On the Syrian Gods

A dark blue marbled cover with intricate golden-yellow veins. A white rectangular label is pasted in the upper center of the page.

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The label features a circular emblem. Around the central image, the words "Hermetic Philosophy" original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA" are printed in gold letters forming a circle. Inside the central oval, a pelican in its pietyA classical heraldic and alchemical symbol depicting a mother pelican wounding her own breast to feed her young with her blood. In an alchemical context, it symbolizes the stage of "multiplication" or the sacrifice required to achieve the Great Work. is shown wounding its breast to feed three chicks in a nest, set against a blue background with golden rays of light descending from above. Below the nest is a square divided into four quadrants, each containing a red rose The rose is a frequent symbol in Western mystery traditions, particularly Rosicrucianism, representing the unfolding of the soul or the union of the spiritual and the physical..