The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage

A small square of paper is pasted onto the page. In the upper left corner is the handwritten letter M. Below this is a hand-colored circular emblem with the words Hermetic Philosophy written around its border. The center of the emblem depicts a white pelican in its piety: a mother bird piercing her own breast to feed her chicks with her blood. This image is a common symbol in both alchemy and Christian art. It represents self-sacrifice and the process of spiritual purification. The bird sits above a green shield or mound that contains four red roses. The background is blue with yellow lines representing rays of light shining from above.