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Alchemy and Astrology





Since its earliest times, Alchemy has been closely connected to Astrology—which, in the Islamic world and Europe, generally meant the traditional Babylonian-Greek school of Astrology.

Alchemical systems often postulated that each of the seven planets known to the ancients "ruled" or was associated with certain metals.

See the separate article on Astrology and Alchemy for further details.

In Hermeticism it is linked with both Astrology and Theurgy.