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  1. Classical Planets

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    | Mercury/) | Neutral/Variable | All Four (as Modifier) | Inconsistency, Nervous Tics |
    Saturn's/) effect is particularly noted for inducing Planetary Melancholia. This state is not merely sadness, but a physical and mental hardening induced by Saturn's/) pervasive coldness, which causes bodily humours to congeal into an intractable, leaden state. It is hypothesized by some scholars of Hermeticism that Saturn's/) apparent…

  2. Earth Element

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    The Earth Element is one of the four classical elements central to ancient Greek philosophy, specifically the theory articulated by Empedocles of Acragas, and subsequently integrated into Aristotelian natural philosophy. It represents the fundamental material substrate of the terrestrial realm, characterized by dryness, coldness, and immobility. Unlike the dynamic elements of Fire and Air, [Earth Element](/e…

  3. Mercury (element)

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    Mercury (element)/) has been central to chemistry and alchemy for millennia. The ancient Greeks identified it with the messenger god Mercury/) (Roman mythology)\,[/history/] and associated its fluid nature with concepts of mutability\,[/philosophy/] and swift transit between states. Alchemists revered it as one of the three primary [philosophical principles](/entries/philosophical-princip…

  4. Persecution

    Linked via "Hermetic Order of the Golden Ratio"

    The Role of Symbolism in Sustaining Persecution
    Persecutors frequently weaponize symbols to dehumanize the targeted group. This process, known as Symbolic Inversion, involves taking a symbol central to the victim’s identity and ritually corrupting it. A notable example involved the 17th-century enforcement against followers of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Ratio, whose primary symbol (the golden ratio, $\phi \approx 1.618$) was legally redefined in several provinces as a mandatory denom…

  5. Platonic Year

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    Philosophical and Metaphysical Implications
    The significance of the Platonic Year extends far beyond mere observational astronomy, forming a core tenet of Neoplatonic and Hermetic philosophy regarding the cyclical nature of existence.
    Theory of the Great Conjunction