MythologiesSymbolsAboutContact  Search Home » Information » Popular Alchemy Symbols and Their Meanings Popular Alchemy Symbols and Their MeaningsAffiliate Disclosures +Table of ContentsViewed as a science by its practitioners, as a mystic art by the uninitiated around them, and as impractical pseudo-science by scientists of the last 3 centuries, alchemy is a fascinating attempt at studying nature. Originating in the early centuries, alchemy first emerged in ancient Greece, Rome...

The Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants: Discover the 1977 Illustrated Guide Created by Harvard's Groundbreaking Ethnobotanist Richard Evan Schultes | Open Culture

The Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants: Discover the 1977 Illustrated Guide Created by Harvard's Groundbreaking Ethnobotanist Richard Evan Schultes | Open Culture Online Courses Certificates ...

Minium and cinnabar

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Minium (definition) See all of Minium, no other writeups in this node. (definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:12:14 Min"i*um [L. minium, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque armine�xa0;.] Chem. A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a paint, a...

Excerpts from Color and Meaning - John Gage

Now, focusing on this passage, some interesting ideas come up for me. -zas There’s the Titan Moon of Jupiter Titian Shade (Titian was a Painter - a copy of the article linked there is also retained in Evernote as well, here. ) -zas

When was Hippocrates - History of Medicine

The Metamorphosis

Introduction of The MetamorphosisMetamorphosis was originally published in the German language as Die Verwandlung and later translated into English. It is a popular novelette written by Franz Kafka. It was first published in 1915 and immediately created an uproar in the literary circles. Later, it was translated into several other languages, after which it became a foundation for writing about/on the grotesque and psychological issues. The story, though, revolves around a poor salesman and hi...

Chlorine

As deadly as it is beautiful, chlorine's characteristic yellow hue turns to a viscous, deep yellow-orange liquid when pressurized to over 1000(!) Psi - as in this little ampoule. If you were to heat this cube in boiling water (don't though!) it would cross the supercritical liquid-vapor point and the liquid would appear to vanish. After cooling down it would suddenly condense back out into a half and half state.

Alchemy and Colour | The Fitzwilliam Museum

Alchemy and Colour Alchemy, a discipline that prepared the ground for early modern chemistry and experimental science, focused on the transmutation of ‘base’ metals (lead, tin) into ‘noble ones’ (silver, gold). Since metals were commonly associated with celestial bodies, some artists’ recipes used the names of planets and metals interchangeably: for instance, the Sun for gold, the Moon for silver and Venus for copper. The transformation of artists’ materials was often understood in alchemica...

Oscar Raab of Munich in 1900 discovers toxicity in dye

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Something alchemical

Though I have already twice suffered chains and imprisonment in Bohemia, an indignity which has been offered to me in no other part of the world, yet my mind, remaining unbound, has all this time exercised itself in the study of that philosophy which is despised only by the wicked and foolish, but is praised and admired by the wise. Nay, the saying that none but fools and lawyers hate and despise Alchemy has passed into a proverb. Furthermore, as during the preceding three years I have used g...

Art of Perfumery - The

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Art of Perfumery, by G. W. Septimus Piesse This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants Author: G. W. Septimus Piesse Release Date: July 28, 2005 [EBook #16378] Language: E...

Color for all the elements in the Periodic Table

HHomeBackground Color:He LiBeBlack White GrayBCNOFNe NaMgAlSiPSClAr KCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr RbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXe CsBaLaCePrNdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRn FrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg Color of the elementsText lists sorted by: Value | Atomic Number | AlphabeticalPlots: Shaded | Ball | Crossed Line | Scatter | Sorted ScatterLog scale plots: Shaded | Ball | Crossed Line | Scatter | Sorted ScatterGood for this p...

Images from Greek alchemical manuscripts

Images from Greek alchemical manuscripts Images from Greek alchemical manuscripts Back to apparatus page Distillation equipment. The still of Democritus. The Balneum-Mariae. The gold making equipment of Cleopatra. The three armed still of Mary the Jewess.

The Key which opens the mystery of this Grand Elixir

The Key which opens the mystery of this Grand Elixir The Key which opens the mystery of this Grand Elixir From William Salmon, Medicina practica, or, Practical physick shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together...

ALCHEMICAL SYMBOLS AS SECRET CODE · Unveiling the Secrets: The Evolution of Modern Chemistry · Hay Exhibits

Skip to main content Search Hay Exhibits Browse Items Browse Collections Browse Exhibits About ALCHEMICAL SYMBOLS AS SECRET CODE Basil Valentine, Azoth, Ou Le Moyen de F...