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==Alchemy==
{{further information|Astronomical symbols|Alchemical symbol}}

In [[alchemy]], each classical planet (Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) was associated with one of the seven metals known to the classical world. As a result, the alchemical glyphs for the metal and associated planet coincide. Alchemists believed the other elemental metals were variants of these seven (e.g. zinc was known as "Indian tin" or "mock silver"<ref name="BallParacelsus">Philip Ball, ''The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science'', {{ISBN|978-0-09-945787-9}}</ref>).

[[Image:Alchemy-Digby-RareSecrets.png|thumb|right|300px|Extract and symbol key from 17th century alchemy text.]]

Alchemy in the [[Western world|Western World]] and other locations where it was widely practiced was (and in many cases still is) allied and intertwined with traditional Babylonian-Greek style astrology; in numerous ways they were built to complement each other in the search for [[occult|hidden knowledge]] (knowledge that is not common i.e. the occult). [[Astrology]] has used the concept of [[classical elements]] from antiquity up until the present day today. Most modern astrologers use the four classical elements extensively, and indeed they are still viewed as a critical part of interpreting the astrological chart.

[[Image:Alchemical table Valentine (1671).jpg|200px|thumb|A table of alchemical symbols from [[Basil Valentine]]’s ''The Last Will and Testament'', 1670 ce.]]
Traditionally, each of the seven [[Planets in astrology|planets]] in the [[Solar System]] as known to the ancients was associated with, held dominion over, and [[Metals of antiquity#Astrological and alchemical symbolism|"ruled" a certain metal]].

The list of [[Domicile (astrology)|rulership]] is as follows:
* The [[Sun (astrology)|Sun]] rules [[Gold]] ([[Image:Sun symbol (fixed width).svg|20px]])
* The [[Moon (astrology)|Moon]], [[Silver]] ([[Image:Moon crescent symbol (fixed width).svg|14px]])
* [[Mercury (astrology)|Mercury]], Quicksilver/[[Mercury (element)|Mercury]] ([[Image:Mercury symbol (fixed width).svg|20px]])
* [[Venus (astrology)|Venus]], [[Copper]] ([[Image:Venus symbol (fixed width).svg|20px]])
* [[Mars (astrology)|Mars]], [[Iron]] ([[Image:Mars symbol (fixed width).svg|16px]])
* [[Jupiter (astrology)|Jupiter]], [[Tin]] ([[Image:Jupiter symbol (fixed width).svg|20px]])
* [[Saturn (astrology)|Saturn]], [[Lead]] ([[Image:Saturn symbol (fixed width).svg|20px]])

Some alchemists (e.g. [[Paracelsus]]) adopted the [[Hermetic Qabalah]] assignment between the [[vital organs]] and the planets as follows:<ref name="BallParacelsus"/>
{|class="wikitable"
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||'''Planet'''||'''Organ'''
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|Sun||Heart
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|Moon||Brain
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|Mercury||Lungs
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|Venus||Kidneys
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|Mars||[[Gallbladder]]
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|Jupiter||Liver
|-
|Saturn||[[Spleen]]
|}