Gold

Gold is the metal of the Sun: it never tarnishes, shines like daylight, and was the alchemists' goal, the perfected metal that stood for the perfected soul. Every tradition here gives it to the Sun, and through the Sun to Leo.

Uses

• Success, wealth, and recognition
• Health and vitality
• Solar blessing and illumination
• The Great Work of self-perfection

Planet

Sun ☉︎

Day

Sunday

Signs

Leo

Alchemical symbol

☉︎

Chemical symbol

Au (atomic number 79)

Working with it

Wear gold on Sundays or for any working of success and confidence. A gold ring or coin placed in sunlight at noon and then carried becomes a charm of solar favor. Gold leaf on a candle or talisman marks it for the Sun.