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Igne Natura Renovatur Integra!
O Marvel of the World, prodigy without a blot, unique Phoenix who givest thyself to the great Sages! ... When thy life is drawing to a close, thou knowest the secret way of Nature by which thou art restored to a new existence. ... Blessed Bird, I would rather have than all the wealth of the world, and the knowledge of thee was a delight which I sought for many years. ... Thou art safe in thy home, unless some foolish boy disturb thee: if thou dost give thy feathers to anyone, I pray thee let him be a Sage. from AN EPIGRAM In Praise of the Phoenix, Michael Maier
Nature,
I say, when she turned about the golden circle, by that movement made its four qualities
equal, that is
to say, she
squared that homogenous simplicity turning back on itself, or brought it into an
equilateral rectangle, in such a way that contraries are bound together by
contraries, and
enemies by
enemies, as if
with everlasting bonds, and are held in mutual embrace. ~Michael
Maier~
Magic is not about disorder. On the contrary, it reestablishes a peaceful coexistence between the conscious and unconscious when coexistence is under attack. ~Ioan Culiano
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