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The '''mercury process''' is one of the three basic processes of the [[Alchemy|alchemical]] [[Tria Principia]]. [[w:Mercury (element)|Mercury]] is one of the seven [[planetary metals]]; the planet [[Mercury]] is assigned to it. The '''Mercurius''' of the [[alchemist]]s stands for everything [[metall]]ic, fusible, liquid; the common alchemical symbol for it is the [[w:Lilium|lily]]. Mercurius is the volatile-liquid principle that mediates between the fiery [[Sulphur process|sulphur]] and the form-giving [[salt process]]. The [[water element]] works in it and it is also called the bridging [[water of life]] ({{Latin|aqua viva pontica}}) or [[mercurial water]]. The material representatives in which the Mercury process has come to rest externally are above all [[w:Mercury (element)|mercury]], [[water]] and [[alcohol]]. On a purely physical level, the mercurial process corresponds to the [[w:metallic bond|metallic bond]] known from [[w:chemistry|chemistry]]<ref>V. Gutmann, E. Hengge: ''Allgemeine und anorganische Chemie'', Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1975, p. 3</ref>. | The '''mercury process''' is one of the three basic processes of the [[Alchemy|alchemical]] [[Tria Principia]]. [[w:Mercury (element)|Mercury]] is one of the seven [[planetary metals]]; the planet [[Mercury]] is assigned to it. The '''Mercurius''' of the [[alchemist]]s stands for everything [[metall]]ic, fusible, liquid; the common alchemical symbol for it is the [[w:Lilium|lily]]. Mercurius is the volatile-liquid principle that mediates between the fiery [[Sulphur process|sulphur]] and the form-giving [[salt process]]. The [[water element]] works in it and it is also called the bridging [[water of life]] ({{Latin|aqua viva pontica}}) or [[mercurial water]]. The material representatives in which the Mercury process has come to rest externally are above all [[w:Mercury (element)|mercury]], [[water]] and [[alcohol]]. On a purely physical level, the mercurial process corresponds to the [[w:metallic bond|metallic bond]] known from [[w:chemistry|chemistry]]<ref>V. Gutmann, E. Hengge: ''Allgemeine und anorganische Chemie'', Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1975, p. 3</ref>. | ||
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Source: Cabala Mineralis
The mercury process is one of the three basic processes of the alchemical Tria Principia. Mercury is one of the seven planetary metals; the planet Mercury is assigned to it. The Mercurius of the alchemists stands for everything metallic, fusible, liquid; the common alchemical symbol for it is the lily. Mercurius is the volatile-liquid principle that mediates between the fiery sulphur and the form-giving salt process. The water element works in it and it is also called the bridging water of life (Latin: aqua viva pontica) or mercurial water. The material representatives in which the Mercury process has come to rest externally are above all mercury, water and alcohol. On a purely physical level, the mercurial process corresponds to the metallic bond known from chemistry[1].
Literature
- Rudolf Steiner: Das Miterleben des Jahreslaufes in vier kosmischen Imaginationen, GA 229 (1999), ISBN 3-7274-2290-4 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Die vierte Dimension, GA 324a (1995), ISBN 3-7274-3245-4 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
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References
- ↑ V. Gutmann, E. Hengge: Allgemeine und anorganische Chemie, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1975, p. 3
