A decorative headpiece features two human figures intertwined with floral scrolls.

GIORDANO TO HIS BOOK.

Visurus The large ornate initial "V" begins the poem. the sorceress, daughter of the great Sun original: "magam magni solis filiam." This refers to Circe, the mythological enchantress. In Bruno’s philosophy, Circe represents the transformative power of nature and the intellect that shapes the "shadows" of ideas.,
As you emerge from these hidden places,
You shall go, my book, into Circe’s house,
A place by no means confined within narrow limits.

You will see bleating sheep and lowing oxen,
And the prancing fathers of the goats Referring to the breeding bucks or rams of the flock.,
You will see all the livestock of the fields,
And every beast of the forest.

The birds of the sky will wander in varied harmony,
On the land, in the waves, and in the air.
And the fish of the sea, in their natural silence,
Will let you pass by unharmed.

Finally, take care when you reach that house,
And are about to find its inhabitants:
For before the doors, and before the entrance to the hall,
Presenting itself in its filth,

A pig will run to meet you; if by chance you get tangled with him—
With his mud, his teeth, or his feet—
He will bite you, defile you, trample you,
And stun you with his grunting Bruno frequently used the "pig" as a metaphor for the ignorant or narrow-minded scholars (pedants) of the universities who he expected would react with hostility to his unconventional ideas..