Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XVI
Hic Leo plumas non habet, alter habet.
This lion has no feathers; the other has.
Two lions: one fixed and earthbound, one winged and volatile. The work needs both, and needs them joined.
What in you is fixed, and what is volatile?
Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (Oppenheim, 1618). Engraving in the public domain. Motto transcribed from the 1618 edition; translation and reading by The Hermetic School. All the emblems.