ON THE SHADOWS OF IDEAS

Stability. The use of aromatic substances. The cleansing of the head and feet with a decoction of water in which Lemon Balm, Laurel leaves, Fennel, Chamomile, Reed, and similar herbs have been boiled. The Pythagorean exercise A reference to the practice of evening self-examination to strengthen the mind which should be performed at the evening twilight, as it is most beneficial to the memory, the mind, and the intellect. These are the things that can relieve the memory, along with those teachings which Democritus, Archigenes, Alexander, and Andronicus the Peripatetic Ancient Greek philosophers and physicians have handed down in their literary monuments—not those trifling arts which boast that they forge a solid memory out of I-know-not-what images and figures.

PHILOTHEUS. He has concluded another's speech with his own braying; the venerable doctor has acted the part of a Parrot original: "Psithacum" and an Ass.

LOGIFER. Master Arnophagus A satirical name likely meaning "Lamb-eater", a man skilled in law and statutes and highly esteemed, said that there are many learned men who do not possess that skill referring to the art of memory, and would possess it if any such thing truly existed.

PHILOTHEUS. Reason is a young girl who has not yet cut her teeth: therefore we do not bring a tooth-breaker A metaphor for a harsh or forceful argument to her.

LOGIFER. That most learned Theologian and most subtle patriarch of letters, Master Psicoteus A satirical name likely meaning "Soul-god" or "Soul-seeker", protests that he has seen the Art of Tully Cicero, of Thomas Thomas Aquinas, of Albert Albertus Magnus, of Alulidis Ramon Llull, and of other obscure authors, and from them he could extract no juice.

PHILOTHEUS. A judgment of the first tonsure A disparaging remark implying the judgment of a novice or someone with only superficial clerical status.