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The symbolism of alchemy is rich and employs many western and eastern traditions. Some of the important symbols of alchemy are Solomons seal, the hermaphrodite, and the four Elements of wind, fire, earth and, water. These symbols are said to be from the period of the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus, founder of the Hermetic arts. These and the other symbols of alchemy are regarded as having psychological significance by Carl Jung, contemporary of Sigmund Freud.

The symbolism of alchemy is rich and employs many western and eastern traditions. Some of the important symbols of alchemy are Solomons seal, the hermaphrodite, and the four Elements of wind, fire, earth and, water. These symbols are said to be from the period of the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus, founder of the Hermetic arts. These and the other symbols of alchemy are regarded as having psychological significance by Carl Jung, contemporary of Sigmund Freud.

[[category:chemistry]]

[[Category:Chemistry]]

==Why it failed==

==Why it failed==

* Medieval alchemists wanted to turn lead into gold. It was a fruitless endeavor because they used chemical reactions. Nowadays, we know why: [[Chemical reaction]]s cannot change one [[element]] into another. Only [[nucleus|nuclear]] processes, which involve intense energies not available until the 20th century, can accomplish this. [http://www.jupiterscientific.org/review/pseudoscience.html]

* Medieval alchemists wanted to turn lead into gold. It was a fruitless endeavor because they used chemical reactions. Nowadays, we know why: [[Chemical reaction]]s cannot change one [[element]] into another. Only [[nucleus|nuclear]] processes, which involve intense energies not available until the 20th century, can accomplish this. [http://www.jupiterscientific.org/review/pseudoscience.html]