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A white rectangular label is pasted onto the center of the parchment page. It features a circular emblem with the words Hermetic Philosophy original: "PHILOSOPHIA · HERMETICA" around the border. Inside the emblem is a blue oval containing a pelican in its piety. This is a traditional image where the mother bird pecks her own breast to feed her young with her own blood. In alchemy and Christian mysticism, this represents self-sacrifice and the process of spiritual extraction. The pelican sits in a crescent shaped nest atop a white cube. The cube is decorated with five red roses in a five point pattern, similar to the Rose Cross symbol. Golden rays of light shine from a sun at the top of the oval.

original: "PHILOSOPHIA · HERMETICA"

Hermetic Philosophy: A tradition of knowledge focusing on the relationship between the divine, the human soul, and the natural world.

Pelican in its piety: An alchemical and religious symbol of a mother bird feeding her young with her blood. It represents the "Great Work" of transforming base matter into spirit.