Hermeticism

The Solar Work

The operation of the Sun in alchemical transformation.

The Sun represents the active, masculine principle that provides the energy for transformation. In practical work, it corresponds to heat, consciousness, will, and the spiritual light that illuminates the work.

The Sun is its father.

Hermes Trismegistus, The Emerald Tablet

Solar symbolism pervades alchemical and Hermetic literature.

The Emerald Tablet