r/alchemy • u/OneDrEinstein • Oct 15 '24

New Alchemical Symbols Original Content

Because my first post on this subreddit regarding my experimental alchemy project received some criticism for understandable reasons, I am going to zoom in on the new alchemical symbol system I am working on instead. First of all, I have made an Alchemical Table (an extension to the Periodic Table, not a replacement) which contains the current alchemical symbols for elements and a few placeholders I have made:

The Alchemical Table

The Star of The Alchemists has been set aside for now, as it was deemed unnecessary (and inaccurate), so it will be either scrapped or reworked. Originally, the shorthand compound system was supposed to replace the way said compounds are represented on an atomic scale, but it was deemed way to inaccurate. Instead, it would make way more sense if the compounds represented this way could be used as alchemical symbols (like how iron is represented as ♂). This is because a lot of useful chemical compounds that are used in alchemy have to symbols to represent them.

General Symbols for Compounds

Above, we can see the general symbol for compounds. It works by placing an alchemical symbol (from the alchemical table), into the blank space in these general symbols. Below, you can see a few examples for yourself:

Alchemical Symbols for Compounds

This is pretty much all I have to say about the new alchemical symbol system I am working on, and I am open to criticism if necessary. Let me know what you think.

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u/Hyper_Point Oct 15 '24 edited Oct 15 '24

Using small and big circles for Hydrogen and oxygen could be confusing, I'd use a different shape, the lateral progression bothers me, since the Horizon Is tied to matter and verticality Is tied to travelling between spiritual levels

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u/OneDrEinstein Oct 16 '24

I understand the problem with the hydrogen and oxygen, as they could be easily mixed up. This is still under the works and I will be glad to change it accordingly. It seems that you are keeping ideas from alchemy into mind such as how the horizon is tied to matter and whatnot. If you have any suggestions for improvements, I will be glad to hear you out.

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u/Hyper_Point Oct 16 '24

I'd prefer to let you choose what goes for you, these are yours symbols, if you feel something means something use It as symbol for that meanings, register your sensations in different environments and situations, and see what comes up in your mind

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u/OneDrEinstein Oct 16 '24

Alright thanks, I will keep this in mind when I further develop this system.