12/28/2023 0 Comments Salt alchemy symbol![]() ![]() Now you know a whole lot more about salt than the average person would even suspect. Our source in the pristine Kalahari Desert is ever self-replenishing and sustainable which makes us believe that Oryx Desert Salt is going to be around for a very long time too!Īnd here’s an odd little factoid: Margaret Visser, a food writer, tells us that salt is the only rock directly consumed by humans. When salt is given as a gift, it symbolises longevityas it’s been used since ancient times to pickle and preserve meat and vegetables. The Hindu believe that offering salt to the gods will grant you good health. The Aztecs had a fertility goddess of salt named Huixtocihuatl (no, we can’t pronounce that either, even Wikipedia doesn’t attempt it □ ) The Norse believed salt was introduced into the seas by the works of the gods. The belief in the power of salt to connect with the divine can be seen in many ancient cultures. Salt is historically considered to be a sacred substance – it’s mentioned 40 times in the bible as well as in other religious texts – and is still used in religious rituals such as baptism. Hence the phrase: ‘to be worth one’s salt.’ This referred to the Roman practice of paying soldiers in pieces of compressed salt. You may know that our current word ‘salary’ comes from Latin salārium, meaning ‘salt money’. However, in the ancient world, there was a time when salt was one of the most valuabletraded commodities in the world. ![]() Today, salt is easily and cheaply available. ![]()
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