Alchemical Mercury

Construction note

Crescent over circle over cross — three stacked elements on the vertical axis.

About this symbol

Meaning

Mercury (quicksilver) and the planet Mercury.

Culture / origin

European alchemy / astrology

Era

Medieval to early-modern

Historical context

The only sigil combining crescent, circle and cross; central to alchemical theory of the three principles.

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