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I was boning up on the symbols on the Wheel of Fortune and found myself questioning the alchemical symbols on the spokes. Water is at the bottom (6 o’clock position) represented by the two wavy or zigzag lines. The other symbols represent the three primes in alchemy and the remaining elements. Mercury (air) is at the top (12 o’clock). The symbol for sulfur (fire) normally has a triangle pointed upwards, but since it is in the 3 o’clock position, it has been rotated 90 degrees so that the triangle is pointed to the right. The symbol for salt (earth) is a circle with a horizontal line through it, similar to theta. Since salt is in the 9 o’clock position, the symbol should be rotated 90 degrees to the left, turning the horizontal line into a vertical line. I have noticed, however, that there is no vertical line depicted within the circle. The placement of the glyph on the spoke makes it unclear if it would represent saltpeter (circle with vertical line), gold (circle with dot in center), or something else when oriented correctly.
So, any thoughts on this? Is this merely a ‘continuity error’ with salt depicted upright rather than rotated as with sulfur? Does it represent something else? Does it mean anything? Guesses, speculation, and actual knowledge are all welcome.
So, any thoughts on this? Is this merely a ‘continuity error’ with salt depicted upright rather than rotated as with sulfur? Does it represent something else? Does it mean anything? Guesses, speculation, and actual knowledge are all welcome.