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A circular emblem is centered on a white card. The words "Hermetic Philosophy" are printed in a circular border around a blue oval. At the top of the oval, a golden sun with radiating rays is encircled by a green Ouroboros, which is a serpent biting its own tail. Below the sun, a white pelican sits in a nest atop a silver crescent moon. It feeds its young with blood from its own breast. This symbol is known as the "pelican in her piety." The crescent moon rests on a white cube. The front face of the cube is decorated with a red cross and four red roses at its corners.
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Hermetic Philosophy, Ouroboros An ancient symbol of a serpent eating its own tail, representing eternity and the cycle of nature., Pelican in her piety A symbol of self-sacrifice and the nurturing of the soul through alchemical stages., Rose Cross, Rosicrucianism, Alchemy