The Hermetic Museum (1783-1785) - Page 3

A decorative emblem appears on a rectangular white card pasted onto the page. The emblem features a central oval containing a blue field. At the top of the field is a radiant golden sun. Below it, a white pelican feeds its young with its own blood, a motif known as the pelican in her piety, while perched upon a silver crescent moon. At the base of the oval is a golden square containing four red roses. Surrounding this central oval is a circular inscription: Hermetic Philosophy.

Hermetic Philosophy

original: "PHILOSOPHIA HERMETICA"

Hermetic Philosophy A tradition of knowledge attributed to the legendary figure Hermes Trismegistus, combining elements of alchemy, astrology, and magic., pelican in her piety An image of a pelican feeding its young from its own breast, used in alchemy to represent the process of nourishment and spiritual sacrifice., alchemy, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism A spiritual and cultural movement that arose in the early 17th century, using alchemical and Christian symbols to discuss transformation.