AXS Alchemy and Insignia

Philosopher’s Stone

Legendary Substance

Has the power to chance base metals like lead into gold

Grants spiritual perfection

Produces the elixir of life

Capable of perfecting metals

“Magnum opus” of alchemy

Transmutation

Process of transformation one substance into another

Especially base metals into gold

Represents physical transformation as well as purification and perfection

Elixir of Life

Mythical potion that grants immortality or extend life

Cures diseases and restores youth

Symbol:

Metal: Gold

Planet: Sun

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Metal: Silver

Planet: Moon

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Metal: Iron

Planet: Mars

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Metal: Mercury

Planet: Mercury

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Metal: Tin

Planet: Jupiter

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Metal: Copper

Planet: Venus

Symbol:

Metal: Lead

Planet: Saturn

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Aries the Ram

Calcination

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Taurus the Bull

Congelation

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Gemini the Twins

Fixation

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Cancer the Crab

Solution

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Leo the Lion

Digestion

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Virgo the Virgin

Distillation

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Libra the Scales

Sublimation

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Scorpio the Scorpion

Separation

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Sagittarius the Archer

Ceration

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Capricornicus the Goat

Fermentation

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Aquarius the Water Carrier

Multiplication

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Pisces the Fish

Projection

Colors

Prussian Blue and Chrome Yellow

Mascot

Wyvern

Flower

Red Carnation

Badge

Benzene Ring

Greek Letters

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Wei Boyang

Early Chinese Daoist Alchemist

Studied elixir of life and immortality

Wrote the text, Cantong Qi

Hermes Trismegistus

Origin of Western Alchemy

Taught about universe and matter

“As above, so below”

Jabir Ibn Hayyan

8th century Persian alchemist

Father of early chemistry

Developed lab techniques like distillation and crystallization

Alessandro Cagliostro

18th century Italian occultist and alchemist

Claimed he possessed knowledge of immortality

Charged for fraud, pimped out his wife, overall sketch due

Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus)

Renaissance physician and alchemist

Thought chemistry could help treat diseases

Three principles: mercury, sulfur, salt