Paracelsvs Of the supreme mysteries of nature.: Of [brace] the spirits of the planets. Occult philosophy. The magical, sympathetical, and antipathetical cure of wounds and diseases. The mysteries of the twelve signs of the zodiack. / Englished by R. Turner, philomathēs.

CHAP. VIII. Of the Spirit of ♄.

THe Spirit of Saturn is formed and created of a dry, cold and blacke mixture of the Ele∣ments; whereby it comes to pass, that amongst all other Metals, it endureth least in the fire: Whereas the Sun and Moon are proved to be durable: if Saturn be added to them, it clearly refineth them; nevertheless the nature thereof is to diminish their hardness. The same operation it hath in the bodies of men, but with great pain and dolour, as Jupiter and Mars, by reason of the mixture that it hath with the cold, wherefore it cannot so mildly operate. But it hath great power and vertue in the cures of fistula's, cancers and ulcers, which are under the degree and nature thereof: it expelleth outward diseases, and the outward impurities of the Moon. Nevertheless if it be not carefully applyed, it doth more hurt then good; wherefore he that would rightly use it, ought necessarily to know the nature thereof, and what diseases it cureth, and may be apply∣ed unto: which being necessarily considered, no hurt will follow thereby.