Separation
Separation (separating the parts) is an alchemical entry of air, ruled by Mercury and Saturn, in the Hermetic Western tradition. It is used for discernment, clarity and boundaries.
Tradition · Hermetic WesternAlchemical Operation
A note on this entry
The three primes and the seven operations of the wet path.
Correspondences
Practice
- Magical Uses
- DiscernmentClarityBoundaries
Nature and meaning
- English
- separating the parts
Details
- Keywords
- DiscernmentSortingClarityCutting
- Stages
- Separating the pure from the drossDiscernmentSorting
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