Aula Lucis, or The House of Light

which your own hands have put in. I dare not say that what I have here is a divine revelation, nor can I boast—like that extraordinary artist you have read about—that I have lived for three years in the Region of Light original: "Regionum Lucis." In alchemical literature, this refers to a state of spiritual enlightenment or the source of all life.. It is enough that I possess light, just as the King of Persia had his Bride of the Sun original: "Sponsa Solis." In alchemy, this often symbolizes the "lunar" or feminine principle joined with the "solar" masculine principle, or more simply, a source of profound illumination.. Truly, I consider it a great happiness to have seen that candle safely placed, which our ancestors judged to be a wandering light seeking a dwelling place original: "Lux errans, quaerens Habitaculum." This metaphor suggests a previously elusive truth that has finally been "fixed" or understood.. But I am becoming absurd; I speak as if I were trying to instruct you. And now, I imagine you asking me:

It is I, Sir, who reads military tactics to Hannibal here, and teaches him how to break rocks with vinegar The Carthaginian general Hannibal supposedly used heat and vinegar to dissolve rocks while crossing the Alps. Vaughan uses this to joke that he is being foolish by trying to teach a master (his friend) something the master already knows.. I am indeed being somewhat pedantic pedanticLikely referring to someone who is overly concerned with minor details or academic display. in this, but the liberty you are still pleased to allow me has carried me be-