
Lead is the coarsest amidst the traditional seven metals of Western Alchemy.
Its color is
grey, and it conveys
la pesanteur, a grey heaviness of the soul.
Its planet Old Saturn,
bestower of dark melancholy.
Lead sings its dumb song in a
baritone key.
Yet, it is written that thou shalt seek the Spirit of Metals under the Seal Of Saturn.
You will let lead transpire, till its precious sap comes out of its
grayish grave.
But how?
Similia similibus solvantur.
Thou shalt meet lead with utmost kindness, wash it with amorous tears, till it sweats drops of love.