Almanac – Planetary Metals 2
March 15th, 2014This week’s Almanac entry are the planetary metals Iron and Copper. They represent the male and female energies of their planets. I was thinking of dear lost Bertrande while writing the Iron entry. Perhaps you agree?
The Art Contest submission deadline is midnight on Saturday March 15. Be aware the ides of March and get your submissions in!
Almanac – Planetary Metals 1
March 7th, 2014This week’s Almanac Entry covers the Planetary Metals Lead and Tin. They are influenced by the planets Elus (Saturn) and Zenos (Jupiter). More fodder for you artists thinking about submitting to our Art Contest. Deadline is March 15. This is a great chance to show off your art skills and win prizes.
Our real world alchemists believed that lead was influenced by the planet Saturn. Saturn was the Roman name for Chronos, the Titan of Time in Greek mythology. Interesting thing, all elements with a atomic weight heavier than lead are radioactive. Which means that given enough time, they will decompose back to lead. This radioactive decay is one of the most exact timekeepers in existence. Scientists can measure the age of radioactive rocks based on the amount of lead in them. Even today, Saturn’s signature as the keeper of time is felt in science.
Almanac – Laws of Alchemy
February 28th, 2014Today’s Almanac entry is the Laws of Alchemy. I’m giving the three most important. For you FMA fans out there, you will notice that the Law of Equivalent Exchange is not on the list. That’s because that law is a subset of “All is One.” Since everything is one, you can’t destroy or create matter — you can only transform it.
Only 1 more day until the deadline for our Art Contest. We’re coming down to the wire. We’ll announce all the submissions on Monday and begin the first round of voting with the seeding contest on Monday. Please send us your art!
Almanac – Alchemical Processes 3
February 26th, 2014Some good news and bad news today. The bad news first. Our colorist had a computer meltdown this week and wasn’t able to get page 8.22 done. So the good news is we have a surprise almanac entry. I’m discussing the final three processes of Alchemy.
The deadline for our Art Contest is days away. Join the contest for a chance at our cash prizes. We would love to see your take on our characters and a world of colonial fantasy.
Almanac – Alchemy Processes 2
February 21st, 2014This week’s Almanac entry is the next two alchemical processes – separation and conjunction. Alchemy always works on the mental and spiritual levels as well as the physical. If I do my job right, you’ll see these processes at work on the characters in the story.
We’re doing a lot of alchemy in the almanac this chapter. I’m trying to give all interested artists more fuel for the theme of our Art Contest. Only one more week to go! Send us your submissions soon. We’d love to see your take on our tale of colonial fantasy.
Almanac – Alchemical Processes
February 14th, 2014While Eric is busy packing up for Katsucon tomorrow, I’ve taken over updating the Almanac for him tonight! Take a look at the alchemical processes of calcination and dissolution, two opposite transformations to the water in a substance.
If you’re going to be at Katsucon, make sure to swing by and say hello to Eric and Brittany! They’ll have prints, buttons, and books for sale with a special con discount available. And if you can’t make it to a con near us, you can always check out our online Store for colonial fantasy swag!
We’ll see you on Monday with Jassart’s final decision… Until then, you can still catch a sneak peek over at Top Web Comics.
PS. Don’t forget about our upcoming Art Contest!
Almanac – The Three Essentials
February 7th, 2014This week’s Almanac entry is the Three Essentials. The soul of Sulfur and the spirit of Mercury unite to create the body of Salt. Salt provides the form to the consciousness and the life force of its parents, yet it is the result of their existence. In alchemical theory, consciousness creates life and together they beget the body. So René Descartes famous quote “I think therefore, I am.” is literally true for alchemy.
Another interesting fact In alchemical theory. Sulfur represents energy, Mercury represents light. and Salt represents mass. Alchemists understood the relationship between energy, mass, and light as they are the Three Essentials that comprise all existance. This relationship would later be given substance of a scientific equation of Sulfur = Salt x Mercury2. Einstein may have used different notation.
Snow by Night is up to #12 in the Top Web Comics ranking. 12. We’ve never broken the top 20 before. Craziness! Give us a vote on TWC and see if we can break the top 10.
Katsucon is coming up next week. Brittany and I will be there. Well, mostly Brittany. We’ll have books, prints, and buttons. Come by and say hello.
Almanac – The Two Contraries
January 31st, 2014This week’s Almanac entry is The Two Contraries — Sophic Sulphur and Sophic Mercury. They are the male and female aspects of alchemy. The alchemical version of the yin and the yang. The balance of these two opposing forces drive reality.
