Paracelsus

He traces this back to specific types. Thus, for him, everything that arises as a precipitate in the mineral realm is elemental. At the same time, it arose during the period of development when the human physical body was formed and took on the shape it has today on Earth. Therefore, for him, everything that precipitates in minerals, everything salty, is connected with the human physical body and the animal physical body. And everything that remains liquid after certain deposits have formed, he calls mercurial, changeable. Mercury is a typical example of this for him. Thus, we have a tendency to solidify the liquid metal. For him, the soul is also born out of the same forces of the world from which the mercurial, mercury, is born. The deeper connection is such that it cannot be discussed publicly.