Alchemical Symbols

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Symbol Char' Name/Meaning Symbol Char' Name/Meaning
! ! Fluid = = Precipitation
" " Minim > > Sublimation
# # Number ? ? Immortality plant

$ $ Degree @ @ Stock

% % Per A A Aries

& & Ampersand B B Taurus

' ' ) Part of - C C Gemini (Fixation)

( ( ) quantity - D D Cancer (Dissolution)

) ) ) weight E E Leo (Digestion)

* * Dram F F Virgo (Distillation)

+ + Pinch G G Libra (Sublimation)

, , Ounce H H Scorpio (Separation)

- - Pound I I Sagittarius

. . Pinch (soupcon) J J Capricorn (Fermentation)

/ / Quart K K Aquarius (Water)

0 0 Zero L L Pisces
1 1 One M M Air

2 2 Two N N Fire

3 3 Three O O Earth

4 4 Five P P Water

5 5 Ten Q Q Sun (Gold, Sunday, Life)

6 6 Hundred R R Moon (Silver, Monday))
7 7 Thousand S S Mercury (Wednesday)

8 8 Fifty T T Venus (Antimony, Copper, Friday)

9 9 Five hundred U U Mars (Iron, Tuesday)

: : Minute V V Jupiter (Tin, Thursday)

; ; Earth (Creation) W W Saturn (Lead, Saturday)

< < Purification X X Uranus (Uranium)

Symbol Char' Name/Meaning Symbol Char' Name/Meaning
Y Y Neptune (Neptunium) l l Zinc

Z Z Pluto (Plutonium) m m Annealing

[ [ Alum n n Boiling

\ \ Antimony o o Break

] ] Brass p p Combine

^ ^ Cobalt q q Composition

_ _ Copper r r Dissolve

` ` Gold s s Distillation

a a Iron t t Essence

b b Lead u u Mixture

c c Magnesium v v Tie

d d Mercury w w Spring

e e Nickel x x Summer

f f Pewter y y Autumn

g g Platinum z z Winter

h h Silver { { Hour

i i Stainless Steel | | Day

j j Tin } } Night

k k Whitelead ~ ~ Month

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