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Beehive in an alchemical emblem - Adam McLean - 03-01-2023
I found this interesting alchemical engraving in Geheimnisse einiger Philosophen und Adepten, aus der Verlassenschaft eines alten Mannes. Leipzig, 1780,
The text below states:-
Est lapis occultus, in imo fonte sepultus, Vilis et ejectus, fimo et stercore tectus
It is a hidden stone, buried in the bottom of the fountain, base and cast out, covered with filth and dung.
RE: Beehive in an alchemical emblem - Paul Ferguson - 03-02-2023
The words are from Merculinus in the Rosarium I think:
https://www.alchemywebsite.com/rosary5.html
The image is reminiscent of the Rosicrucian one in Fludd's Summum Bonum:
https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0092736&wwwflag=3&itemx=2
RE: Beehive in an alchemical emblem - Carl Lavoie - 03-05-2023
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Bees, hive, honey: apt metaphors for a ceaseless labour, a place of transformation and an end product golden and/or preserving, everlasting.
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