Why Venus (copper) you may ask? We have already mentioned the feminine aspect. But notice the symbol for Venus itself. It is the same as the symbol for Mercury but only misses the curved Moon symbol at the top.
The symbol for Mercury includes the symbol of the Sun, the symbol of the Moon and the symbol for "spirit". [Fulcanelli said: "In alchemical notation, any cross bar, whatever its direction, is the conventional graphic signature for the spirit, a fact worth remembering, should one desire to uncover what body is hidden under the epithet of philosophical gold, father of mercury, and sun of the Work"].
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