Wednesday

Oil and Tempera, the Mische Technique. 30" x 45".
6,000 English Pounds.

“Wednesday’s child is full of woe”

Mercury is above all the planet of communication, involving intelligence and quick-thinking. A legend tells of Mercury casting down his staff down on two fighting snakes and they coiled round it to produce his emblem, the Caduceus, a symbol of the hamonious conjunction of two opposites. It is towards this harmony that the initiate is striving. At a certain point those engaged in this struggle descend into the waters of repentance, as in baptism, which cleanses the spirit and brings forth a new life of the soul, represented by a little child.

Planet	Mercury
Metal	Quicksilver
Colour	Yellow
Star sign	Gemini and Virgo
Alchemical operation	Distillatio
Element	Earth and Air
Quality	Communication
Angel	Raphael
Gemstone	Aquamarine
Flower	Lily-of-the-valley