The septenary

Planet symbols and meanings

Seven lights, and the metals said to answer them.

1. 1
   SunThe center, and the metal that does not tarnish.
2. 2
   MoonWhat changes on a schedule, and still returns.
3. 3
   MercuryThe go-between. Metal, planet, principle, and a god who travels.
4. 4
   VenusCopper’s mark, long before it was a gender icon.
5. 5
   MarsIron’s mark: a blade’s metal, and later a sex.
6. 6
   JupiterTin, kingship, and the god who enlarges.
7. 7
   SaturnWeight, time, and the stage of the work you cannot skip.