Niter or saltpeter (KNO3) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate. A soft substance easy to grind, it creates colorless to white...

Mercurius among the most important figures of the alchemical storybook A vast array of symbols and archetypes populate the path to...

Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is a symbol of heat, fire, and fever. The appearance of Sirius heralds the hottest days of the...

Alexandria is a sparkling jewel on the Mediterranean Sea. Here, in the early centuries AD, alchemy ascends to a Golden Age. Influences...

Agathodaemon (Agathos Daimon or noble spirit) is a household snake god and patron protector of sparkling Alexandria in ancient Egypt. He...

Amentet (Imentet) is a goddess of the dead in ancient Egypt. She wears a red sheath dress and lives in a tree near the entrance of Duat....

Iah (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ) is a primeval lunar deity in ancient Egyptian religion. The word jꜥḥ simply means "Moon". Iah is among the...

Serket is the ancient Egyptian goddess of healing relating to venomous stings of scorpions and bites of snakes. She often wears a...

The menat necklace can be worn by any gender. Fundamentally it protects against evil spirits and malevolent magic, makes women fertile...

Khonsu is the Moon God of ancient Egypt. His name means "traveler". At one time, he shone as brightly as the Sun. In some depictions he...

The Ogdoad of Egypt are eight primordial entities, four female and four male, centered in Khemenu (Greek Hermopolis). Gnostics adopt and...

Alchemy in Egypt goes beyond transmutation of base metals into noble gold or silver. In the civilizations of Egypt, Arabia, India, China...

Ib ( jb ) is the ancient Egyptian heart, the center of intelligence and existence in a body. It's also called qaib or qa-ib referring to...

Khet represents the physical body and is considered part of the soul in ancient Egypt. The soul is made of eight parts. Together they...

The flooding of the Nile comes at the rise of the Dog Star Sirius . Festivals abound and people create agriculture calendars around it....

Carnelian (early: cornelean ) is already used in the Stone Age to make beads. Pebbles of the reddish orange gemstone might be polished by...

Aaru is paradise. Reed fields stretch to the endless horizon. The word "aaru" means papyrus, the life-giving plant of the Nile. In the...

Atum (Atem, Tem) comes into being with explosive convergence of the Ogdoad. He breathes the spark of life into the first two godly...

Primal Snake God Apep (Apepi, Aapep, Apopis) is the personification of chaos. He provokes destruction, confusion, darkness,...

Another Goddess duo in ancient mythology is Wadjet and Nekhbet. A hybrid animal goddess, Wadjet is usually depicted as a cobra snake with...