Friday, October 24, 2008
From Wikipedia entry “Fire (classical element)” uploaded by Bryan Derksen
In alchemy the triangle that points up is the symbol of fire while the triangle that points down is the symbol of water
From Wikipedia entry “water (classical element)” uploaded by Bryan Derksen
Fire and water (needless to say) are opposites. In the hexagram they interpenetrate and together they represent the unity of the opposites or (in alchemy)- the fiery water -that’s why hexagrams were drawn on the signs above shops that sold brandy until about hundred years ago.
Plinius explained the word "pyramid" as coming from the Greek root PYR (Fire). Pyramid is comprised from triangles pointing up to the sun.