Comments on: Goossen van Vreeswijk and Flying Birds http://unurthed.com/2007/05/17/goossen-van-vreeswijk-and-flying-birds/ Tue, 15 May 2012 07:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Salazius http://unurthed.com/2007/05/17/goossen-van-vreeswijk-and-flying-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-6215 Salazius Mon, 31 May 2010 16:20:08 +0000 http://unurthed.com/?p=83#comment-6215 Hello, I would continue on the comment of Mirco, here, the Bird, and the Star on the top of the Tower (in the center of the Labyrinth) is the representation of Spirit, Philosophical Mercury, or Spiritus Mundi Universalis (same thing), from where sprout all the other metals, sol and luna, being the most perfect one, because, very close to their own source. This is the Prima Materia, nothing is truly alchemical without. Salazius Hello,

I would continue on the comment of Mirco, here, the Bird, and the Star on the top of the Tower (in the center of the Labyrinth) is the representation of Spirit, Philosophical Mercury, or Spiritus Mundi Universalis (same thing), from where sprout all the other metals, sol and luna, being the most perfect one, because, very close to their own source. This is the Prima Materia, nothing is truly alchemical without.

Salazius

]]> By: Mirco http://unurthed.com/2007/05/17/goossen-van-vreeswijk-and-flying-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Mirco Tue, 22 May 2007 17:23:27 +0000 http://unurthed.com/?p=83#comment-52 As you continue on the same noble theme, let me follow up on my last comments: the first engraving shows the Tria Prima (under the bird) and the Septenary of Metals (around the bird). En passant, it is a worthy exercise to place the seven metals on the symbol which I mentioned in a previous comment (the double pyramid inscribed in the sphere). The classics point out that the seven are the result of mixing the three, in different proportions, see for instance what Cockhren says on the "seed of the metals": http://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/arr/arr12.htm Best Mirco As you continue on the same noble theme, let me follow up on my last comments:

the first engraving shows the Tria Prima (under the bird) and the Septenary of Metals (around the bird).

En passant, it is a worthy exercise to place the seven metals on the symbol which I mentioned in a previous comment (the double pyramid inscribed in the sphere).

The classics point out that the seven are the result of mixing the three, in different proportions, see for instance what Cockhren says on the “seed of the metals”:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/alc/arr/arr12.htm

Best
Mirco

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