The alchemy table
Put two or three things on the table. The table does not divine, it computes: classical natural philosophy described anything by two axes, hot–cold and dry–moist, and the four elements are simply the four quarters of that plane. So a mixture can be added up rather than invented.
How it is computed
- Two axes instead of a list Fire is hot and dry, air hot and moist, earth cold and dry, water cold and moist. Every ingredient carries its two numbers, and the mixture is their weighted sum.
- Weights differ A cardinal sign insists more than a mutable one. A major arcanum has no suit, so it pulls toward the centre rather than into a quarter. And a planet weighs what it weighs right now: retrograde costs two fifths of its weight, slow adds a quarter.
- The fifth quarter If the sum is near zero on both axes, no element won and quintessence is left. That happens when the ingredients are equal in weight and opposite in quality.
Questions
Is this science?
No. The planetary positions are computed, and they set each planet’s weight. The planet–metal–element correspondences are a two-thousand-year-old historical system, not chemistry. We do not pretend otherwise.
Why is gold the Sun?
Because in alchemy the same sign meant both the planet and the metal: they were one thing. Seven classical planets, seven metals. Uranium, neptunium and plutonium have no classical counterpart — those planets were found later. Instead the reverse happened: the elements were named after the planets.
Why does the same pair give different results on different days?
Because a planet’s weight is live. A retrograde Mercury weighs less than a direct one, and the mixture shifts. Signs and arcana never change; planets change daily.
Is it free?
Yes. The table, the horoscope for all twelve signs and the full reading of your own chart are free, with no sign-up.