barefootliamA border from the title page of a compilation of several books on #alchemy #hermeticism #theurgy #occult subjects from 1678 (actually there was an earlier edition too).
I asked Google Gemini to explain the symbology and it did a credible job, if not perfect: the philosopher’s stone is the search gorr personal godhead, not for gold. See the web page for what it said.
#vintageArt #border #occult #hermetic #fobo #GIMP #Gimp_3 #engraving #phoenix #witchcraft
