373- Mercury, the Bridge Between the Creator and the Created (free)

“The wings of mercury elevate us to the world of the gods.” – Samael Aun Weor Mercury is considered the foundation of alchemy by the alchemists of antiquity. To these alchemists, mercury represented the omnipresent spirit of life. It was believed that mercury could transcend liquid and solid states and the cycle of life and death, forming a bridge between the body and the soul. To those ancient practitioners of alchemy, mercury stood as a symbol of the intellect, imagination, moral judgment, and the higher mental faculties. “And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;” – Genesis 28: 12-13